Applications for the Master’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics (MEBB) are open until April 17. This master’s degree combines physics, engineering, and healthcare to find innovative solutions in diagnostics, therapies, and medical devices. The program is aimed at graduates in the areas of Biomedical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Physics, and Read more
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
In the context of the “3BAtwin” project, coordinated by professor Raquel Conceição, the University of Galway (GALWAY) is organising a “Training school on management of technology transfer” for FCiências.ID/CIÊNCIAS-ULISBOA administration staff from 14th to 16th of January 2026. The school will take place at Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica, locally organised by FCiências.ID/CIÊNCIAS-ULISBOA, Read more