The Institute

Research Institute of Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Oeiras Valley

Open Institution

Research and Advanced Training from Chemistry to Biology

Interface with Industry (IBET)

Laboratório Associado status since 2001

2011 Curiosities

2011 Snapshots

Special Awards

Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Early Career Scientist 2012 Karina Xavier

European Research Council Starting Grant 2012Mariana Gomes de Pinho

Laboratório Associado

ITQB Universidade NOVA de Lisboa | Research and advanced training | Biology & Chemistry

IGC Gulbenkian Foundation | Research and training | Developmental Biology and Biomedicine

IBET Private not for profit | Industry interface | Applied Research | Biotechnology

CEDOC Universidade NOVA de Lisboa | Center for Chronic Diseases

LA global funding above 30 M€ (45 % from European programs / industry contracts / private)

One of the broadest in scientific expertise, spanning from Chemistry to Medicine, i.e., from “the molecule to the clinical”

Our research

Bio-Organometallics | Catalysis | Supramolecular Chemistry | Drug Design | Drug

Transport | Antibiotic resistance | Microbial Physiology | Molecular Genetics |

Pathogenesis | Glycobiology | Protein Crystalography | Protein Modelling |

Bioenergetics | Metalloproteins | Ionic Liquids | Biological Risk | Vaccine

Development | Biotechnology for Crop Improvement | Plant Genetics | Plant Stress

Fundamental research and technological development

Doctoral Course ITQB PhD Program

Masters Course in Medical Microbiology (UNL)

Masters Course in Science Communication (UNL)

Post Graduation Courses in Research Training

Our education

NMR National Facility (300 up to 800 MHz)

Mass Spectrometry National Facility

IBET Pilot Plant (up to 500 L Bioreactors) | GMP and Clean Rooms

ITQB/IBET Analytical Services | Microbiology . Chemical Analysis . Protein Characterization

| Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)

Our facilities

190 PhD Holders 26 staff | 29 others | 20 LA | 25 Ciência | 90 post-docs

160 PhD Students

80 graduates (BI)

25 trainees (master students)

80 Support Staff administrative | technical | scientific

Our people

62 Laboratories | 400 Researchers

44 PhD Theses Awarded in 2011

150 Ongoing Funded Research Projects | 3.5 M€ in Research Projects

263 WoS Papers Published in 2011 | 50% with international teams

50 Invited Lectures per Year

ITQB in numbers

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262Publications in peer reviewed journals (WoS)

Research in numbers

27 Highly Cited Papers in 2011

20% national publications in

Nature and Science (2006-2010)

55% Q1 articles WoS in 2011

Citations (WoS)

52,000 total citations

26 average citations/paper

90 h-index

2,800 total papers

1830

2001

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2598

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Other PhD students

ITQB PhD studnets

PhD theses awarded

Total 243

Education in numbers

Total budget in 2011

12,8 M€Others

8%

State Budget24%

Research Projects26%

Laboratório Associado26%

Programa Ciência16%

Funding

Alfama (PT, Start-up IBET)

AROMICS (ES)

ADISSEO France S.A.S. (FR)

DSM Nutritional Products (CH)

ECBIO (PT, Start-up iBET)

GENIBET (PT, Start-up iBET)

Nanopore Solutions (PT, Start-up ITQB)

Pfizer (PT)

Hovione (PT)

STAB (PT, Start-up iBET)

Thelial Technologies, S.A. (PT)

Theraproteins (PT, Start-up iBET)

Private companies

Science Communication: Website | Social Networks | Media

Science outreach activities: Open Day | Debates and demonstrations

Interactions with schools: Highschool visits | Science in the summer

Art & Science: Artistic residences

Ciência Viva partners

Science and Society

Thank you

More information

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