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Cecília Arraiano is the first woman to preside over the European Academy of Microbiology

Cecília Maria Arraiano, Coordinating Researcher at ITQB NOVA, has been announced as the new President of the European Academy of Microbiology. She is thus the first woman, as well as the first person from southern Europe, to preside over the Academy, 16 years after its foundation.

Brick by brick: building towards affordable and inclusive science

Ricardo Henriques, ITQB NOVA Principal Investigator, has been awarded the Research Impact Narratives Challenge prize by NOVA for “Pumpy,” a LEGO-based tool transforming how scientists study living cells.

ITQB NOVA at NOVA Science & Innovation Day 2025

This Friday, December 12, NOVA celebrates its scientific excellence and innovation with a full day at the Rectory. Several ITQB NOVA researchers will present their work.

BRIDGE Fellowships at ITQB NOVA – A bridge for your PhD

Get a head start on your PhD with one of the 15 BRIDGE Fellowships. Apply until January 5, 2026!

ITQB NOVA PhDs Honored on NOVA Day

The new PhDs from Universidade NOVA de Lisboa received their insignia during the NOVA Day Ceremony

ITQB NOVA celebrates Science and Technology Week

ITQB NOVA joins the celebration with activities for students of all ages

“90 Segundos de Ciência": 9 years giving voice to science

Is it possible to bring the science being done in Portugal to listeners in just 90 seconds? It was from this idea that, on November 21st, 2016, “90 Segundos de Ciência" was born. Nine years later, the formula still works: a minute and a half is enough to show that there is plenty of science in Portugal.

€1/2M to develop AI-powered microscopes to fight infections

Ricardo Henriques, a researcher at ITQB NOVA, receives €500,000 to transform the way we acquire images of living cells using artificial intelligence. The funding, awarded by the CaixaResearch Health Call 2025, aims to contribute to the fight against viral diseases worldwide.

"90 segundos de ciência" wins Ciência Viva Media 2025 Award

The radio programme ‘90 segundos de ciência’ (90 seconds of science), broadcast on Antena 1, has just won the 2025 Ciência Viva Media Award, presented by Ciência Viva. The awards ceremony will take place on November 24th, National Day of Scientific Culture, at 6 p.m., at Pavilhão do Conhecimento in Lisbon.

​Cheap & accessible diagnostic: the focus of new EIC Pathfinder

James Yates, researcher at ITQB NOVA, is a task leader in a project related to the design and fabrication of a new technology with the potential to transform personalized diagnostics, early disease detection, especially for oncology and infectious diseases, as well as fundamental biology.

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