Events & News

The European Researchers' Night (ERN) 2026 will take place on 25 September 2026, in downtown Coimbra, under the theme "Union of Skills, Transforming the Future". The annual event will bring together researchers from the University of Coimbra and partner institutions to engage the public through hands-on activities, demonstrations, and interactive experiences that showcase the impact of scientific research on society. The ACT Lab will once again participate in this major scien

The final session of the 1st UC-BioTalks seminar series took place on 30 June 2026 at UC-Biotech auditorium, bringing together members of the research community to promote scientific exchange and strengthen collaborations across different research groups. Representing the ACT Lab, Cláudia Deus delivered a seminar entitled "From Molecular Mechanisms to RNA-Based Therapies in Diabetes", where she presented the group's research on the molecular mechanisms underlying diabetes and

The ACT Lab project was presented among the ten finalist innovations competing for the Jorge Ruas Award. On May 27, 2026, the Final Event of the Tecnimede Open Innovation Competition 2026 took place at the Pavilhão do Conhecimento, in Lisbon, bringing together the ten finalist teams selected from an international pool of innovative projects in pharmaceutical technology. Among the finalists was GILDED – GLP-1R-targeted ionizable lipid nanoparticle for miRNA delivery in diabete