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MPS_NOVA Twinning Project @mpsnova.bsky.social · 8d

We are thrilled to highlight the participation of Inês Fonseca from NOVA Medical School - Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, who presented a flash talk on her poster titled: “Uncovering the effect of ultraviolet radiation on melanin processing in keratinocytes.”

MPS_NOVA Twinning Project @mpsnova.bsky.social · 8d

We are delighted to announce that Ana Rita Garcia from
NIMSB_NOVA and Catarina Baptista from NOVA Medical School have been awarded a Staff Exchange opportunity, "Organoids Characterization” at Fondazione Human Technopole as part of the MPS_NOVA Twinning project!

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MPS_NOVA Twinning Project @mpsnova.bsky.social · 8d

Last Friday, the MPS_NOVA Twinning project proudly joined the European Researchers’ Night at Marina de Oeiras, an inspiring event that brought science closer to society. 🌍🔬

MPS_NOVA Twinning Project @mpsnova.bsky.social · 8d

This month, Joana Cavadas, PhD student at ITQB NOVA, had the exciting opportunity to attend the EMBO | EMBL Symposium: The Human Microbiome.
Joana presented her poster titled:
“An intestine-on-chip model to study the role of gut microbiota in host metal homeostasis” 🧬✨

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MPS_NOVA Twinning Project @mpsnova.bsky.social · 8d

Last month, Ana Botelho, PhD student at ITQB NOVA, participated in the Gordon Research Conference on Staphylococcal Diseases. She presented a poster entitled ‘Divergent host interaction profiles of the two major S. epidermidis lineages during skin colonization’.

MPS_NOVA Twinning Project @mpsnova.bsky.social · Jul 31

On 22-24 July, #MPS_NOVA held the Training Workshop Pluripotent Stem Cell Basics, hosted by our partner #HumanTechnopole.
The event brought together researchers and students for three intensive days of theoretical and hands-on training on the cultivation and preservation of hPSCs.

MPS_NOVA Twinning Project @mpsnova.bsky.social · Jul 7

The MPS_NOVA EU Twinning project is pleased to announce the successful completion of our first Staff Exchange “Reprogramming Somatic Cells into Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (hiPSCs)” — hosted by Giovanni Faga group at Human Technopole.

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MPS_NOVA Twinning Project @mpsnova.bsky.social · Jul 7

🌟Join Us for the 4th Webinar of the #MPS_NOVA
On July 10th will feature two distinguished speakers at the forefront of advanced therapeutic development using organoids.
👉 Registration here: lnkd.in/dMKs5-Ku
📅 Registration Deadline: July 8th, 2025 (5 pm, WET)

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MPS_NOVA Twinning Project @mpsnova.bsky.social · Jul 7

📍 Collaboration in Action at ITQB NOVA
On May 26th, the MPS_NOVA EU Twinning project had the pleasure of welcoming colleagues from the Innovation and Funding Offices of the Max Delbrück Center, Dr. Nevine Shalaby and Dr. Seda Çöl Arslan, for a highly productive meeting.

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MPS_NOVA Twinning Project @mpsnova.bsky.social · Jul 7

On May 26th we hosted the #MPS_NOVA training workshop on "Strategy in R&I Management", with facilitators from our partner institution, the Max Delbrück Center.

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MPS_NOVA Twinning Project @mpsnova.bsky.social · Jul 7

🔬✨ MPS_NOVA at the @Oeiras Valley Science Festival! ✨
On May 23, the MPS_NOVA Twinning Project joined the ITQB NOVA stand at the Oeiras Valley Science Festival in Taguspark — a true “laboratory-outside-the-laboratory” experience!

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MPS_NOVA Twinning Project @mpsnova.bsky.social · Jul 7

On the 16th and 17th of June, #MPS_NOVA held its fifth training workshop — “Stem Cells, Organoids, and Methods to Characterize Them” — hosted by our partners at Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine.

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MPS_NOVA Twinning Project @mpsnova.bsky.social · Jul 7

🎉 We are delighted to announce that Maria Beatriz Felgueiras and Quélia Ribeiro from NOVA Medical School have been awarded a Staff Exchange on Methods to Characterize Stem Cells and Organoids at Max Delbrück Center as part of the MPS_NOVA Twinning project!

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MPS_NOVA Twinning Project @mpsnova.bsky.social · Jul 7

🎥 Dynamic42 GmbH interviewed Sarela García Santamarina, #MPS_NOVA Coordinator, during the recent MPS World Summit 2025.
Watch the video to hear her insights on the goals and achievements of the MPS_NOVA Twinning Project.

Dynamic42 @dynamic42.bsky.social · Jun 24

In part 4 of our #MPS2025 series, Dr. Sarela Garcia Santamarina (ITQB NOVA, Portugal) discusses the Horizon EU Twinning Project MPS_NOVA with Cláudia Santos (NOVA Medical School), focusing on chronic diseases & host-microbe interactions using organ-on-chip tech --> zurl.co/iC8gg

Minds Behind - Dr. Sarela Garcia Santamarina (ITQB NOVA, Portugal)

At the MPS World Summit 2025 we had the opportunity to speak to Dr. Sarela Garcia Santamarina, group leader at ITQB NOVA in Portugal and currently transitio...

