The following research thrust areas have been identified for collaborative Portuguese and MIT faculty and doctoral student research projects:

• Bioprocess and Biomolecular Engineering
• Cell and Tissue Engineering
• Computational Bioengineering, Genomics, Systems and Synthetic Biology
• Biomedical Devices and Technologies: Hybrid Human - Machine Systems
• Biosystems Innovation, Management and Policy

MIT Portugal Students Compete for Innovation Prizes, Give Presentations at Ciência 2008