25 years of Science and Innovation
LEPABE is a research unit operating in the fields of Chemical, Environmental and Biological Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of Porto (FEUP). With a large majority of young researchers, LEPABE is focused on generating scientific knowledge through interdisciplinary research, and on establishing successful university–industry collaborations for effective technology transfer. [...]
LEPABE team awarded 2nd prize in the SheLeads Ventures Programme
Posted on December 19th, 2025
A team of researchers from LEPABE has been awarded 2nd place in the 1st edition of the SheLeads Ventures Programme, promoted by U.Porto Inovação. The awarded team includes Anabela Borges, Ariana Gonçalves, Lília Teixeira, Manuel Simões, and Miguel Leitão, members of the Biotechnology group.
Their project, BERMICIN Care, is an innovative technology designed for the at-home treatment of chronic wound infections. These wounds, which fail to heal as expected and remain open for extended periods, are often associated with conditions such as advanced age, diabetes, obesity, or cardiovascular disease.
The SheLeads Ventures Programme is the University of Porto’s first initiative dedicated to promoting female leadership, with a strong focus on empowering women in entrepreneurship.
Congratulations!
More information can be found here.
LEPABE was granted new Ph.D scholarships in the FCT 2025 call
Posted on December 11th, 2025
LEPABE congratulates the 18 researchers that were granted individual PhD scholarships in the national FCT call:
- Ana Isabel Sousa
- Ana Sofia Pinto
- Arefeh Mazarei
- Débora Araújo
- Emílio Gomes
- Francisca Ferreira
- Inês Freitas
- Isabel Hilário
- Joana Oliveira
Congratulations to all!
- Joana Peixoto
- José Gonçalo Santos
- Maria Teresa Ribeiro
- Megan Braga
- Patrícia Serra
- Rita Duarte
- Sergio Sanchez
- Vânia Pinheiro
- Vânia Rocha
LEPABE was granted new exploratory projects in FCT 2024 call
Posted on December 9th, 2025
In the latest FCT call, LEPABE was awarded 6 Exploratory Research Projects.
This project call, focuses on original projects for younger researchers, and on ideas or concepts with a high degree of novelty that demonstrate disruptive potential, compared to previous work, developed by more experienced researchers.
- AquaBEV (Inês Bezerra Gomes)
- IQ–SCHOOLS (Klára Slezáková)
- LightSound4Bio (Ana Filipa Esteves)
- RenAM (Miguel Angel Soria)
- ValSeaFood (Berta Estevinho)
- WATER4REUSE (Carmen Rodrigues)
Congratulations!
PhD Thesis by Ana Cláudia Azevedo on recombinant proteins based on E. coli biofilms
December 3rd, 2025
LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. Ana Cláudia Azevedo for her PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, entitled “The use of Escherichia coli biofilms for the production of recombinant proteins and other added-value compounds” supervised by Prof. Filipe Mergulhão, defended on December 3rd, 2025 FEUP.
PhD Thesis by Jeffrey Capitão on liquid-junction Dye-sensitized solar cells
November 10th, 2025
LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. Jeffrey Capitão for his PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, entitled “Upscaling and enhancing the stability of liquid-junction Dye-sensitized solar cells” supervised by Prof. Adélio Mendes, defended on November 10th, 2025 FEUP.
PhD Thesis by Meghna Dabur on Dual-functional fluorinated nanoparticles
November 7th, 2025
LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. Meghna Dabur for her PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, entitled “Dual-functional fluorinated nanoparticles for Alzheimer’s Disease therapy”, supervised by Joana A. Loureiro, defended on November 7th, 2025 FEUP.
PhD Thesis by Roberto Magalhães on prediction of formaldehyde properties
October 3rd 2025
LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. Roberto Magalhães for his PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Refining, Petrochemical and Chemical Engineering, entitled “Prediction of Formaldehyde and Formaldehyde based Resins Properties based on NIR Technology”, supervised by Fernando Martins and co-supervised by Fernão Magalhães, defended on October 3rd, 2025 FEUP.
- LEPABE meeting 2023
- LEPABE was granted new Ph.D scholarships in the FCT 2025 call
- INFORM Magazine interviews F. Xavier Malcata
- Science & Technology Week 2025
- LEPABE research highlighted on TVI Jornal
- LEPABE researchers feature in the “World’s Top 2% Scientists” list
- LEPABE team awarded in the BIP PROOF Programme
- LEPABE work on Energy highlighted by CNN Inovação program
- Ana Esteves awarded Best PhD Thesis Award 2024 by Applied Sciences
- Work by LEPABE team is highlighted as front cover paper
- Ana C. Afonso awarded the Water 2024 Best PhD Thesis Award
- Advanced Cyclone Systems acquired by Sunds Fibertech
LEPABE team awarded 1st prize in the BIP Acceleration Programme
Posted on November 21st, 2025
LEPABE researchers Inês Freitas, Rita Martins, and Adélio Mendes, from the Processes, Products and Energy group, has been awarded 1st place in the 4th edition of the Business Ignition Program (BIP) Acceleration, promoted by U.Porto Inovação.
Their project, EcoWires, introduces an innovative method for printing flexible electronic circuits using sustainable, safe, and cost-effective materials abundantly available in nature. This breakthrough promises not only to reduce production costs and save time, but also to significantly lower environmental impact.
The BIP Acceleration programme supports research teams from the University of Porto in testing and validating the business potential of their ideas, helping transform scientific innovation into market-ready solutions.
Congratulations!
More information can be found here.
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