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Dynamic42 @dynamic42.bsky.social · Jun 25

Part 5 of our #MPS2025 series highlights Inês Silva, a PhD student at NOVA Institute, Portugal. She developed a microphysiological method to study dopaminergic injury and inflammation in Parkinson’s disease. --> zurl.co/Ow9gg

Minds Behind - Inês Silva (NOVA Institute for Medical Systems Biology, Portugal)

At the MPS World Summit 2025 we had the opportunity to speak to Inês, PhD Student at the NOVA Institute for Medical Systems Biology in Portugal. She has deve...

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Dynamic42 @dynamic42.bsky.social · Jun 26

Part 6 of our #MPS2025 series: Meet Daniela Marques, PhD student at @NIMSB_NOVA, Portugal. She develops a microglia crosstalk MPS model of the blood-brain barrier to explore polyphenol metabolites' potential --> zurl.co/Ad5dv

Minds Behind - Daniela Marques (NOVA Institute for Medical Systems Biology, Portugal)

At the MPS World Summit 2025 we had the opportunity to speak to Daniela, PhD Student at the NOVA Institute for Medical Systems Biology in Portugal. She has d...

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Dynamic42 @dynamic42.bsky.social · Jul 1

Part 7 of our #MPS2025 interview series highlights Adrian Feile, a PhD student at University Hospital Jena. He explores how DPO-dependent quorum sensing affects Vibrio cholerae biofilm behavior in a 3D intestine-on-chip model --> zurl.co/WJraJ

Minds Behind - Adrian Feile (University Hospital Jena, Germany)

At the MPS World Summit 2025 we had the opportunity to speak to Adrian, a PhD Student at the University Hospital Jena in Germany. He has shown that DPO (3,5-...

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MPS_NOVA Twinning Project @mpsnova.bsky.social · May 16

🎥 A new MPS_NOVA Virtual Seminar is now on YouTube!

🎙️ Raquel Portela (ITQB NOVA) 📢 Modelling Bacterial Pneumonia Infection Dynamics in Lung-on-chip: A Comparative Study of Legionella pneumophila and Staphylococcus aureus.

#ITQB #MPS_NOVA #Research #Innovation

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MPS_NOVA Twinning Project @mpsnova.bsky.social · May 16

🎉 We’re proud to see our hashtag#MPS_NOVA Twinning Conference Attendance Fellowship supporting young researchers at top international events!
Luana Macedo presented her work on extracellular vesicles in inter-organ communication at the ISEV 2025 Annual Meeting in Vienna.
#ISEV2025 #NMS #Innovation

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MPS_NOVA Twinning Project @mpsnova.bsky.social · May 16

🎉 Introducing the NMS MPS_NOVA Labmeeting Series!

On April 4th, 2025, we proudly launched the first session of the NMS MPS_NOVA Exploratory Research Projects Labmeetings .
#MPS_NOVA #ExploratoryResearch #OrganOnChip #RetinalOrganoids #DiabeticRetinopathy #ParkinsonsDisease #NMS #BiomedicalResearch

MPS_NOVA Twinning Project @mpsnova.bsky.social · May 16

🎉 Exciting Launch: ITQB NOVA MPS_NOVA Labmeeting Series!
On March 17th, we kicked off the ITQB NOVA MPS_NOVA Twinning Exploratory Research Projects Labmeetings, a new initiative spotlighting the innovative early-stage research emerging from our vibrant community.
#MPS_NOVA #Twinning

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MPS_NOVA Twinning Project @mpsnova.bsky.social · Apr 9

🌐The MPS_NOVA website is live!🌐
This will be the go-to place to recap all key information about the project, past and upcoming events, and future opportunities.
#TrainingWorkshop #StaffExchange #VirtualSeminarSeries #MentoringProgram

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MPS_NOVA Twinning Project @mpsnova.bsky.social · Apr 9

On April 2nd, Pedro Pedrosa, Head of Innovation at ITQB NOVA, visited the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in Berlin as part of the MPS_NOVA EU Twinning project. The visit focused on learning from MDC’s Innovation Office to enhance innovation at UNL.
#Innovation #KnowledgeExchange

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MPS_NOVA Twinning Project @mpsnova.bsky.social · Mar 24

🎥 A new MPS_NOVA Virtual Seminar is now on YouTube!
🎙 Catarina Brito | Innate Immunocompetent Human 3D Cell Cultures for Preclinical Assessment of Advanced Therapeutics
🎙 Martin Raasch | How to Get Started with Organ-on-Chip
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MPS_NOVA Twinning Project @mpsnova.bsky.social · Mar 19

💡 Can we reproduce human physiology in a space as small as a chip? 🧐🔬

This was the big question at our #MPS_NOVA stand during the #ITQBNOVA Open Day.

There will be more events soon! 👋

#MissionScience #OrganOnChip #OpenDay #ScienceForAll

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