🌟 7th Webinar in the #MPS_NOVA Virtual Seminar Series! 🎙️ Speakers: Krzysztof Wrzesinski, CelVivo ApS Carina Valente, @itqbnova.bsky.social 📅 February 5th, 2026, 2 PM (WET) 💻 Zoom 👉 forms.gle/XSSShSMHLZ9q... 📅 Register until February 1st, 2026 (5 pm) See you there! 🚀

News from #MPS_NOVA! 🎉 Daniel Pereira, Isabella Ramella Gal e Mariana Pereira from @itqbnova.bsky.social, iBET and NOVA Medical School have been awarded a Staff Exchange at @humantechnopole.bsky.social as part of our Twinning project! 👏 Join us in congratulating them in the comments!

🎉 Concluding the 2nd Edition of Training Workshop 1 “NEW IN VITRO MODELS: Alternatives to Animal Models in Research”, dedicated to exploring innovative in vitro systems as powerful alternatives to traditional animal models.

🚀 Just completed: MPS_NOVA Staff Exchange at MDC, Berlin From 3–11 November, the MPS_NOVA Twinning project held its SE3 - Methods to Characterize Stem Cells and Organoids hosted by our partner Max Delbrück Center and expertly organized and facilitated by Agnieszka Rybak-Wolf and Stefan Kempa.

🌟 Join Us for the 6th Webinar in the MPS_NOVA Virtual Seminar Series this December! 🌟 - Gut-on-Chip for anaerobic microbiota–host communication studies - Reconstructed skin models for pigmentation and cutaneous melanoma research 📅 December 4th, 2025, 2 PM (WET) 👉 Register here: lnkd.in/dkKrmtBb

🚀 New Video Release! We are proud to share an interview with Sarela García Santamarina, Coordinator of MPS_NOVA Twinning project led by ITQB NOVA in collaboration with NOVA Medical School, dedicated to strengthening MicroPhysiological Systems research capacity in Portugal. youtu.be/82OqOWmID3s

🌍 Strengthening collaboration and communication at hashtag#MPS_NOVA! We closed this vibrant month of October with a Staff Exchange and institutional alignment mission at Human Technopole in Milan, one of our key partners in the MPS_NOVA EU Twinning project.

On October 16–17, we gathered at NOVA Medical School - Faculdade de Ciências Médicas in Lisbon for our Interim Meeting — two days of scientific exchange, networking, and forward-looking discussions. A perfect moment to take stock, celebrate progress, and plan the challenges ahead.

On October 16–17, we gathered at NOVA Medical School - Faculdade de Ciências Médicas in Lisbon for our Interim Meeting - two days of scientific exchange, networking, and forward-looking discussions. A perfect moment to take stock, celebrate progress, and plan the challenges ahead.

🔬 October was an intense and inspiring month for MPS_NOVA! We were thrilled to host the 2nd edition of our training workshop on Advanced Organ-on-Chip & Advanced Microscopy, bringing together researchers and students to strengthen technical skills and exchange knowledge across disciplines.

We are thrilled to highlight the participation of Inês Fonseca from NOVA Medical School - Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, who presented a flash talk on her poster titled: “Uncovering the effect of ultraviolet radiation on melanin processing in keratinocytes.”

We are delighted to announce that Ana Rita Garcia from NIMSB_NOVA and Catarina Baptista from NOVA Medical School have been awarded a Staff Exchange opportunity, "Organoids Characterization” at Fondazione Human Technopole as part of the MPS_NOVA Twinning project!

Last Friday, the MPS_NOVA Twinning project proudly joined the European Researchers’ Night at Marina de Oeiras, an inspiring event that brought science closer to society. 🌍🔬

This month, Joana Cavadas, PhD student at ITQB NOVA, had the exciting opportunity to attend the EMBO | EMBL Symposium: The Human Microbiome. Joana presented her poster titled: “An intestine-on-chip model to study the role of gut microbiota in host metal homeostasis” 🧬✨

Last month, Ana Botelho, PhD student at ITQB NOVA, participated in the Gordon Research Conference on Staphylococcal Diseases. She presented a poster entitled ‘Divergent host interaction profiles of the two major S. epidermidis lineages during skin colonization’.

On 22-24 July, #MPS_NOVA held the Training Workshop Pluripotent Stem Cell Basics, hosted by our partner #HumanTechnopole. The event brought together researchers and students for three intensive days of theoretical and hands-on training on the cultivation and preservation of hPSCs.

The MPS_NOVA EU Twinning project is pleased to announce the successful completion of our first Staff Exchange “Reprogramming Somatic Cells into Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (hiPSCs)” — hosted by Giovanni Faga group at Human Technopole.

