Associate Laboratory
Since January 1, 2011, the current LA-ITQB is a successor of a previous, smaller consortium, signed in 2001, between ITQB, IBET, and a few groups of IGC, which, in turn, constituted one of the first Laboratórios Associados in Portugal. In its present form, it is now a much wider partnership involving the Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológia (ITQB), the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), the Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET) and the Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas (CEDOC-UNL). It is at present one of the broadest in scientific expertise, spanning from Chemistry to Medicine, i.e., from “the molecule to the clinical”. |
Coordinator: Luís Paulo N. Rebelo (ITQB Director) 350 PhD holders |
ITQB | ||
Affiliated with the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, ITQB is devoted to research and advanced training in the areas of Biology and Chemistry, and associated Technologies. It is an open institution, with a small number of paid staff and the majority of researchers belonging to other institutions or being financed by grants. The research at ITQB covers a vast interdisciplinary area with an emphasis in Chemistry and Biology. | ||
IGC | ||
Supported by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, IGC 's activities are focused on biomedical research, particularly those related to the genetic basis of development and evolution of complexe systems, namely, Developmental Biology and Evolution, Genetic Susceptibility of Complex Diseases (diabetes, lupus and autism) and Infections, Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Response to Stress, Control of Cellular Cycle and Genetic Expression, Immunity Tolerance and the development of new Strategic Vaccines. Go to IGC | ||
IBET | ||
| Situated in the same building of ITQB, IBET is a private non-profit organisation. It is a platform for University-Industry collaboration in the area of Biotechnology. Its pilot plant infra-structure is certified as "current Good Manufacturing Practices" and three of its services are certified "Good Laboratory Practices". These constitute a unique group at the national level. IBET has a long track-record of collaborative Research and Development in areas such as Biopharmaceutical Products, Vaccine Development, Medical and Veterinarian Diagnosis, Production of purified protein for research of Structure-Function relationships, Starter Cultures of Micro-organisms, and Supercritical Fluid Extraction. IBET also has an important role as a base for start-up companies. Go to IBET | |
CEDOC | ||
| | The CEDOC is a Research Centre established in 2007 which aims at excellence in medical research on chronic diseases. It is divided in three main research groups: Biomedical and Translational Research; Clinical Research; and Epidemiology, Health Policy and Services. Research groups are based at the main campus of Campo Santana in central Lisbon, FCM-associated hospitals and a newly refurbished space at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência campus. Go to CEDOC | |
| | The Associate Laboratory is financially supported by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
