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MIT Portugal: Fostering Science and Technology based University-Industry Relationships

On July 6^th, São Jorge Cinema in Lisbon was the setting for “This is America”, an event organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Portugal that included a session entitled "MIT Portugal: Fostering Science and Technology based University -Industry Relationships."  The session was conducted by the National Director of the MIT Portugal Program, Professor Paulo Ferrão, who along with Robin Lemp (Assistant Director of MIT Portugal Program at MIT) and Graça Didier (American Chamber of Commerce in Portugal) greeted the attendants. An impressive and diverse group of speakers, both from academia and the business world, were present at the event, whose purpose was to explain how the partnerships created between Portuguese universities, industry, and MIT, within the context of the MIT Portugal Program, are creating value to the Portuguese economy.

Daniel Machado is a third-year PhD Student at Minho University under the MIT Portugal Program, in the field of Bioengineering Systems. His work is focused on systems biology and the objective is to develop mathematical and computational models that simulate the internal mechanisms of a cell to predict its behavior under different conditions. Daniel won recently the "Best Poster Award" in the 5th Annual Workshop on the Business-Government Interface: Systems and Synthetic Biology.

Researcher Daniel Machado from the Centre of Biological Engineering at Minho University won the "Best Poster Award" in the 5th Annual Workshop on the Business-Government Interface: Systems and Synthetic Biology. Daniel Machado is a PhD student at Minho University under the MIT Portugal Program in the field of Bioengineering Systems.

His work is focused on systems biology and the objective is to develop mathematical and computational models that simulate the internal mechanisms of a cell to predict its behavior under different conditions.

Daniel Machado refers that the knowledge obtained with these models is fundamental for several biotechnology applications that use microorganisms, namely in factories that produce compounds used in the citizens daily life.

His work “Exploring the gap between dynamic and constraint-based models of metabolism” counted with the collaboration of researchers Rafael Costa, Isabel Rocha and Eugénio Ferreira, all from the Centre of Biological Engineering at Minho University and Bruce Tidor from MIT.

Related items:

http://biopseg.ceb.uminho.pt/News/WSSB2011.html

http://www.cienciahoje.pt/index.php?oid=49878&op=all

Ramos Catarino launches its 2011-2012 innovation award, “Prémio Ramos Catarino Inovação”

Ramos Catarino Innovation award is launched every two years and intends to foster research based entrepreneurial initiatives developed in Portugal, focused on the construction and engineering sectors. This award is targeted for distinguishing value creation propositions based on the construction and engineering sectors and the 2011-2012 edition, has as main topic, “Energy Independence of Buildings”.

The winning team of the Ramos Catarino 2011-2012 Innovation award edition will receive a prize of € 10.000. The deadline for sending applications ends at 13:00h, of the 31st of October, 2011.

Please see more information at,

http://www.premioramoscatarinoinovacao.com/