Ongoing Projects

2018 - 2021

Innovative nanocomposite for the conservation and consolidation of carbonate stone heritage

Partners:

  • IST
  • IPS

Total Funding: 229.249,50€
Ref. PTDC/ECI-EGC/29006/2017
Description: The NanoCStoneH project aims to develop a new generation of products for the consolidation of PCs in the built heritage, using an integrated and ambitious approach that combines nanotechnology, composites and performance evaluation, adopting a methodology recently validated by the research team.
Members:

  • Susana Gonçalves (coordinator)
  • António Castela

 

2018

Learn&Fly - Learning materials and support tools to foster engagement of students in science subjects and aeronautics-related careers

Partners:

  • INNPULS SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA (Coordinator)
  • INOVAMAIS - SERVIÇOS DE CONSULTADORIA EM INOVACAO TECNOLÓGICA S.A.
  • Quasar Human Capital, Unipessoal Lda
  • Agrupamento de Escolas Sebastião da Gama
  • FUNDACION PARA LA FORMACION TÉCNICA EN MAQUINA HERRAMIENTA
  • Fundacja Wspierania Edukacji przy Stowarzyszeniu

Total Funding: IPS: 48 898.00 €; Global: 284 824.00€
Ref. ERASMUS + (2017-1-PL01-KA201-038795)
KA2 - Cooperation for Innovation and the Exchange Application of Good Practices
KA201 - Strategic and Partnerships for school education
Description: Learn&Fly will address underachievement in the basic skills related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) through the use of innovative and engaging teaching methods related to aerospace. The outputs of the project are a STEM Kit, based on the final goal of building an aircraft with simple materials, a Challenge with the aircrafts built between different countries and a Careers Kit which will complement the above-mentioned materials by providing concrete information about possible education, training and career paths in the field of aeronautics.
Members:

  • Nuno Nunes (local coordinator)
  • Mafalda Guedes
  • Ricardo Cláudio

 

Todos a Jogo (Sports for All Program of the Portuguese Institute of Sport and Youth)

Total Funding: 6.500 €
Members: Mário Espada

Gabinete de Formação, Empreendedorismo e Inovação no Desporto (Sports for All Program of the Portuguese Institute of Sport and Youth)

Total Funding: 3.500 €
Members: Mário Espada

 

2017

Additive Manufacturing of Zirconia Dental Prostheses and Nanostructured Alumina / Zirconia Composites

Partners:

  • Hitech
  • Egas Moniz
  • CTCV

Total Funding: 149.900 €
Ref. Lisboa-01-0145-FEDER-023940
Description: The activity of the members of the center consists of the characterization of the materials obtained by additive manufacturing in microstructural terms, of mechanical resistance and wear.
Members:

  • Célio Pina (Coordinator)
  • Mafalda Guedes
  • Ricardo Baptista
  • Ricardo Cláudio

 

2015

Vela+ (Portuguese Institute of Sport and Youth)

Total Funding: 20.000 € / year
Members: Mário Espada
2015 - 2016, extended to 2018

New Cathodes and Electrolytes for Chromates Elimination on the Industrial Production of Chlorates

Partners:

  • IST
  • IPS

Total Funding: 51.500,00€
Ref. Prestação de Serviço nº 4511996263 com Solvay
Description: This proposal has the main goal to reduce or eliminate the chromates present in the standard electrolyte used for industrial production of chlorates, thus diminishing drastically the environmental impact of this industry.
Members:

  • António Castela (coordinator)
  • Raquel Duarte

 

Without Funding

3D printing-based technology using mesenchymal stem cells for personalized psoriasis therapy

Partners:  

  • iMed.
  • ULisboa
  • 2018 Young Investigator’s Projects for Collaborative Cross-disciplinary Studies

Description: The main goal of the project is to develop a personalized topical therapy using sustainable starch-based bioinks through 3D bioprinting technology to apply active mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)/secretome, in order to improve clinical outcomes and quality of life of individuals with chronic inflammatory diseases such as psoriasis, using both in vitro and in vivo studies.
Members: Catarina Santos

AntiBiofilm features of Glycolipid-functionalized Silicone Catheters towards Healthcare-associated infections prevention

Description: AntiBuGSCath seeks the development of a novel biomaterial with antimicrobial/antifouling glycolipids (GLs) intended for silicone catheter tubes and effective against biofilm. New silicone elastomers surfaces functionalized with GLs will be obtained from different approaches (including the linkage to brushes to obtain a synergic effect) with the intention of attaining a final stable combination.
Members: Catarina Santos