“Prémio de Mérito Científico UNL-Santander Totta – Edição 2009/2010”, in the area of “Sciences and Engineering”, conferred by Universidade Nova de Lisboa and Banco Santander Totta to the project “Peptidomimetics on Magnetic Beads for Bioseparation Processes” in collaboration with Dr. Olga Iranzo (ITQB, UNL).