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Lab Alumni

PhD students

  1. José Luís Moreira (PhD in 1994). The ACTU members are saddened by the death of José Luís Moreira.
  2. Pedro E. Cruz (PhD in 1999), currently CTOO @ iBET, Portugal.
  3. Hélder J. S. Cruz (PhD in 1999), currently Co-Founder, CSO & Managing Director @ TheraProteins, Portugal.
  4. Paula M. Alves (PhD in 2001), currently CEO & Head of Division @ iBET, Portugal.
  5. Ana Verónica Carvalhal (PhD in 2003), currently Principal Engineer & Group Leader @ Genentech, USA.
  6. Luís Camilo Maranga (PhD in 2003), currently Senior VP, Biopharmaceutical Sciences - Cell and Genetic Therapies @ Vertex Pharmaceuticals, USA.
  7. Ana Sofia Coroadinha (PhD in 2005), currently Head of Cell Line Development and Molecular Virology Lab @ iBET, Portugal.
  8. Luís Lopes da Fonseca (PhD in 2006), currently Research Assistant Professor @ University of Florida, USA.
  9. Isabel Eloi Marcelino (PhD in 2007), currently Senior Researcher @ Institut Pasteur de la Guadeloupe, France.
  10. Tiago Bruno Ferreira (PhD in 2007), currently Production and Operations Director @ GenIbet Biopharmaceuticals, Portugal.
  11. Cláudia Istrate (PhD in 2007), currently Researcher @ Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - University of Lisbon, Portugal.
  12. Teresa Rodrigues (PhD in 2008), currently Independent Consultant @ EcoUP, Portugal.
  13. Ana Margarida Teixeira (PhD in 2008), Senior Scientist @ ETH Zürich, Switzerland.
  14. Cristina Peixoto (PhD in 2009), currently Head of Downstream Process Development Lab @ iBET, Portugal.
  15. Marlene Isabel Carmo (PhD in 2009), currently Director CMC Product Development Lead @ Adaptimmune, UK.
  16. Maria Candida Mellado (PhD in 2009), currently Interim EMEA Purification Technical Sales Specialist Manager @ Thermo Fisher Scientific, Portugal.
  17. Sónia Sá Santos (PhD in 2009), currently PostDoc Researcher @ Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Lisbon, Portugal.
  18. Rita Malpique (PhD in 2010), currently Senior Scientific Manager @ Fundació Sant Joan de Déu, Spain.
  19. Leonor Norton (PhD in 2010), currently Coordinator of International Pre-Award Unit @ Fundació Sant Joan de Déu, Spain.
  20. António Roldão (PhD in 2010), currently Head of Cell Based Vaccines Development Lab @ iBET, Portugal.
  21. Tiago Vicente (PhD in 2010), currently Associate Director, External Manufacturing Large Molecule Biologics @ MSD, Switzweland.
  22. Margarida Serra (PhD in 2011), currently Head of Stem Cell Bioengineering Lab @ iBET, Portugal.
  23. Nuno Carinhas (PhD in 2011), currently Fellow @ Novartis, Switzerland.
  24. Ana Amaral (PhD in 2011), currently Career Development Coach Self-employed, Portugal.
  25. Rui Tostões (PhD in 2012), currently VP CMC @ ImmuneBridge, USA.
  26. Sofia Batista Leite (PhD in 2012), currently Scientific Officer @ European Food Safety Authority, Italy.
  27. Cláudia Queiroga (PhD in 2012), currently PMO @ NIMSB, Portugal.
  28. Joana Lamego (PhD in 2012), currently Head of Strategic Research Development @ Champalimaud Foundation, Portugal.
  29. Ana Filipa Rodrigues (PhD in 2014), currently Senior Researcher @ LASIGE, Portugal.
  30. Paulo Fernandes (PhD in 2015), currently Sr Director, Technical Operations & CMC Development, Spur Therapeutics, UK.
  31. Fabiana Fernandes (PhD in 2015), currently Program Manager @ Lonza, Switzweland.
  32. Sofia Rebelo (PhD in 2015), currently Senior Researcher @ iBET - Bayer Satellite Lab, Portugal.
  33. Piergiuseppe Nestola (PhD in 2015), currently Global Strategic Accounts Director, Cytiva, Switzerland.
  34. Francisca Monteiro (PhD in 2015), currently Postdoctoral Fellow @ Center for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes - University of Lisbon, Portugal.
  35. Ricardo Perdigão Henriques (PhD in 2015), currently Managing Partner and co-founder @ Biovance Capital, Portugal.
  36. Ana Carina Silva (PhD in 2016), currently Senior Researcher @ iBET - Novartis Satellite Lab, Portugal.
  37. Daniel Simão (PhD in 2016), currently Head of Bayer Satellite Lab @ iBET, Portugal.
  38. Ana Sofia Almeida (PhD in 2016), currently Coordinator of the Project Management Office @ NOVA IMS, Portugal.
  39. Tiago Duarte (PhD in 2016), currently Business Intelligence Specialist @CRYOPDP, Portugal.
  40. Bárbara Cunha (PhD in 2016), currently Project Management & Tech Transfer Director @ GenIbet Biopharmaceuticals, Portugal.
  41. Cláudia Correia (PhD in 2017), currently Associate Principal Scientist, Cardiovascular Biology @ AstraZeneca, Sweden.
  42. Ana Paula Terrasso (PhD in 2018), currently Research Associate @iBET, Portugal.
  43. Ana Catarina Pinto (PhD in 2018), currently Global Medical Content Manager @ Olympus EMEA, Germany.
  44. Bernardo Abecasis (PhD in 2018), currently Senior Research Associate @ iBET - Bayer Satellite Lab, Portugal.
  45. Maria João Sebastião (PhD in 2018), currently Senior Research Associate @ iBET - Sanofi Satellite Lab, Portugal.
  46. Marta M. Silva (PhD in 2018), currently Global Senior Project Manager @Hovione, Portugal.
  47. Marta Estrada (PhD in 2018), currently Postdoctoral Researcher @ Champalimaud Foundation, Portugal.
  48. Hugo R. Soares (PhD in 2018), currently Science Manager @ AICIB - Agência de Investigação Clínica e Inovação Biomédica, Portugal.
  49. Sofia Carvalho (PhD in 2018), currently Senior Research Associate @ iBET - Sanofi Satellite Lab, Portugal.
  50. Mafalda Moleirinho (PhD in 2019), currently R&D Project Manager @RENOVA, Portugal.
  51. Miguel Ricardo Guerreiro (PhD in 2019), currently Procurement Team Leader & Buyer @ Airbus GBS, Portugal.
  52. Sofia Abreu (PhD in 2019), currently Learning Team Coordinator @ Bosch, Portugal.
  53. Hélio Tomás (PhD in 2019), currently Senior Research Associate @ iBET, Portugal.
  54. Mafalda Dias (PhD in 2020), currently Clinical Science Associate @Oncostrata, Portugal.
  55. Ana Luísa Cartaxo (PhD in 2020), currently Test Engineer @ ValGenesis, Portugal.
  56. Marcos Sousa (PhD in 2020), currently Expert Fermentation Technology @ Bayer AG, Germany.
  57. Ana Formas-Oliveira (PhD in 2020), currently Research Associate @ iBET, Portugal.
  58. João Sá (PhD in 2020), currently Technology Transfer Lead @ Novartis, Austria.
  59. Daniel Pais (PhD in 2020), currently Senior Data Scientist @ Valgenesis, Portugal.
  60. Joana Sales Dias (PhD in 2021).
  61. Teresa Mendes (PhD in 2021).
  62. Catarina Perdigão (PhD in 2021).
  63. Ricardo Correira (PhD in 2022), currently Research Associate @ iBET, Portugal.
  64. Bárbara Dias Fernandes (PhD in 2022), currently Project Manager @GenIbet Biopharmaceuticals (now part of ReciPharm Advance Bio), Portugal.
  65. Jorge Moura Sampaio (PhD in 2022), currently Technical Sales Lead @ Loka, Portugal.
  66. Rita Mendes (PhD in 2022), currently Venture Development Manager @ NLC Health, Netherlands.
  67. Ana Filipa Louro (PhD in 2022), currently Post-doctoral Research Fellow @Astrazeneca, Sweden.
  68. Francisca Arez (PhD in 2022), currently Research Associate @ iBET, Portugal.
  69. João Mendes (PhD in 2022), currently Senior Capabilities & Insights Analyst @ McKinsey & Company, Portugal.

