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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Coordinated by Mara de Sousa Freitas, with expert trainers from the Network for Education on Research Quality (NERQ), this training offered a unique opportunity to explore the ethical foundations of research, address grey areas in everyday practice, and engage with emerging topics such as artificial intelligence, open science, and reproducibility. The opening session featured Peter […]
Portuguese researchers are testing ways to block the influenza A virus before it causes infection, which could pave the way for new antiviral drugs for several viruses against which there are still no vaccines. “If the methodology we are developing works for the influenza virus, it is possible that it will also work for other […]
The structural changes needed to enable responsible research practices, the role of institutions in promoting cultures of integrity, and the ethical challenges posed by Artificial Intelligence will be some of the topics highlighted at the conference “Responsible Science: Building a Culture of Integrity in Research”, organized by the Institute of Bioethics of the Catholic University of […]
