Science and Technology Week aims to bring the public closer to our scientists, to the work they do, and to the impact that work has on advancing knowledge and improving society’s well-being — and Católica Biomedical Research Centre (CBR) is proud to join this effort! This week includes the National (Portuguese) Day of Scientific Culture, celebrated […]
At this conference, the Católica Medical School was represented by Débora Oliveira (Mobility, Cooperation and International Relations), who joined the Portuguese delegation at the invitation of the Embassy of Canada in Portugal. This prestigious international event marked the first joint participation of national Higher Education institutions and the Erasmus+ National Agency. Under the theme “The […]
Católica Biomedical Research Centre (CBR) at the 2025 National Citizen Science Meeting: renewed inspiration for the Lit Up Program On November 13th and November 14th, the CBR team took part in the National Citizen Science Meeting (ENCC 2025), held in Oeiras under the theme “Communities, Equity, Social Justice”. The event, organized by the Portuguese Citizen Science […]
On World Diabetes Day, Professor Daniel Macedo, from the Católica Medical School, took part in a segment on RTP where he discussed a recent study published in the journal Diabetologia. The research presents an innovative technique that may accelerate wound healing in people with diabetes, one of the most frequent and difficult complications to treat. In […]
This is a opinion article written by Professor Carla Gouveia, Invited Teaching Assistant of Católica Medical School in Revista Visão. The greatest difficulty is usually not quitting, but maintaining abstinence. Just one cigarette “for fun” is enough for the brain to reactivate the same pleasure circuits—and the addiction quickly returns. Therefore, medical monitoring and ongoing […]
In this article, José Diogo Ferreira Martins, Invited Assistant Professor at Católica Medical School shares his experience from the meeting that took place in Rome. He highlighted the “great interest and global participation” in the international congress “AI and Medicine: The Challenge of Human Dignity,” organized by the Pontifical Academy for Life (APV), which concluded […]
Dermamatica, an emerging health-tech platform created to improve and accelerate early detection of skin cancer, was presented this week at Web Summit by its founder, Sam Izadloo – a student from Católica Medical School whose work has been rapidly attracting the attention of clinicians, investors, and technology leaders worldwide. Developed to support primary care doctors at […]
Between 2022 and 2025, the number of former students from the Universidade Católica Portuguesa who create start-ups each year has more than tripled, rising from 231 alumni in 2022 to 807 this year. The data comes from Startup Portugal, which four years ago began to present the annual Portugal’s Entrepreneurial Universities Ranking, an analysis of […]
A delegation from Universidade Católica travelled to Saudi Arabia to visit and establish contacts with various universities and meet with members of government and research bodies. Comprising the President – Isabel Capeloa Gil, the Vice-Rector – Nelson Ribeiro, the Director of the Faculty of Biotechnology – Paula de Castro, the Vice-Director of the Católica Medical School […]
On Wednesday, November 19th, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM, the first Clinical Session at Hospital da Luz featuring medical students will take place – an important milestone in the collaboration between the Hospital and the Católica Medical School. This session will focus on the clinical rotation in General and Family Medicine within the Católica […]
