20 years of Science and Innovation
1st Drug Delivery in Microbial Cells (DDMiC) Conference
September 30th - October 2nd, 2021 - Fundação Dr. António Cupertino de Miranda, Porto
The 1st Drug Delivery in Microbial Cells (DDMiC) Conference will take place from the 30th of September to the 2nd of October 2021 in Porto, Portugal.
Organized by Prof. Nuno Azevedo, Dr. Rita Sobral Santos and other researchers from Biotechnology group of LEPABE, this conference is mainly supported by the H2020 project DelNAM.
DDMiC intends to become the 1st international conference in the field, supporting the growth of the community working on drug delivery in microbial cells. Top leaders both from academia and industry are already confirmed as invited speakers!
For more information regarding the programme, registration (open until 31st August), abstract submission (open until 20th July), and travel/accommodation, please visit the conference website here.
Prof. Conceição Alvim Ferraz interviewed by Porto Canal
Posted on July 5th, 2021
Retired Professor Conceição Alvim Ferraz, Senior Researcher at LEPABE, was interviewed for the TV show Conversas com História, broadcast on Porto Canal last Sunday, July 4th.
In this episode, Joel Cleto revisited the life trajectory of Professor Maria da Conceição Alvim Ferraz, in a personal testimony enriched by facts and curiosities about the history of the places.
The interview is now available online here.
IMDIS: A teaching tool for air pollution dispersion modeling by Romualdo Salcedo
Posted on June 18th, 2021
Professor Romualdo Salcedo, from the Process Systems Engineering group of LEPABE, is author of the book IMDIS: A teaching tool for air pollution dispersion modeling, published by De Gruyter.
This book intends to serve as a reference to follow-up on a better comprehension of air pollution modeling with the aid of hands-on user-friendly software, highlighting the main advantages of using Gaussian dispersion as the main drive to teach this subject. Throughout the book, author Romualdo Salcedo guides readers with an interactive multisource dispersion estimation tool, helping them understand how air dispersion models work.
Access to the book and software here.
Energies Topical Collection on “Review Papers in Energy and Environment”
Posted on June 25th, 2021
Dr. José Carlos Pires, researcher from LEPABE, is one of the guest editors of the Topical Collection “Review Papers in Energy and Environment”, to be published in the journal Energies. This Topical Collection will feature the state-of-the-art reviews related to all aspects of green energy and the environment, such as biofuel and bioenergy, energy storage and networks, catalysis for sustainable processes, and materials for energy and the environment. Submissions is now open.
More information on this special issue can be found here.
Training School - DIY Arduino-based platform for monitoring Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
July, 1-2 & Sepmtember 20, 2021 - Virtual event
The COST Action PortASAP, led by Dr. Guillaume Erny, research fellow at LEPABE, is organizing a virtual Training School - DIY Arduino-based platform for monitoring Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), which will be held as online event, on July 1-2 & September 20.
The monitoring of environmental parameters using open-source low-cost portable instrumentation is a key tool to expand the currently-available information. Hence, this training school aims to drive researchers with different backgrounds in the process of building and operate an Arduino-based platform for monitoring Indoor Air Quality.
Know more about the training school here.
EUGLOH Summer School in Nutrition and Food Sciences
June, 29 -- July 2, 2021 - Virtual event
LEPABE Researcher Belmira Neto, Professor of the Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department at FEUP, is one of the lecturers at the "EUGLOH Summer School in Nutrition and Food Sciences - The role of the academy to promote health" with the topic: From environmental food print to sustainable procurement in public spaces. This free of charge summer school, is organized by the University of Porto and will be held online from June 29th to July 2nd.
Participants will be able to advance their knowledge and understanding of Food & Nutrition through a scientific approach, comprehend and integrate different scientific disciplines (from production to consumption) relevant to the health of populations, and the needs of society, consumers and industry towards healthy environments.
Know more about this summer school here.
PINT OF SCIENCE PORTO 2021
Posted on May 17th, 2021
The event PINT OF SCIENCE PORTO 2021 is happening in Porto, from 17th to 19th of May. This year’s edition organizing team counts with some LEPABE researchers, namely Cláudio Rocha, Emanuel Sampaio and Ana Catarina Faria.
