🎙️ Listen to our latest interview! Our Principal Investigator, Cecília Roque, spoke with Antena 2 about the SUBTLE project, where our team is exploring the unique properties of a remarkable protein to create non-clonable authenticity tags, innovative tools designed to protect consumers from product counterfeiting. 🔗 Listen now here: https://www.rtp.pt/play/p783/e884385/antena2-ciencia
We are pleased to welcome Büşra Polat to our lab! Büşra is a Bachelor’s student in Biology at Eskişehir Technical University, with a strong background in bioinformatics, enzyme modeling, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulations. She has gained practical laboratory experience as a research assistant, and her bachelor’s thesis focused on strategies to improve enzyme …
From September 29th to October 3rd, we took part in the Supralife conference held in Aveiro.Cecília and Iana gave oral presentations on their research, while Cátia and Inês presented their work in the form of scientific posters. It was a great opportunity to share our results, engage in stimulating discussions, and connect with the scientific …
The Biomolecular Engineering Lab was present in one more edition of the European Researchers’ Night held at the Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência (MUHNAC) in Lisbon. This year, our interactive exhibit invited visitors to “fish” for proteins, quite literally. Participants used a fishing rod to simulate protein purification in a “pool,” letting …
𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! Susana Palma & Cecília Roque have created sustainable, unclonable security tags to fight counterfeiting and protect consumers worldwide .• Made of 80% biodegradable materials• Unique optical “fingerprints” that cannot be replicated• Easy to verify with a smartphone or microscope “By combining gelatin with molecules that manipulate light, we created a …
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Welcome to the Team! We’re excited to announce three new members joining our lab family: João – Master’s student exploring molecular docking for his thesis, advancing our understanding of molecular interactions. Gabriel – Master’s student working on the design of chromogenic chimeric proteins to enable efficient dyeing of cotton fibers. Maria – Master’s student working …
Last week, from 8–10 September, we had the pleasure of attending the European Congress of Chemical Engineering (ECCE) and the 8th European Congress of Applied Biotechnology (ECAB). It was an inspiring few days of networking and learning about the latest advances in chemical engineering and applied biotechnology. We’re especially proud that Carolina, João and Catarina …
Big News!On September 4th, Arménio Barbosa officially signed as Assistant Professor. A proud milestone and the beginning of an exciting new chapter in his academic journey.Let’s celebrate this achievement and wish him the greatest success ahead!
A huge congratulations to Carolina and Diogo!On July Carolina has successfully defended her thesis in Applied Chemistry and Diogo in Biochemistry — both officially completing their bachelor’s degrees with flying colors.Here’s to new beginnings and exciting journeys ahead!
On July 15th, we held our Summer Symposium — a day dedicated to learning more about each other and the amazing work we are doing together. It was a great opportunity to share knowledge, exchange ideas, and strengthen connections across the team. To wrap up the day, we enjoyed a fun treasure hunt on canoes, …
