Today, 28 July 2026, the Champalimaud Foundation and the NOVA University Lisbon signed a five-year strategic partnership agreement focused on scientific research, advanced training and technological innovation, further strengthening collaboration between the two institutions.

The agreement establishes the foundations for joint research and development projects in the areas of health, life sciences and innovation. The aim is to share knowledge, expertise and specialised resources between the two institutions, accelerating the development of new solutions. 

It began with a story. 

The auditorium was dark, except for a spot of light illuminating a corner of the stage where we could see a young woman in a red dress with a book in her hands, sitting in a red armchair beside a little table holding a mug and some books, a reading-lamp, and a stack of books lying on an orange carpet.

The storyteller was Saheli Roy, a PhD student in Neuroscience at the Champalimaud Foundation and one of the co-hosts for the evening. She read the beginning of an Indian story about kingdoms and pretenders to the throne. 

To us, Tonegawa was not only a giant of world science, he was also a cherished friend of the Champalimaud  Foundation.

Present from the Champalimaud Foundation's earliest and most formative years, he helped shape its scientific DNA, contributing to the model that continues to guide us today: science that is ambitious, rigorous and committed to making a real difference to people's lives. 

The Robotic Surgery Room combines advanced technology and specialised clinical expertise to support the treatment of cancer patients with exceptional precision and control.

Equipped with a state-of-the-art robotic surgical system, this space enables highly trained surgeons to perform complex surgeries with enhanced accuracy, helping to optimize tumour removal while preserving healthy tissue whenever possible.

Date and Time

8 September 2026, 14:00 – 18:15

Location

Seminar Room, Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon

About

Over the past two decades, psychedelic research has generated evidence of the therapeutic potential across a range of psychiatric and neurological conditions, bringing new possibilities for treatment and care. As the field continues to advance rapidly, clinical research still needs to overcome current challenges in real-world implementation of psychedelic therapy. 

Offer Description

Seeking a dedicated Cell Culture Research Technician to join our dynamic team to advance medical knowledge and make a positive impact on healthcare.

Main duties will include: 

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can be an extremely incapacitating neuropsychiatric condition. The symptoms of people who suffer from OCD can entail washing their hands or showering over and over again, repeatedly checking whether they switched off the gas in the kitchen or locked their street door. In the most extreme cases, this takes up so much of their time and energy that they become unable to leave their house, to work, to develop meaningful relationships and to interact with other people.

Offer Description

The Champalimaud Foundation (Fundação D. Anna de Sommer Champalimaud e Dr. Carlos Montez Champalimaud), a private, non-profit research institution in Lisbon, Portugal, is looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Surgery, Care, Outcomes, Personalization, and Empowerment (SCOPE) Lab, within the Breast Cancer Research Programme.
 

Published in The Breast, the technical pilot study describes the development and feasibility of an augmented reality-guided system for non-invasive tumour localisation. The work is the result of several years of research led by Tiago Marques, Pedro Gouveia and João Santinha, Group Leaders of the Digital Surgery Lab (DSL) together with several team members such as the PhD student Rafaela Timóteo who helped on the project development as well as data acquisition and analysis.

Host

Carlos Minutti, PhD, Immunoregulation Lab

Venue

Seminar Room