✨We would like to take this opportunity to wish our collaborators and researchers a Merry Xmas and a Happy new year! 🎄May 2025 bring even more achievements and success 💫 Sharing some great moments of our Xmas dinner 🎅 special thanks to Rosário, Julian and Maia 🫶

It was a great pleasure to receive the visit of Ms. @LisaBandari , UK Ambassador to Portugal, together with Prof. Paulo Jorge Ferreira @ReitorUAveiro , Rector of @UnivAveiro and share some of our scientific and translational activities done at @COMPASS_RG @ciceco_ua.

Double the awards, double the pride!🏆 💥 Two of our team members who were recognized during the @JCiceco 2024 conference, held on October 10th 😍 Young Researcher Award for @rita_s_almeida and Honorable mention for Bruno Ladeira 🧑‍🔬 🎉🎉 Congratulations!!

We have a new PhD in our group 🙌🏽 We are very pleased to congratulate @EJCastanheira on this remarkable achievement!! 👨🏽‍🎓 A big thanks also to his supervisors @jmm_rodrigues and @joaofmano for their continuous support and guidance throughout this #cryogelation journey ❄️

Hope you had the chance to connect with Maria and Elisa during the 8th China-Europe Symposium ✨@ESBiomaterials #CSBM 👏🏽Congratulations on your contributions on placenta-derived materials and self-standing perfusable structures!!

Our research group is represented by João Maia @EORS_Society 2024! 🤓 Hope you had the change to listen to his presentation. If not, you still have the time to reach out! 🦾 👏🏽 Well Done João

Thrilled to share our latest research in @NatureMaterials 🎉 A groundbreaking technology using functionalized human cells to create a new class of living materials. 🧬🔬 Read more: doi.org/10.1038/s41563-024-0… @NaturePortfolio @ciceco_ua @UnivAveiro #LivingMaterials #MaterialsScience

Our group members @AnaRitaPinho2, Beatriz Moura and @m_monteiro_97 attended the Biointerfaces International Conference 2024 in Switzerland 🇨🇭 It was an inspiring event with 150 participants from 19 countries 🌍 We’re already looking forward to the next edition!! ✨🙌

Last week, we held our annual 'Out of the Box' meeting, which featured an enthusiastic brainstorming session brimming with excellent ideas 💡 We also enjoyed some sporty group activities, including canoeing 🚣‍♀️, stand-up paddleboarding 🏄‍♂️, and beach volleyball 🏐

We are in Switzerland 🇨🇭 for the #Bioinspired #Materials @GordonConf 🤩 Already amazed by the great #scientific discussions during these days and eager for more 🤓 Come & reach out to us!