🌟Join Us for the 4th Webinar of the #MPS_NOVA On July 10th will feature two distinguished speakers at the forefront of advanced therapeutic development using organoids. 👉 Registration here: lnkd.in/dMKs5-Ku 📅 Registration Deadline: July 8th, 2025 (5 pm, WET)

📍 Collaboration in Action at ITQB NOVA On May 26th, the MPS_NOVA EU Twinning project had the pleasure of welcoming colleagues from the Innovation and Funding Offices of the Max Delbrück Center, Dr. Nevine Shalaby and Dr. Seda Çöl Arslan, for a highly productive meeting.

On May 26th we hosted the #MPS_NOVA training workshop on "Strategy in R&I Management", with facilitators from our partner institution, the Max Delbrück Center.

🔬✨ MPS_NOVA at the @Oeiras Valley Science Festival! ✨ On May 23, the MPS_NOVA Twinning Project joined the ITQB NOVA stand at the Oeiras Valley Science Festival in Taguspark — a true “laboratory-outside-the-laboratory” experience!

On the 16th and 17th of June, #MPS_NOVA held its fifth training workshop — “Stem Cells, Organoids, and Methods to Characterize Them” — hosted by our partners at Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine.

🎉 We are delighted to announce that Maria Beatriz Felgueiras and Quélia Ribeiro from NOVA Medical School have been awarded a Staff Exchange on Methods to Characterize Stem Cells and Organoids at Max Delbrück Center as part of the MPS_NOVA Twinning project!

🎥 Dynamic42 GmbH interviewed Sarela García Santamarina, #MPS_NOVA Coordinator, during the recent MPS World Summit 2025. Watch the video to hear her insights on the goals and achievements of the MPS_NOVA Twinning Project.

Part 5 of our #MPS2025 series highlights Inês Silva, a PhD student at NOVA Institute, Portugal. She developed a microphysiological method to study dopaminergic injury and inflammation in Parkinson’s disease. --> zurl.co/Ow9gg

Part 6 of our #MPS2025 series: Meet Daniela Marques, PhD student at @NIMSB_NOVA, Portugal. She develops a microglia crosstalk MPS model of the blood-brain barrier to explore polyphenol metabolites' potential --> zurl.co/Ad5dv

Part 7 of our #MPS2025 interview series highlights Adrian Feile, a PhD student at University Hospital Jena. He explores how DPO-dependent quorum sensing affects Vibrio cholerae biofilm behavior in a 3D intestine-on-chip model --> zurl.co/WJraJ

🎥 A new MPS_NOVA Virtual Seminar is now on YouTube! 🎙️ Raquel Portela (ITQB NOVA) 📢 Modelling Bacterial Pneumonia Infection Dynamics in Lung-on-chip: A Comparative Study of Legionella pneumophila and Staphylococcus aureus. #ITQB #MPS_NOVA #Research #Innovation

🎉 We’re proud to see our hashtag#MPS_NOVA Twinning Conference Attendance Fellowship supporting young researchers at top international events! Luana Macedo presented her work on extracellular vesicles in inter-organ communication at the ISEV 2025 Annual Meeting in Vienna. #ISEV2025 #NMS #Innovation

🎉 Introducing the NMS MPS_NOVA Labmeeting Series! On April 4th, 2025, we proudly launched the first session of the NMS MPS_NOVA Exploratory Research Projects Labmeetings . #MPS_NOVA #ExploratoryResearch #OrganOnChip #RetinalOrganoids #DiabeticRetinopathy #ParkinsonsDisease #NMS #BiomedicalResearch

🎉 Exciting Launch: ITQB NOVA MPS_NOVA Labmeeting Series! On March 17th, we kicked off the ITQB NOVA MPS_NOVA Twinning Exploratory Research Projects Labmeetings, a new initiative spotlighting the innovative early-stage research emerging from our vibrant community. #MPS_NOVA #Twinning

🌐The MPS_NOVA website is live!🌐 This will be the go-to place to recap all key information about the project, past and upcoming events, and future opportunities. #TrainingWorkshop #StaffExchange #VirtualSeminarSeries #MentoringProgram lnkd.in/dfUC9SY5

On April 2nd, Pedro Pedrosa, Head of Innovation at ITQB NOVA, visited the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in Berlin as part of the MPS_NOVA EU Twinning project. The visit focused on learning from MDC’s Innovation Office to enhance innovation at UNL. #Innovation #KnowledgeExchange

🎥 A new MPS_NOVA Virtual Seminar is now on YouTube! 🎙 Catarina Brito | Innate Immunocompetent Human 3D Cell Cultures for Preclinical Assessment of Advanced Therapeutics 🎙 Martin Raasch | How to Get Started with Organ-on-Chip lnkd.in/dyBavNwN

💡 Can we reproduce human physiology in a space as small as a chip? 🧐🔬 This was the big question at our #MPS_NOVA stand during the #ITQBNOVA Open Day. There will be more events soon! 👋 #MissionScience #OrganOnChip #OpenDay #ScienceForAll

🎥 MPS_NOVA is now on YouTube! To start, we are sharing our first webinar of the Virtual Seminar Series, presented last December by Vania Silverio: 🔬 Microfluidics and the Future of Organ-on-Chip: Driving Innovation Through Standardization lnkd.in/de74G4MD

#MPS_NOVA Awards Funding to 20 Exploratory Research Projects! On 27th February, the MPS_NOVA Research Exploratory Project meeting took place at NOVA Medical School, featuring an inspiring pitch session where each project proposal was presented. Congratulations to all the researchers involved!

