Events & News

Cláudia Deus, Cristina Blanco, and Sandra Pinhanços participated in the training programme “From Lab Notes to M(I)Arket Quotes,” held from April 13 to 16 at the Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN) in Coimbra. This hands-on programme aimed to help researchers transform scientific ideas into real-world impact. Over four days, participants explored key aspects of innovation and technology transfer, including identifying opportunities for research valorisation, protecting intellectual pr

Cláudia Deus, Assistant Researcher at the ACT Lab, participated in the 1st Editatona Mulheres na Ciência, an initiative organized by Ciência Viva in collaboration with Wikimedia Portugal to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The event brought together researchers, science communicators, and volunteers with the shared goal of creating and improving Wikipedia entries that highlight the work, achievements, and legacy of Portuguese women scientists. By

Two researchers from the ACT Lab, Cláudia Deus and Sandra Pinhanços, participated in the Portuguese Congress of Diabetology, which took place in Vilamoura from 5 to 7 March 2026. The congress brought together clinicians and researchers from across the country to discuss the latest advances in diabetes research, prevention, and treatment. During the meeting, Cláudia Deus presented a poster entitled “Papel do miRNA-642-3p na disfunção metabólica e mitocondrial induzida pela glu