The paper “Development and Characterization of Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L. Extract-Loaded Phytosomes for Enhanced Delivery of Antioxidant Compounds” was recently published in the journal Life. M. crystallinum (also called ice plant) is an edible halophytic succulent plant rich in phenolic compounds with potential applications that may be useful in the pharmaceutical industry. However, it Read more
From April 19 to 22, 2026, IBEB and FCUL will host a scientific event of excellence: the ESTRO course “Quantitative Methods in Radiation Oncology – Evidence Based Radiation Oncology in the 2020’s”.The initiative results from a partnership between ESTRO, the Portuguese Association of Medical Physics (ApFisMed), IBEB and the Physics Read more
Ana Margarida Mota, researcher at IBEB and Assistant Professor at FCUL, has secured advanced computing resources as principal investigator for the project “Experimental Evaluation of GPU-Based Deep Learning Workflows for Mammography and Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Analysis”, selected under the Advanced Computing Projects (6th edition – A0, Round B) Call by Read more
The paper “Targeting Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: A Special Focus on Phototherapy and Nanomaterials” was recently published in the journal Molecules. This work was developed by a PhD student under the supervision of IBEB full member João Coelho, in collaboration with Prof. Catarina Reis and Dr. Manuela Gaspar from the Faculty of Read more
In December 2025, the Soroptimist Club in Lisbon selected Raquel Conceição for the Award Dr. Maria de Lourdes Bettencourt – Edition 2025, for her scientific contribution to women’s healthcare, namely in the area of microwave imaging for breast cancer screening. The award was given on the 16th of December 2025 Read more
Ana Margarida Mota, Professor at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon and researcher at the Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering (IBEB), has been awarded the Diagnostics Travel Award 2026, granted by the scientific journal Diagnostics (MDPI). The award supports her participation in the 18th International Workshop Read more
PhD student João Mendes, and full members of IBEB Prof. Ana M. Mota and Prof. Nuno Matela have published new research on using AI to differentiate breast lesions with very similar radiological appearance. A key highlight of this work is the implementation of Explainable AI (XAI), ensuring transparency and providing Read more
Researcher Daniela Godinho has had her project “Multimodal Deep Learning Approaches for Predicting Treatment Response in Breast Cancer”, in collaboration with Inês Prata Machado from the University of Cambridge, approved under the 6th Advanced Computing Projects Call – A0 (Lot A). This project will grant access to advanced computational infrastructure Read more
On November 26th, PhD student Henrique Lopes took part in the 9th Annual RedeSaúde Conference in Lisbon, dedicated to the theme “People and Planet: How the Environment Shapes Human Health.” He presented his research “Microwave Imaging for Breast Cancer Screening and Axillary Lymph Node Detection” during the poster session and Read more
On November 11th, IMAGI Health, an innovative project based on IBEB, won the “Pitch Competition” in the “Student” category of the UniVerse – Entrepreneurial Academy event. Developed by PhD students Mariana de Oliveira and Leonor Pires, and alumni Inês Castro de Lima and Raquel Rebordão, IMAGI Health is a groundbreaking Read more