UCIBIO PhD student highlights career opportunities at International Biophysics Week 2026
In celebration of International Biophysics Week, the XTAL - Macromolecular Crystallography Lab from UCIBIO at NOVA FCT played an active role in a specialized outreach and discussion forum held at the Instituto Politécnico da Guarda on March 26.
UCIBIO Researchers Develop Sustainable Bioplastic Production Using Eucalyptus Bark
A team of researchers from the Biochemical Engineering Lab at UCIBIO - NOVA FCT has published a study in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, demonstrating a "green" end-to-end process for producing a biodegradable alternative to petroleum-based plastics, poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (P(3HB)).
UCIBIO researcher Ana C. Almeida Santos wins antibiotics 2026 Travel Award
Ana C. Almeida Santos, a researcher at the BacT_drugs Lab of UCIBIO - Porto, has been selected as one of the two recipients of the Antibiotics 2026 Travel Award, granted by the Antibiotics journal (MDPI). She conducts her work under the supervision of Ana R.
Scaling up to see small: new tangible models by UCIBIO optimize nanoparticle design
A new study by Carina Crucho and Pedro Viana Baptista, from the Nanomedicine Lab at UCIBIO NOVA FCT, introduces tangible 3D models to optimize nanoparticle design for medicine, imaging, and diagnostics.