LEPABE’s Junior Researcher, Joana Loureiro, was invited to speak at Espiga, on May, 18th, about "With Alzheimer's? Forget it!". On the same day, the PhD student, Maria João Romeu will speak at Selina, about “Biofilms: can bacteria teach us how to live in community?”
If you are interested in this event please register here.
Work with LEPABE fingerprint was highlighted by Canarias7 newspaper
Posted on May 25th, 2021
A team of researchers led by Dr. Nuno Ratola, from LEPABE and Dr. Verónica Pino, from Universidad La Laguna, have seen their work highlighted by the newspaper Canarias7. Their project evaluated the presence of compounds derived from cosmetics and hygiene products in the waters of the Canary Islands and was recently published on the scientific journal Talanta - “Headspace solid-phase microextraction based on the metal-organic framework CIM-80(Al) coating to determine volatile methylsiloxanes and musk fragrances in water samples using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry”
Know more about this work here (in Spanish).
1st International Solar Power Technologies Conference - SPTech
July, 5-8th, 2021 - Virtual Conference
Several LEPABE's researchers are part of the scientific and organizing committee of the SPTech Conference – Solar Power Technologies, which will be held as online event, from 5th to 8th of July 2021.
Hosted by University of Porto, this free online conference is a premier interdisciplinary stage to discuss the current evolution of solar power technologies in topics such as Solar Fuels and Storage Technologies, Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Perovskite Solar Cells and Solar Energy Policy.
Abstracts submission is open till June 1st. Know more here.
150th anniversary of the birth of Alfredo da Silva
Posted on May 14th, 2021
The Amélia de Mello Foundation, promotes, this year, a series of events to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Alfredo da Silva, the largest Portuguese industrialist of the 20th century.
On May 12th, 2021, the conference "Chemistry for life" was held in Aveiro. The event was organized by the Department of Chemistry of University of Aveiro, the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto and APQuímica, and had the participation of the Director of FEUP, Professor João Falcão e Cunha, who highlighted the recent creation of ALiCE, as a large Associate Laboratory in the Chemical Engineering field.
Professor Adélio Mendes, senior member of LEPABE, was also invited to present an energy-related topic entitled: "Energy Technologies: a magical bubbling world"
You can watch the complete recording of the event here.
PhD Thesis by Filipa Paulo on the valorization of olive oil pomace
April 15th, 2021
LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. Filipa Paulo for her PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, entitled “Potential valorization of olive oil pomace: extraction, encapsulation, particles characterization, in vitro release and oxidative stability studies” supervised by Prof. Lúcia Santos, defended on April 15th 2021 FEUP.
Foods special issue on “Application of Innovative Spray Drying Technology on Food Engineering”
Posted on April 16th, 2021
Dr. Berta Estevinho, researcher at LEPABE, is guest editor of the special issue “Application of Innovative Spray Drying Technology on Food Engineering” to be published in the scientific journal Foods. This special issue highlights novel applications of the spray drying process in the food industry, new encapsulation formulations and matrices, physicochemical characteristics of the encapsulation systems, and their food applications. The submission deadline is November 30th, 2021.
More information on this special issue can be found here.
1st Symposium on Oligonucleotide Technologies and Therapeutics@Portugal
July, 8-9th, 2021 - Virtual Conference
LEPABE researchers, Prof. Nuno Azevedo, Dr. Rita Sobral Santos and Dr. Nuno Guimarães are part of the organizing committee of the 1st Symposium on Oligonucleotide Technologies and Therapeutics@Portugal – OTP2021 that will happen on 8-9 July 2021, as online event.
OTP aims to bring together scientists from academia and industry interested in nucleic-acids-based technologies and therapeutics, and create a network in the field. Hosted by I3S, OTP is jointly organized by the European Project DelNAM (FEUP), INSA and University of Porto, Portugal.
Submission of abstracts for a poster presentation is open until 10th May 2021.
Registration details and the program can be found here.
