News & Events

The ‘Steadylife’ project, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) application that aims to revolutionise Parkinson's diagnosis, was the big winner of the 13th edition of the NOVA FCT Entrepreneurship Programme.

SteadyLife aims to revolutionise the method of diagnosing Parkinson's Disease, which affects 10 million people worldwide and 18,000 patients in Portugal.

NANOMAT is launching a new initiative: NANOMAT-Talks.
Throughout this seminar series, the CENIMAT|i3N Amphitheater will receive Professors, Professionals from companies, Representatives from local authorities, and alumni from NANOMAT partner institutions that will share their experiences and best practices.
On March 5, at 15h00, the CENIMATi3N amphitheater will host the seminar "The Power of GenAI for Research and Education", presented by Prof. Manuela Aparício, Associate Dean at NOVA IMS.

UNINOVA will host the 2nd INFRACHIP School, exploring the future of Smart Surfaces: Devices & Integration Challenges!

📆25th February, 11:00AM CET, Online
💬 Meet the speakers:
▫️ Luisa Petti, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
▫️Kevin Rodrigues, CeNTI - Centre for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials
▫️Dorina Papanastasiou, UNINOVA
▫️Peter Andersson Ersman, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
▫️Diptiman Dinda, Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (ICN2)
▫️Marta Corvo, UNINOVA

Professor Elvira Fortunato, Professor Rodrigo Martins, and Professor Luis Pereira will be part of the Scientific Committee for MATERIAIS 2025

📢 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻

📅 July 1-3, 2025 | 📍 Lisbon, Portugal

On February 14, CENIMAT|i3N had the honor of welcoming Turkish Ambassador Haldun Koç. The visit began with a meeting between Professor José Júlio Alferes, Director of NOVA FCT, Professor Rodrigo Martins, Coordinator of i3N, and Professor Elvira Fortunato, Vice-Coordinator of i3N.

This year, Professor Maria Helena Godinho was featured on the EUTOPIA platform, recognizing her dedication to research in Soft Matter.
“Being a woman in science means dedicating life to research with passion while balancing family and career. It’s filled with challenges and hard work but brings rewards through collaborations and friendships while breaking barriers, inspiring change, and shaping the future through innovation.” – Maria Helena Godinho.

To celebrate the International Day of Girls and Women in Science, Professor Elvira Fortunato will be present at the event ‘How to Improve the Presence of Girls and Women in STEM in Portugal?’, on the panel ‘Female Leadership in STEM’.

This initiative organised by the STEM Women Congress, in partnership with APDC, will also present the results of a report, produced in 2024, mapping the initiatives underway to promote gender equality in STEM areas.