🔬✨ New review alert! Our article “Cephalopod proteins for bioinspired and sustainable biomaterials design”, in Materials Today Bio, explores how cephalopod proteins—found in octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish—can inspire innovative and sustainable biomaterials. These structural proteins offer unique opportunities for designing programmable and eco-friendly polymers. 🌿🐙Check out the full publication- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtbio.2025.101644 📖🔗
Welcome, Sara Pereira! 👩🔬✨ We’re thrilled to welcome Sara to our Biomolecular Engineering Lab! 🎉 Sara holds a BSc in Biochemistry from NOVA FCT and an MSc in Biotechnology from Instituto Superior Técnico. Previously, she worked as a research assistant at ITQB, where she studied a 12-mer catalytic peptide. Now, she’s joining us for the …
Exciting news! 🎉 On March 6th, Renata Costa has successfully defended her Master’s thesis in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering! 🧪🔬 Her research, titled ‘Exploring alternative culture media for recombinant protein expression in bacterial hosts’, explores innovative approaches to enhance biotechnological production. Congratulations on this achievement! 👏🎓
Introducing SUBTLE: Sustainable anticounterfeiting tags secured with AI authentication 🔒Did you know counterfeit products make up 5% of all imports in the EU, costing a staggering €119 billion annually? This growing crisis not only threatens industries but also endangers human health. The WHO reports that 10% of medicines worldwide are counterfeits, resulting in over 250,000 …
Today (11th February), we celebrate all the women making a difference in the world of science! 💜 Our team, predominantly female and multidisciplinary, works side by side to drive knowledge and innovation forward.Because science is not just about being in the lab! It’s also about spending hours analyzing data, writing reports, developing projects, and turning …
Welcome to our Lab! Diogo is a Biochemistry bachelor’s student in NOVA-FCT, working as a research assistant on a project focused on the development of natural electrolytes based on eutectic systems for supercapacitors. This project motivated him to join our lab, with the prospect of using Molecular Dynamics to unveil the structure and properties …
On January 21-22, 2025, the PROSPLIGN project team gathered for its annual General Assembly at NOVA FCT in Caparica, Lisbon. The event brought together a dynamic consortium of partners from across Europe to discuss the project’s progress, share insights, and align on future goals.By coming together in person, we strengthen our collective efforts in advancing …
We’re kicking off the year with great news! Members of our team have published an article in Material Advances by the Royal Society of Chemistry, focusing on the unique cephalopod proteins, reflectins, which are key to light reflection and camouflage. The study demonstrated that one recombinant reflectin sequence, R6, shows superior reversibility and faster assembly …
From our Lab to you: We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2025!We are really grateful for all the projects and people we had the opportunity to collaborate with and we are looking forward for the next year. 🎅🏼🎄🥂
On the December 4th 2024, Eduarda successfully defended her Master’s thesis in Biomaterials and Nanomedicine on “Bioneedles for Tailored Pain-Free Drug Delivery” developed at the Biomeng Lab and BioEng . We are really proud of this amazing achievement! 🎓💡