🌟 Exploring Organ-on-Chip in Respiratory Viral Infections 🌟 Are you interested in cutting-edge approaches to studying respiratory viral infections? 🦠🔬 Don’t miss this insightful review, where our MPS_NOVA member Alexander Mosig contributes as a co-author! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10....

🚀 Exciting Job Opportunity at NOVA Medical School! Are you passionate about cell culture, organoids, organ-on-a-chip, and stem cell research? Do you have hands-on experience working in BSL2 environments and advanced microphysiological systems? 📌More information: lnkd.in/dmj7UVjM

📢 #MPS_NOVA Training Workshop on Strategy in R&I Management is now open for application!📢 🗓 Date: May 16, 2025 📍 Location: ITQB NOVA, Oeiras 👥 Vacancies: 25 📌 Deadline for application: April 16, 2025 lnkd.in/dvmNwhC9 Trainers: Seda Çöl Arslan and Nevine Shalaby (MDC)

🎉 Exciting News from #MPS_NOVA ! 🎉 We are thrilled to announce that Carlos Vital and Rita Pais from NOVA Medical School have been awarded a Staff Exchange opportunity at Human Technopole as part of the MPS_NOVA EU Twinning project! 🏆✨ 👏 Join us in congratulating Carlos and Rita in the comments!

🎉 ITQB & #MPS_NOVA Mentoring Program – Strategies for Mentees Workshop 🎉 Today, our mentees gathered at ITQB NOVA for an interactive workshop led by Raquel Oliveira, focusing on the power of mentoring, effective engagement strategies, and self-monitoring. #MentoringProgram #EUTwinning

ITQB NOVA & MPS_NOVA Mentoring Program Launches! The ITQB NOVA Mentoring Program, supported by the #MPS_NOVA Twinning project, is now underway! This edition connects 18 Mentees with experienced Mentors from research, academia, industry, and scientific publishing across Europe. #Mentoring #EuTwinning

Join NOVA Medical School and MPS_NOVA EU Twinning Project Seminar 🗓️ February 19, 2025 ⏰ 12:00 PM 📍 NOVA Medical School 🎤 Advancing Biomedical Research with Microfluidic Biosensors and Cell-Chip Technologies (João Pedro Conde, INESC) #MPSNOVA #BiomedicalResearch

📣 @mpsnova.bsky.social Virtual Seminar: Feb 6, 2025, 2 PM UCT 🔬 Featuring: - Dr. Catarina Brito: 3D cell cultures - Our CEO Dr. Martin Raasch: Organ-on-Chip intro Register by Feb 4, 5 PM UTC: shorturl.at/PX97q

🌟 Join Us for the 2nd Webinar in the #MPS_NOVA Virtual Seminar Series! 🌟 👉 Read the abstracts and register here: lnkd.in/dCMzrE_c 📅 Registration Deadline: February 4th (5 pm, WET) We can’t wait to see you there! #MPS_NOVA #OrganOnChip #3DCellCultures #EUTwinning

🎉Great news! The abstract submission deadline for the 2025 MPS World Summit has been extended to January 31, 2025! lnkd.in/ghgDKMus 💡 MPS_NOVA members can provide support! For more info send an email to [email protected]. Submit your abstracts now! 🌍✨ #MPSWorldSummit2025 #MPSNOVA

🎄✨ Season’s Greetings from MPS_NOVA! ✨🎄 As 2024 comes to a close, the MPS_NOVA team sends our warmest wishes to all our partners, collaborators, and supporters. A heartfelt thank you to everyone supporting this journey. Wishing you all a warm and joyful holiday season. Happy Holidays from MPS_NOVA

Last wednesday we had the ITQB NOVA Mentoring Program informative session. The 2025 edition have the support of the MPS_NOVA EU Twinning Project. Sign up as a Mentee : lnkd.in/dH7iUKsY Sign up as a Mentor: lnkd.in/dYaPi62n Deadline: January 12th, 2025 🌟 Join us! #Mentoring #MPS_NOVA

🚀 Apply to the 1st MPS_NOVA Staff Exchange at Human Technopole! 🌟 Reprogramming Somatic Cells into Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells 📄Submit your application: [email protected]. Detailed call information: lnkd.in/deDN6vSz #EUTwinning #StemCells #MicrophysiologicalSystems #reprogramming