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Global Pharma 2026: Executive Course Brings Together Leaders of the Pharmaceutical Industry in Portugal

Between March and May 2026, the Católica Medical School and Hospital da Luz Lisboa will host the fourth edition of the Global Pharma Executive Course, a flagship training program aimed at leaders in the pharmaceutical industry. According to João Santos Pereira, Executive Director of the Católica Medical School, “For the Católica Medical School, it is […]

Duas de Prosa (Podcast) | How to get back into a sleep routine after vacation

Yesterday, January 7th, our Executive Director, Ana Rita Constante, took part in the podcast “Duas de Prosa” on Antena 1, with journalist Filomena Crespo, to talk about the role of sleep in child development, as well as the importance of routines after the recent festive period. 👉 Listen to the Podcast at: https://www.rtp.pt/play/p15730/e900743/duas-de-prosa-podcast

Public Habilitation Exams in Vascular Biology: Congratulations, Professor Cláudio Franco!

Professor Cláudio Areias Franco, Católica Biomedical Research Centre researcher and faculty member at the Católica Medical School, successfully completed the Public Habilitation Exams in the field of Vascular Biology. He was approved unanimously by all members of the examination committee. Cláudio Franco graduated in Biochemistry from the University of Porto and holds a PhD in Protein […]

Forward!25 Fall Edition Demo Day

Last Saturday, the Forward! teams took the stage at Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics to pitch the result of weeks of hard work, customer discovery, prototyping, and interation. The quality of the pitches, the progress made, and the maturity of the thinking showed exactly why programs like Forward! matter: execution beats ideas, every single time. […]

Photographing a mole and detecting skin cancer? Platform “made in Portugal” speeds up diagnosis

With a 90% confidence rate, reducing doubts among family doctors and delays in diagnosis are the main objectives of the “Dermamatica” technology, which may be implemented in Portugal. When a patient suspects that a skin lesion may be skin cancer , they are usually evaluated by a family doctor, who can rule out a high-risk case. To reduce […]

Católica Medical School launches new advanced course in Sleep Pediatric Medicine

Católica Medical School will launch the first edition of a pioneering program in Portugal dedicated to the study and clinical practice of sleep in childhood. The international course starts on January 16th, in a blended learning format, and will be taught in English. 👉 Read more about: https://medjournal.pt/2025/12/15/faculdade-de-medicina-da-catolica-lanca-novo-curso-avancado-em-medicina-do-sono-pediatrico/

Student at Católica Medical School and Executive Director of CAC-CL participate in the Digital Health Summit 2025

Sam Izadloo, a student at Católica Medical School, participated in the Call for Projects in the Student category with his project Dermamatica, supervised by CAC-CL Executive Director Ana Rita Constante, which also participated as a speaker at this conference. The Digital Health Summit 2025 took place on December 10th and December 11 at the University […]

CMS announces program in “Statistics and Data Science in Medicine” in partnership with the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon

The Católica Medical School (CMS) is partnering with the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (FCUL) to offer the course “Statistics and Data Science in Medicine”, a program designed for healthcare professionals and researchers who wish to strengthen their skills in data analysis applied to medicine. The course, promoted by comCiências – FCUL, is […]

Católica seeks students to represent the University at European level

Applications are now open for a representative on the Transform4Europe (T4EU) Student Council. The selected candidate will represent students from the Universidade Católica Portuguesa on this T4EU body, which is responsible for promoting the interests, needs and opinions of Alliance students. The Student Council is comprised of students from all T4EU member universities, and it aims to […]