Throwback to an inspiring visit to the University of Macau one year ago, warmly hosted by Ruibing Wang, strengthening the collab with @i3suporto.bsky.social (bit.ly/4b6utap). Great opportunity to share our research, and enjoy Macau w/ colleagues Catarina L. Pereira and Sofia Costaπ€
We had the pleasure of meeting Kostas Kostarelos this morning at @i3suporto.bsky.social. Great discussion about the latest advances in locoregional therapies for glioblastoma, and current challenges of the π§ BRAINies research lineπ§ in the NTDD group(@brunocsarmento.bsky.social). Thanks for the visit!
Today at IPO-Porto Research Center to present our data on novel therapeutic (nano-)strategies for brain cancer π§ Very grateful to Prof. Carmen JerΓ³nimo for the kind invitation. No better way to celebrate this yearβs International Day of Women and Girls in Science π©π½βπ¬ @i3suporto.bsky.social
Thrilled to share our new DDTR Editorial rdcu.be/e1vp2. J.A.Blanco and I reflect on RNA delivery milestones/challenges, with views from leaders M.Mitchell, D.Peer, Y.Perrie, D.Siegwart & @mariaj-alonso.bsky.social. Grateful to EiC @mariaj-alonso.bsky.social for the opportunity.
Last week at the SPLC-CRS "XVI Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery", Albacete. Honored to present my work, co-chair a session, attend great talks, and receive the SPLC-CRS Representative award to represent our Local Chapter at #CRS2026! See you in Lisbonπ
Weβre proud to actively participate in the XVI SPLC-CRS Conference SPLC-CRS (Spanish Portuguese Local Chapter)! Sharing another round of recent, cutting-edge research results with a strong @i3suporto.bsky.social team representing us in #Albacete. #SPLC2026
Honored to join the Early Career Advisory Board of
WIREs Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology. Looking forward to supporting interdisciplinary nanotech research. Grateful to Fabiana Quaglia for the invitation.
π bit.ly/3KMyBSl
#WIREs #Nanomedicine #Nanobiotech
Congratulations to CecΓlia Ferreira on brilliantly defending her MSc in Biochemistry (FCUP-Univ. of Porto) with the top grade - 20/20πThanks to VΓtor Gaspar for the insightful discussion of her work, and to @brunocsarmento.bsky.social, co-supervisor and group leader, for continuous support.
Out now in Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews:
π§ Our new review highlights in vitro models, from basic to advanced, that replicate the interplay between glioblastoma and the blood-brain barrier. These tools can support more efficient preclinical research.
πLink: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This week we said goodbye to Marina Velogianni, MSc from Univ of Ioannina, our 4-month Erasmus+ traineeπ thanks for supporting our work at @brunocsarmento.bsky.social group in the co-development of new human-relevant glioblastoma models π§ great work - doors always open! ππ» @i3suporto.bsky.social
2nd round of good news! Proud to see this 1Mβ¬ @caixaresearch.bsky.social project funded and excited about the momentum it brings to our journey toward developing new anti-glioblastoma treatmentsπ§ Ready to embark on this journey w/ @uniofnottingham.bsky.social @uminho.bsky.social #laCaixaFoundation
This project started taking shape at the end of my PhD in 2023 and reflects our ambition at @i3suporto.bsky.social to develop advanced smart implants for brain cancer treatment π§
π ππ ππ«ππ§π πππ² ππ Thrilled to launch my first "relatively large-scale" project as PI. These are the major Portuguese research grants (250Kβ¬, www.fct.pt/en/), and will support my 6y contract also awarded by FCT last year. Grateful to my mentor @brunocsarmento.bsky.social, students & collabs!
#i3S researcher Bruno Sarmento leads the institute's participation in MEDiCS, a project aiming to develop a new clinical agent to fight #cancer that has just been awarded 2.5Mβ¬, of which 335Kβ¬ are headed to i3S.
#i3Sinnovation #i3Sresearch #EUfunding #cancerresearch
π bit.ly/42QBwje
Honored to interview Daniel Siegwart, world-class scientist whose work has helped shape the field of RNA delivery. Inspiring and insightful conversation, someone who was incredibly easy to talk to.
Grateful to DDTR (EIC @mariaj-alonso.bsky.social) & CRS YSC for this opportunity!
Delighted to see our work ranked within the top 10% of most-viewed papers published in 2023 π lnkd.in/dUxiKPNT
Thank you to all team members: Marco AraΓΊjo, Alessio Malfanti, Catarina Pacheco, Stuart Smith, Bernard Ucakar, Ruman Rahman, Jonathan Aylott, VΓ©ronique PrΓ©at, @brunocsarmento.bsky.social
This event was co-organized with the Galenus Foundation, and was a unique opportunity to host brilliant colleagues βin house". A heartfelt thank you to our 19 generous sponsors π
12th Galenus International Workshop (bit.ly/3YjnrZ4), last week at @i3suporto.bsky.social π 213 participants from 15 countries, 11 invited speakers, 27 short talks/106 posters, remarkable keynote by Dr. Robert Langer (@mitofficial.bsky.social). Hope you enjoyed Porto as much as we did hosting you!
