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ciTechCare marks the Respiratory Care Week with a session on Physical Activity and Pulmonary Rehabilitation in COPD

29 October 2025

As part of Respiratory Care Week, an initiative of the American Association for Respiratory Care, taking place from October 19th to 25th, a Science Swing session happened on October 20th at 3:00 p.m.. This session aimed to share ideas and showcase different PhD projects developed in the field of Physical Activity Promotion and Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). This event featured several PhD students from ciTechCare working in this area — Nádia Hipólito, Sara Pimenta, Sofia Flora, Rita Santos, and Renato Reis — who presented part of the scientific work they have been carried out in recent

ciTechCare scientific mentors strengthen support for the research team

29 October 2025

In order to promote the scientific and professional growth of ciTechCare research team, three new collaborating members will join as scientific mentors. They are qualified to provide support in areas that complement and strengthen Health Sciences research, such as industrial property, health economics, competitive funding, scientific career development, entrepreneurship, and knowledge transfer. We would like to thank researchers Ana Sargento, PhD in Economics, lecturer and former coordinator of the Center for Applied Research in Management and Economics (CARME); Ana Sargento, PhD in Biology, former coordinator of several R&D units at FCT and member of the Executive Board and Advisory Council

SMILIGHT Project is one of the three finalists for the Longevity Innovation Award

20 October 2025

The SMILIGHT project, created by AGILidades and composed of Marlene Rosa, Rafael Pinheiro, Alexandre Cavaleiro, Carolina Reina, Clara Neves, and Susana Lopes, is a finalist for the AgeINfuture – Longevity Innovation Award, in the ‘Prototypes’ category. The project’s application, submitted in July 2025, had the strategic partnership of: SCMPombal, CSPPousos, Primavida (Leiria), Primavida (Amor), ADS Loureira, AMITEI, Centro Social de Carnide, and ciTechCare. The Longevity Innovation Award is an initiative of the AgeINfuture consortium, which stems from the Good Practices in Active and Healthy Ageing Award of the Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDRC, IP), as part of its regional

Seminar on Active Pregnancy brings together specialists in physical activity, women’s health and nutrition

17 October 2025

On September 23, at 9:30 am, the Auditorium of the School of Health Sciences of the Polytechnic of Leiria hosted a scientific session on “Promoting Healthy Lifestyles During Pregnancy”. Several researchers from the Polytechnic of Leiria, Polytechnic of Santarém and Gdansk Sport University and professionals from nutrition, women’s health, and exercise physiology joined to address and discuss key aspects related to the adoption and maintenance of healthy lifestyles throughout pregnancy. The project “ACTIVE PREGNANCY”, which was presented at the beginning of the morning, proposes the implementation of a multicenter intervention aimed at evaluating the effects of different approaches — virtual

ciTechCare hosted a Campus 5 O’Clock Talk on Medical Devices

16 October 2025

On 18th September 2025, ciTechCare hosted a Campus 5 O’Clock Talk, an ciTechCare initiative that aims to foster the dissemination of scientific knowledge and innovation in healthcare. This session was part of the MAP02 project’s dissemination activities.Solange Castanheira, research fellow at ciTechCare in the MAP02 project, led the seminar, presenting an in-depth overview of the medical device certification process. The discussion addressed regulatory frameworks, quality standards, and methodologies essential for translating biomedical innovations into clinically safe and commercially viable solutions.With a focus on devices in pharmaceutical technology and health innovation, the presentation examined regulatory requirements, ethical considerations, and certification procedures,

Sónia Santos participates in the RUN Discovery Student Academy Programme, in Austria

30 September 2025

Doctoral fellow in Biomedical Sciences with a focus on heart failure, Sónia Santos participated in the Offline Week of the RUN Discovery Student Academy, an international mentoring programme coordinated by the Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences (FHV). The programme, which runs from 8 April to 16 December, brought together final-year undergraduate students, master’s students, and early-stage PhD researchers in Dornbirn, Austria, from 15 to 19 September. The RUN Discovery Student Academy is designed to support both academic and personal development through a structured set of online sessions and individual mentoring over a six-month period. This culminates in an intensive on-site