Lab Alumni
PhD students
- José Luís Moreira (PhD in 1994). The ACTU members are saddened by the death of José Luís Moreira.
- Pedro E. Cruz (PhD in 1999), currently CTOO @ iBET, Portugal.
- Hélder J. S. Cruz (PhD in 1999), currently Co-Founder, CSO & Managing Director @ TheraProteins, Portugal.
- Paula M. Alves (PhD in 2001), currently CEO & Head of Division @ iBET, Portugal.
- Ana Verónica Carvalhal (PhD in 2003), currently Principal Engineer & Group Leader @ Genentech, USA.
- Luís Camilo Maranga (PhD in 2003), currently SVP & Global Head of MSAT @ Sanofi Genzyme, USA.
- Ana Sofia Coroadinha (PhD in 2005), currently Head of Cell Line Development and Molecular Virology Lab @ iBET, Portugal.
- Luís Lopes da Fonseca (PhD in 2006), currently Research Scientist @ University of Florida, USA..
- Isabel Eloi Marcelino (PhD in 2007), currently Researcher @ Institut Pasteur de la Guadeloupe, France.
- Tiago Bruno Ferreira (PhD in 2007), currently Production and Operations Director @ GenIbet Biopharmaceuticals, Portugal.
- Cláudia Istrate (PhD in 2007), currently Researcher @ Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - University of Lisbon, Portugal.
- Teresa Rodrigues (PhD in 2008), currently Independent Consultant @ EcoUP, Portugal.
- Ana Margarida Teixeira (PhD in 2008), Senior Scientist @ ETH Zürich, Switzerland.
- Cristina Peixoto (PhD in 2009), currently Head of Downstream Process Development Lab @ iBET, Portugal.
- Marlene Isabel Carmo (PhD in 2009), currently Associate Director @ GSK, UK.
- Maria Candida Mellado (PhD in 2009), currently EMEA FAS Cell Culture Cell Therapy Manager @ Thermo Fisher Scientific, Portugal.
- Sónia Sá Santos (PhD in 2009), currently PostDoc Researcher @ Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Lisbon, Portugal.
- Rita Malpique (PhD in 2010), currently Scientific Manager @ Fundació Sant Joan de Déu, Spain.
- Leonor Norton (PhD in 2010), currently Senior International Pre-Award Manager @ Fundació Sant Joan de Déu, Spain.
- António Roldão (PhD in 2010), currently Head of Cell Based Vaccines Development Lab @ iBET, Portugal.
- Tiago Vicente (PhD in 2010), currently Senior Specialist, External Manufacturing Biologics @ MSD, Switzweland.
- Margarida Serra (PhD in 2011), currently Head of Stem Cell Bioengineering Lab @ iBET, Portugal.
- Nuno Carinhas (PhD in 2011), currently Fellow @ Novartis, Switzerland.
- Ana Amaral (PhD in 2011), currently Head of External Affairs @ iBET, Portugal.
- Rui Tostões (PhD in 2012), currently VP CMC @ ImmuneBridge, USA.
- Sofia Batista Leite (PhD in 2012), currently Scientific/Technical Project Officer @ European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Chemical Safety & Alternative Methods Unit/EURL ECVAM, Italy.
- Cláudia Queiroga (PhD in 2012), currently Project Manager @ IQVIA, Portugal.
- Joana Lamego (PhD in 2012), currently Head of Strategic Research Development @ Champalimaud Foundation, Portugal.
- Ana Filipa Rodrigues (PhD in 2014), currently Senior Scientist @ iBET, Portugal.
- Paulo Fernandes (PhD in 2015), currently Associate Director, Cell and Gene Therapy Technologies / Global Technical Development @ Orchard Therapeutics, UK.
- Fabiana Fernandes (PhD in 2015), currently Group Leader @ Lonza, Switzweland.
- Sofia Rebelo (PhD in 2015), currently Senior Researcher @ iBET - Bayer Satellite Lab, Portugal.
- Piergiuseppe Nestola (PhD in 2015), currently Manager of Process Technology Consultants; Viral-based Therapeutics Segment @ Sartorius Stedim Biotech, Switzerland.
- Francisca Monteiro (PhD in 2015), currently Postdoctoral Fellow @ Center for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes - University of Lisbon, Portugal.
- Ricardo Perdigão Henriques (PhD in 2015), currently CEO @ Bionova Capital, Portugal.
- Ana Carina Silva (PhD in 2016), currently Senior Researcher @ iBET - Novartis Satellite Lab, Portugal.
- Daniel Simão (PhD in 2016), currently Head of Bayer Satellite Lab @ iBET, Portugal.
- Ana Sofia Almeida (PhD in 2016), currently Coordinator of Pre-Award @ Nova Medical School, Portugal.
- Tiago Duarte (PhD in 2016), currently Game Data Analyst @ Miniclip, Portugal.
