
3D microtissue technology win Bluepharma | University of Coimbra Innovation Award
Project led by João Mano and Catarina Custódio aims to develop effective tools for assessing toxicity during drug validation.

João Rocha honoured with the Luso-French Chemistry Award
Société Chimique de France highlights remarkable work in the field of synthesis of porous materials and the study of their interfaces by solid-state NMR.

Hydrotropy mechanism breakthrough highlighted on Nature Reviews Chemistry
Dinis Abranches, Jordana Benfica, Bruna Soares, Tânia Sintra and João Coutinho are authors of the work originally published on Chemical Communications journal.

João F. Mano elected Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences
Organization has about 600 members from 45 countries (8 from Portugal and 2 from CICECO), including 65 Nobel Prizes and 13 Fields Medals winners.

CICECO stands out in the “Nature Index 2020”
Nature Index ranking is based on articles published in 82 prestigious scientific journals selected by an independent panel of experts.

Manuel Souto has been honored by the European Institute of Molecular Magnetism
Thesis entitled "Multifunctional Materials based on TTFPTM dyads: towards new Molecular Switches, Conductors and Rectifiers" highlighted.

João Mano receives an ERC-PoC grant for the second time
The approved project associated to this Proof of Concept Grant will allow the development of advanced tumoral micro-tissues to test drugs targeting bone diseases.

Contribution to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic
CICECO, DEMaC and Maker´s Lab, from the University of Aveiro, produce face-visors and accessories for professionals protection through 3D printing.

João F. Mano receives an Advanced Grant from European Research Council (ERC-AdG)
Individual grant worth 2.5 million euros will finance the development of cutting-edge work in the field of bioengineering of human tissues and advanced biomaterials.

AIM Further: the first event from CICECO dedicated to PhD students
PhD students' committee (CAD) organized an event focused on strengthening the dynamic and sharing environment among PhD students.