In a conversation with Oeiras Valley, Isabel Rocha, Provost of NOVA University of Lisbon, spoke about university housing, the partnerships between the municipality and the university, and new projects that are being born in Oeiras. Isabel Rocha is also the leading researcher at ITQB NOVA, where she coordinates the Systems and Synthetic Biology Lab. She […]
News
Oeiras approves the installation of Católica Biomedical Research Centre‘s new laboratory at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC)
The Municipal Council of Oeiras approved the construction and installation of the new Laboratory of the CBR – Católica Biomedical Research Center in the library building of the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC). The municipality’s financial contribution results from a partnership with the Universidade Católica Portuguesa. With an investment of EUR 1,640,762.56, Oeiras strengthens itself […]
A project supported by the municipality presents a prototype of an electric and autonomous Formula type car
The Lisboa Formula Student Project is designed to develop prototypes of Formula cars and to stimulate the new generation of engineers. Through national and international competitions, which have been taking place for 20 years already, it was possible to meet the latest prototype created by the team of 50 students from Instituto Superior Técnico: the […]
Margarida Oliveira, an ITQB scientist, participates in Expresso’s podcast “O fututo do futuro” (the future of the future)
Former director of the Institute of Chemical and Biological Technology António Xavier (ITQB NOVA), Margarida Oliveira is a pioneering scientist in plant molecular biology. In the latest episode of the podcast dedicated to innovation, technology and science, the “plant enhancer” addressed the issue of commercialization of transgenic foods, questioning the relevance of current European legislation. […]
Maria João Verdasca, the Face of Science who coordinates the Lab in a Box Project
Lab in a Box (LiB) is an educational project of the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência and its main objectives are the promotion and democratization of science. It has been in the Municipality of Oeiras since 2019 and since then it has already trained approximately 50 teachers and directly impacted around 2000 students. For a better […]
“The Oeiras Science, Technology and Innovation project is unique in the country and this is due to the foresight of one person – Isaltino Morais”
In a conversation with Oeiras Valley, the researcher Pedro Simas spoke about the present and the future of science in the municipality. During the interview, he spoke about the future of Católica Biomedical Research Centre (CBR) and the “support that the City Council and the residents of Oeiras are showing” for this and other projects […]