- Bárbara Cunha (PhD in 2016), currently Project Management & Tech Transfer Director @ GenIbet Biopharmaceuticals, Portugal.
- Cláudia Correia (PhD in 2017), currently Associate Principal Scientist, Cardiovascular Biology @ AstraZeneca, Sweden.
- Ana Paula Terrasso (PhD in 2018), currently Technical Director @ Inove Gene, Portugal.
- Ana Catarina Pinto (PhD in 2018), currently Postdoctoral Researcher @ Boehringer Ingelheim, Austria.
- Bernardo Abecasis (PhD in 2018), currently Senior Research Associate @ iBET - Bayer Satellite Lab, Portugal.
- Maria João Sebastião (PhD in 2018), currently Senior Research Associate @ iBET - Sanofi Satellite Lab, Portugal.
- Marta M. Silva (PhD in 2018), currently Scientist & Project Manager @ iBET, Portugal.
- Marta Estrada (PhD in 2018), currently Postdoctoral Researcher @ Champalimaud Foundation, Portugal.
- Hugo R. Soares (PhD in 2018), currently Science Manager @ AICIB - Agência de Investigação Clínica e Inovação Biomédica, Portugal.
- Sofia Carvalho (PhD in 2018), currently Senior Research Associate @ iBET - Sanofi Satellite Lab, Portugal.
- Mafalda Moleirinho (PhD in 2019), currently Research Associate @ iBET, Portugal.
- Miguel Ricardo Guerreiro (PhD in 2019), currently Lab Administrator @ iBET, Portugal.
- Sofia Abreu (PhD in 2019), currently HR Training Administrator @ Bosch, Portugal.
- Hélio Tomás (PhD in 2019), currently Senior Research Associate @ iBET, Portugal.
- Mafalda Dias (PhD in 2020), currently Research Associate @ iBET - Sanofi Satellite Lab, Portugal.
- Ana Luísa Cartaxo (PhD in 2020), currently Study Coordinator @ BlueClinical, Portugal.
- Marcos Sousa (PhD in 2020), currently Cell Culture Expert @ Bayer AG, Germany.
- Ana Formas-Oliveira (PhD in 2020), currently Research Associate @ iBET, Portugal.
- João Sá (PhD in 2020), currently Scientist @ Hovione, Portugal.
- Daniel Pais (PhD in 2020), currently Senior Data Scientist @ 4TE, Portugal.
- Joana Sales Dias (PhD in 2021), currently Research Technician @ iBET - Bayer Satellite Lab, Portugal.
- Teresa Mendes (PhD in 2021).
- Catarina Perdigão (PhD in 2021).
- Ricardo Correira (PhD in 2022), currently Research Associate @ iBET, Portugal.
- Bárbara Dias Fernandes (PhD in 2022), currently Senior Research Associate @ iBET - Bayer Satellite Lab, Portugal.
- Jorge Moura Sampaio (PhD in 2022), currently Bioinformatics Engineer @ Loka, Portugal.
- Rita Mendes (PhD in 2022), currently Biotech Venture Developer @ NLC Health, Netherlands.
- Ana Filipa Louro (PhD in 2022), currently Postdoc Researcher @ iBET, Portugal.
- Francisca Arez (PhD in 2022), currently Research Associate @ iBET, Portugal.
- João Mendes (PhD in 2022), currently Research Associate @ iBET, Portugal.
Last update: 09-12-2022
Auxiliary Investigators and PostDoc Researchers
- Lídia Gonçalves (PostDoc), currently Principal Investigator @ Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Lisbon, Portugal.
- Changhe Zhang (PostDoc), currently Senior Research Scientist @ University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal.
- Adriana Yokomizo (PostDoc), currently Senior Researcher @ Cristália Produtos Químicos e Farmacêuticos, Brazil.
- Maria Barbosa (PostDoc), currently Professor @ Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands.
- Joana Miranda (PostDoc), currently Assistant Professor @ Faculty of Pharmacy - University of Lisbon, Portugal.
- Vicente Bernal (PostDoc), currently Senior Scientist @ Repsol, Spain.
- José Bragança (Auxiliary Investigator), currently Associate Professor and Principal Investigator @ University of Algarve, Portugal.
- Marco Patrone (PostDoc), currently Research Assistant @ DiBIT Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Italy.
- Helena L. A. Vieira (PostDoc), currently Principal Investigator @ UCIBIO, Portugal.
- Gonçalo Real (Auxiliary Investigator), currently Country Manager @ Buggypower, Portugal.
Last update: 09-12-2022
Other members
- Maria do Rosário Clemente (Lab Manager). The ACTU members are saddened by the death of Rosário Clemente.
- Ana Luísa Escapa (Lab Manager).
- Carina Brilha (Lab Manager), currently Finance Department Assistant @ iBET, Portugal.