CICECO, i3N, INL and CeNTI advance national dialogue on Advanced Materials on AI²
The event focused on the presentation and discussion of the position paper "Advanced Materials as a Strategic Domain for AI² – Why Portugal should select Advanced Materials as a national priority for research and innovation".
CICECO-UA presented three out of 10 finalist projects at HiTech Contest
The closing session of HiTech 2026, featuring the presentation of the 10 finalist projects, including three from the University of Aveiro and CICECO (CIRCLE, OBSIDIAN, Y-Sense), took place on July 1st at the Teatro Tivoli BBVA in Lisbon.
CICECO researchers distinguished with Best Poster Awards at QUITEL 2026
Daniela Alves Abreu and visiting researcher Nicolas Ferreira Martins receive international recognition for advances in computational catalysis and MXene research.
New perspective on compounds with effects on brain chemistry
The article published in the journal "Medicinal Research Reviews" explores a little-known dimension of phosphonates, a family of chemical compounds with applications ranging from agriculture to human health. Members of CICECO participated as co-authors.
Genomics and AI converge to advance the future of precision medicine
The seminar explored how advances in artificial intelligence are transforming the interpretation of genomic data and accelerating the development of precision medicine and are enabling researchers to identify disease-associated genetic variants, improve patient stratification, and support the discovery of new therapeutic targets.
Researchers secure beamtime at Diamond Light Source for BetterBone project
The proposal "Stem Cell Differentiation Probed by SR-Micro Spectroscopy to Tackle Co-Lineaging During Osteogenesis in Biomedical Applications" has been successful in the latest allocation round at Diamond Light Source, the UK’s national synchrotron facility.
CICECO Researchers Co-Edit Special Issue on Ferroelectrics under Light
Denis Alikin, from the Department of Physics, and Ana Luísa Daniel-da-Silva, from the Department of Chemistry, are co-editing a Special Issue of the Journal of Advanced Dielectrics entitled “Ferroelectrics under Light: Photovoltaics, Photostriction, Photocatalysis and Photoelectrochemistry in Ferroelectrics.”
Joint ceremony marks the 25th anniversary of CESAM and CICECO in November
To mark this milestone, the two research units of the University of Aveiro, both with the status of Associated Laboratory, are organizing a joint commemorative session to be held on November 11th at the Caixa Multipurpose Hall.
CELLIMMUNE technology selected among the 10 finalists for the Jorge Ruas Award
The CELLIMMUNE team, coordinated by Mariana Oliveira and including Eduarda Mota da Silva and Marlene Correia, has been selected among the 10 finalists for the Jorge Ruas Award, the flagship distinction of the Tecnimede Open Innovation Competition 2026, with a technology developed at CICECO that aims to advance next generation immunomodulation therapies.
João Mano honoured with Humboldt Research Award for biomaterials research
He attended the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Annual Meeting 2026 in Berlin, where he formally received the award alongside other distinguished researchers from around the world. The event brings together members of the global Humboldt Network, one of the world's largest international scientific communities.