  70. Joana Almeida (PhD in 2022) – currently Postdoctoral Researcher at Icahn School of Medicine @ Mount Sinai, NY, USA.

  71. Sofia Moreira (PhD in 2023) – currently Project Manager @GeniBET Biopharmaceuticals (now parte of ReciPharm Advance Bio), Oeiras, Portugal.

  72. Nikolaus Virgolini (PhD in 2023) – currently Postdoctoral Researcher @ University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Austria.

  73. Marco Silvano (PhD in 2023) – currently Business Manager @CeGaT GmbH, Milan, Italy.

  74. Pedro Vicente (PhD in 2024) – currently Research Associate @iBET, Portugal.

  75. Sofia Batalha (PhD in 2024) – currently Research Associate @iBET, Portugal.

  76. Catarina Gomes (PhD in 2025) – currently Postdoctoral Research Fellow @ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland.

  77. Rita Patrício Fernandes (PhD in 2025) – currently Project Manager @ GeniBET Biopharmaceuticals (now part of ReciPharm Advance Bio), Oeiras, Portugal.

  78. Nuno Lopes (PhD in 2025)

  79. Margarida Queluz Rodrigues (PhD in 2025) - currently Research Associate @ iBET, Portugal.

Last update: 29-10-2025

Auxiliary Investigators and PostDoc Researchers

  1. Lídia Gonçalves (PostDoc), currently Principal Investigator @ Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Lisbon, Portugal.
  2. Changhe Zhang (PostDoc), currently Senior Research Scientist @ University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal.
  3. Adriana Yokomizo (PostDoc), currently Senior Researcher @ Cristália Produtos Químicos e Farmacêuticos, Brazil.
  4. Maria Barbosa (PostDoc), currently Professor @ Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands.
  5. Joana Miranda (PostDoc), currently Associate Professor @ Faculty of Pharmacy - University of Lisbon, Portugal.
  6. Vicente Bernal (PostDoc), currently Senior Scientist @ Repsol, Spain.
  7. José Bragança (Auxiliary Investigator), currently Associate Professor and Principal Investigator @ University of Algarve, Portugal.
  8. Marco Patrone (PostDoc), currently Research Assistant @ DiBIT Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Italy.
  9. Helena L. A. Vieira (PostDoc), currently Principal Investigator @ UCIBIO, Portugal.
  10. Gonçalo Real (Auxiliary Investigator), currently Head of Business Development @Canna.biz, Torres Vedras, Portugal.

Last update: 04-08-2025

Other members

  1. Maria do Rosário Clemente (Lab Manager). The ACTU members are saddened by the death of Rosário Clemente.
  2. Ana Luísa Escapa (Lab Manager).
  3. Carina Brilha (Lab Manager), currently Finance Department Assistant @ iBET, Portugal.
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