4 CCDR-N projects granted with the participation of LEPABE
Posted on April 12th, 2021
LEPABE was granted 4 projects in the call “SISTEMA DE APOIO À INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA E TECNOLÓGICA - PROJETOS ESTRUTURADOS DE I&D&I” from CCDR-N. The projects are:
- 2SMART - engineered Smart materials for Smart citizens, led by LEPABE, with participation of CEFT, LSRE-LCM and i2ADS;
- Healthy Waters - Identification, Elimination, Social Awareness and Education of Water Chemical and Biological Micropollutants with Health and Environmental Implications, led by LSRE-LCM, with participation of LEPABE, CEFT and CIIE;
- HyGreen&LowEmissions ‐ Tackling Climate Change Impacts: the role of Green Hydrogen production, storage and use, led by CEFT, with participation of LEPABE, LSRE-LCM and CEF.UP;
- S4Hort_Soil&Food - Sustainable practices for Soil health & horticultural products improvement in the Entre‐o‐Douro e Minho Region, led by GreenUP, with participation of LEPABE, LSRE-LCM and CIQUP.
With these projects, LEPABE ensures a financial input of 880 000 EUR, for the next 2 years.
Congratulations!
2nd DelNAM Summer School "FISHing Bacteria"
May, 4-6, 2021 - DEQ, FEUP
The 2nd DelNAM Summer School "FISHing Bacteria" will take place on the 4th-6th of May 2021 and is organized by the H2020 project DelNAM.
This summer school will include theoretical sessions and hands-on practical sessions on the FISH technique and its applications. The theoretical sessions will take place ONLINE on the first day of the event (May 4th). The practical sessions will happen IN PERSON, at the Department of Chemical Engineering from FEUP (May 5th and 6th), and will include the design of oligonucleotides to target bacteria, standard FISH on planktonic and mixed biofilms, as well as variants including the application of liposomes, microfluidics and spectral image analysis.
The registration is free of charge. Know more here.
LEPABE researcher interviewed by Graphene Newsletter
Posted on April 8th, 2021
Artur Pinto, Junior Researcher at LEPABE, was interviewed by Graphene Newsletter, a web-based publication that focuses on graphene-related news, conferences, and interviews with researchers. This interview was part of its "Trends with Graphene Young Researchers" series.
The full text can be found here.
8th ICEER 2021
September, 13-17, 2021 - Virtual Conference
LEPABE's researchers, Prof. Nídia Caetano and Dr. António Areosa Martins are part of the organizing committee of the 8th International Conference on Energy and Environment Research - ICEER 2021, which will be held as on-line event.
Developing the World in 2021 with Clean and Safe Energy is the main topic of this annual event that discusses current issues related to Energy and the Environment. This event aims to explore emerging technologies and concepts in a collaborative way, bringing together engineers, researchers and professionals from different areas.
4th Doctoral Congress in Engineering – DCE21
June, 28-29, 2021 - Virtual Conference
Several LEPABE's researchers are part of the scientific and organizing committee of the 4th Doctoral Congress in Engineering – DCE21 which will be held on the 28th to 29th of June, 2021 as online event.
Organized by FEUP, DCE21 is an excellent opportunity for doctoral engineering students, to discuss their on-going research with peers, professors and industry/companies and also for potential industry partners to contact a broad audience of engineers which will soon be looking to move on to the industry.
The DCE21 is divided in 14 engineering symposia, with special emphasis on the Chemical and Biological Engineering and the Environmental Engineering symposia.
Abstracts submission is open till April, 2nd. Know more here.
LEPABE researchers feature in Stanford ranking
Posted on March 11th, 2021
Five researchers from LEPABE are included in the list of the most cited scientists in the world released by Stanford University. The list contains all scientist who are among the top 100,000 across all fields or the top 2% of scientists of their main subfield discipline, according to their composite citation index when self-citations are not included.
The LEPABE members included in the list for career-long citation impact up until the end of 2019 are: F. Xavier Malcata, Manuel Simões, Luís M. Madeira, Adélio Mendes and José Carlos Pires. The list for citation impact during the single calendar year 2019 includes the five mentioned names and also the name of Lúcia Santos.
