The agreement establishes a long-term framework for collaboration between the two institutions, creating a model that brings university research closer to one of the country’s most advanced scientific infrastructures while fostering the development of new joint initiatives in biomedicine and interdisciplinary research.

Title to be announced

Leopoldo Petreanu, Cortical Circuits
 

"From Clinical Questions to Research Answers: The Immune Microenvironment of Multiple Myeloma and New Immunotherapy Opportunities"

Cristina João, Myeloma Lymphoma Research Group
 

Moderation

Henrique Veiga-Fernandes, Immunophysiology

Host

Durval Costa, MD, PhD, Radiopharmacology Lab

Venue

Seminar Room

Led by the Francis Crick Institute in the UK, the team brings together clinicians, scientists and patient advocates, with researchers spanning eight institutions across four countries. The award is funded jointly by Cancer Research UK and the National Cancer Institute in the US, two of the world’s largest cancer research funders, through the global Cancer Grand Challenges initiative. It marks the first time this prestigious international award has been granted to a Portuguese institution.

The Champalimaud Foundation (CF) and Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) have established a five-year strategic partnership to create a Neurorobotics Laboratory within the CF Neurotechnology Warehouse. Signed on 18 February, the agreement brings together two of Portugal’s leading research institutions with the goal of advancing the understanding of intelligence - both biological and artificial - at the convergence of brain science, robotics and artificial intelligence.

Host

Klaas Vangisbergen, PhD, Tissue Immunity Lab

Venue

Seminar Room

Healthcare is entering a decisive decade.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a promise on the horizon – it is already transforming diagnostics, treatment, research, education and health systems worldwide. The real challenge we now face is not whether AI will change healthcare, but how we design that transformation responsibly, sustainably and at scale.