Congrats to all the researchers for their work as top level scientists.
Check the lists here.
“Women in Science” book
Posted on March 15th, 2021
The third edition of the book “Women in Science” was launched on March 8th, 2021, on the occasion of International Women's Day. Published by Ciência Viva, this edition of the book brings together 101 portraits of women researchers from different generations and areas of knowledge, thus paying tribute to Portuguese women scientists, who represent about 45% of the country's total researchers.
The third edition counted with the participation of LEPABE Researcher, Dr. Ana Luísa Gonçalves, who highlighted her work with microalgae for the capture of CO2 and the removal of pollutants from wastewater.
Access the electronic version of the book here.
Associate Laboratory status for ALICE approved
Posted on March 1st, 2021
ALICE, Associate Laboratory for Innovation in Chemical Engineering, has been approved for Associate Laboratory Status. The ALICE consortium, is composed by CEFT, LEPABE and LSRE-LCM, three R&D Units based at the Department of Chemical Engineering at FEUP.
The Associate Laboratory status is attributed to institutions or consortia of scientific institutions that make institutional commitments to carry out the country's scientific and technological policy objectives, in a very competitive call. The status also grants complementary budget.
Congratulations to all ALICE members for achieving this remarkable result! Know more here.
Webinar: Women’s Experience in Engineering
Posted on March 8th, 2021
To mark the International Women's Day, iPoint, in partnership with AEFEUP, promotes a moment of sharing and debate among women with successful careers and who, at the same time, have the family logistics to manage and guide.
The “Women’s Experience in Engineering” Webinar, features the testimonies of two senior researchers from LEPABE, Prof. Arminda Alves and Prof. Maria do Carmo Pereira.
The Webinar takes place today, at 14:30, live on Youtube FEUPTV.
SEA+TECH: a new spin-off company from LEPABE
Posted on February 18th, 2021
SEAMORETECH, Lda, is the most recent spin-off from FEUP/LEPABE. The company was founded by Sofia Delgado and Eva Sousa, and was created in the beginning of 2021 as outcome of the research work developed by the team of Prof. Adélio Mendes, from the group of Processes, Products and Energy at LEPABE.
As water scarcity is the main challenge of this century, SEA+TECH mission is to develop energy efficient projects for producing fresh water from seawater or waste water using solar energy conversion technologies to supply residential, commercial and industrial applications.
Visit us: www.seamoretech.com
PhD Thesis by António Vilanova on photoelectrochemical devices
February 22nd, 2021
LEPABE would like to congratulate Dr. António Vilanova for his PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, entitled “Photoelectrochemical devices for solar hydrogen production” supervised by Prof. Adélio Mendes, defended on February 22nd 2021 FEUP.
Antibiotics special issue on “Nature Inspired Antibiotic Adjuvants to Face the Problem of Multidrug Resistance and Biofilm Infections”
Posted on February 15th, 2021
Dr. Anabela Borges and Prof. Manuel Simões, researchers from the Biotechnology group of LEPABE, are Guest Editors of the Special Issue “Nature Inspired Antibiotic Adjuvants to Face the Problem of Multidrug Resistance and Biofilm Infections”, to be published in the scientific journal Antibiotics. This Special Issue focuses on the discovery and development of new natural-based antibiotic adjuvants to provide sustainable and innovative aproaches for the treatment of infectious diseases. The submission deadline is October 31st, 2021.
More information on this special issue can be found here.
LEPABE Researchers participated in Global Women Breakfast 2021 iniciative
Posted on February 11th, 2021
LEPABE Researchers accepted IUPAC's invitation to participate in the Global Women Breakfast, that happened online on February 9th. This event was organized worldwide, with the participation of multiple countries. In Portugal, different institutions accepted the invitation of Sociedade Portuguesa da Química and joined the event online.
At FEUP, the Department of Chemical Engineering, together with research units CEFT, LEPABE and LSRE-LCM, organized a small session where positive testimonies were recorded, focusing on pandemic stories and on how we work to overcome these days.
Watch the video: https://youtu.be/oj-Kz6-4h9w
1st SYMPOSIUM ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Posted on February 9th, 2021
LEPABE researchers from the Supramolecular Assemblies group are organizing the 1st SYMPOSIUM ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE: an update on pathology and therapeutics that will take place on the 16-17th February 2021, as online event.
The 1st SYMPOSIUM ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE is a thriving opportunity for the exchange of research advances on Alzheimer's Disease, where researchers can discuss recent innovations and new techniques on AD mechanisms, diagnosis and therapy, shining a spotlight on innovative research. This is a unique opportunity to watch to thoughtful talks and trigger revealing discussions by internationally renowned speakers.
The registration on this event is free. Please, find out more in our website.
CROPEO was one of the finalists of Prémio Inovação CA 2020
Posted on February 8th, 2021
Project CROPEO was one of the 3 finalists in the “Food, Nutrition and Health” category of the 7th edition of the “Entrepreneurship and Innovation” award sponsored by Crédito Agrícola.
Following the investigation carried out in the project Microprotect, that ended in 2015, arises the CROPEO project, led by Prof. Margarida Bastos, Senior Researcher at LEPABE. This project continued the development of a device that contains essential oils with insecticidal and fungicidal activity, being a sustainable solution for the protection and storage of cereals for long periods of time. This device is already patented in the United States.
Production of ventilators from Sysadvance starts this week
Posted on February 5th, 2021
Sysadvance, a spin-off company from FEUP/LEPABE, is producing new ventilators in collaboration with the Portuguese Medical Association to reinforce the intensive care units (ICUs) in Portuguese hospitals.
The ventilator SYSVENT OM1 is the first ventilator certified in Portugal and its production starts this week. The company will produce 35 units to the Portuguese health system (SNS) to help the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Countries such as Czech Republic and Brazil also manifested their interest in acquiring the Portuguese model.
Know more about this here.
Foods special issue on “Flavors, Essential Oils and Natural Antioxidants Encapsulation for Food Applications”
Posted on February 3rd, 2021
Dr. Berta Estevinho, researcher at LEPABE, is one of the guest editors of the special issue “Flavors, Essential Oils and Natural Antioxidants Encapsulation for Food Applications” to be published in the scientific journal Foods. This special issue highlights the current strategies to improve encapsulation of specific active and natural compounds such as flavors, essential oils, and natural antioxidants. The submission deadline is November 30th, 2021.
More information on this special issue can be found here.
Antibiotics special issue on “New Insights on Biofilm Antimicrobial Strategies, 2nd Volume”
Posted on February 1st, 2021
Dr. Andreia S. Azevedo, researcher at LEPABE, is one of the guest editors of the special issue “New Insights on Biofilm Antimicrobial Strategies, 2nd Volume” to be published in the scientific journal Antibiotics. This special issue highlights the development of different strategies for the prevention and control of biofilms. The submission deadline is September 30th, 2021.
More information on this special issue can be found here.
Work by LEPABE team was distinguished with CNOIV 2020
Posted on January 21st, 2021
The article “Towards sustainable wine: Comparison of two Portuguese wines” was distinguished with the prize CNOIV 2020 in the category of Economy and Law, instituted by the National Commission of the International Organization of Vine and Wine (CNOIV), operating at the Institute of Vine and Wine, I.P.
This paper, published in 2018 by the Journal of Cleaner Production resulted from the work developed by a team from LEPABE, led by Prof. Nídia Caetano, in collaboration with Sogrape Vinhos company. In this paper a comparative sustainability assessment of two Portuguese wines is performed. The evaluation follows a life cycle perspective and is based on seven sustainability indicators, selected taking into account the main issues pertinent to the wine industry.
Micromachines special issue on “Microfluidics and Lab-on-a-Chip Applications”
Posted on January 7th, 2021
Dr. Laura Cerqueira, researcher from LEPABE, is one of the guest editors of the Special Issue “Microfluidics and Lab-on-a-Chip Applications”, to be published in the journal Micromachines. This Special Issue focuses on the development of novel designs for miniaturization, microfluidic devices and biosensors. The submission deadline is May 31st, 2021.
More information on this special issue can be found here.
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