DEADLINE: 24 March 2025
DEADLINE: 12 March 2025
Seeking Materials and Processes for the Production of Porous Tubing
DEADLINE: 10 March 2025
Novel Biological and Pharmacological Interventions for Obesity Prevention
DEADLINE: 21 February 2025
Seeking Novel Therapeutics for Anxiety Management
30 December 2024
Novel and innovative D-allose synthesis method
Chemo-enzymatic approach for the synthesis of rare C3-sugars using glycoside 3-oxidase (engineered) enzymes
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PAST CALLS: 05 February 2025
Seeking Novel Oral or Injectable Therapeutics to Treat Obesity
26 November 2024
WOM-iCARE – topical surfactant-based hydrogel for prevention and treatment of skin and/or mucosal infections or disorders
An antibactericidal hydrogel for enhanced skin and/or mucosal infection control. Topical administration, effective and safe. No microbial resistance.
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PAST CALLS: 20 January 2025
Novel Drug Discovery Concepts and Targets within Genetic Kidney Diseases
PAST CALLS: 13 December 2024
Seeking Novel Approaches for Regulating Immunometabolism in the Treatment of Inflammatory Diseases
31 October 2024
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Albatroz Digital
Albatroz Digital was founded in 2013 to accommodate a dynamic in the areas of consultancy, communication and web development that began in 2006 with the birth of the Joomla content management platform and the construction of the first solutions.
PAST CALLS: 04 December 2024
Antibiotic-free Microbial Expression and Genetic Systems
25 October 2024
Rafael Oliveira Rodrigues
Short biography
Rafael Oliveira Rodrigues is currently an R&D project manager at EDP in the teams of Smart Energy Systems and Digital Energy. He holds an MSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering and former Ph.D. student in Computational and Perceptional Systems at Nova University of Lisbon. With 5 years of experience, he has worked on European R&D activities in both academia and industry. Thanks to his strong curiosity and team-working capabilities, Rafael has already conducted research on 10 European projects in the health and energy sectors. He possesses an in-depth understanding of communication networks, interoperability of Cyber-Physical Systems, integration of multiple energy vectors, and new trends in electrical mobility. Since 2021, he has been actively involved in the activities of Task 2 in the Working Group on business models from the Bridge initiative.
Main skills
Sustainability
IoT
Digital
Energy
Business Models
Areas of interest for mentoring
Electrical Engineering
Digital & Energy
Greentech & Cleantech
Motivation to be a mentor
Help Innovators, Entrepreneurs and Dreamers
Give back to the university and Society
Learn new scientific and technological achievements
Availability for mentoring sessions
- E-mail;
- Online meeting.
23 October 2024
NOVA is one of the Portuguese universities with the highest number of European patent applications in the last 20 years
NOVA University Lisbon is positioned as the second academic institution in Portugal with the highest number of European patent applications, according to a report published by the European Patent Organisation (EPO) this Tuesday 22nd. Overall, NOVA submitted a total of 155 applications to the EPO between 2000 and 2020.
The study, which analysed 1,200 European universities, shows that Portugal ranks 17th in Europe in terms of patents of academic origin, with 818 applications submitted in the last two decades.
In the country, 39 higher education institutions contributed to this figure, reinforcing the role of universities in the development of technological and scientific innovation. The pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors are the most prominent in European patent applications of academic origin, reflecting the importance of research in these fields.
By consolidating itself as one of the most important in the country in this field, NOVA University Lisbon reaffirms its relevance in the research and technological development scenario in Portugal and Europe.
Find out more about NOVA’s patented technologies.
Celebrate World Intellectual Property Day 2024 with NOVA
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PAST CALLS: 25 November 2024
Novel, Effective, and Differentiated Solutions for Skin Allergy Sufferers
PAST CALLS: 25 November 2024
Bitumen Beyond Combustion: Seeking Non-combustion Uses for Asphaltenes Derived from Bitumen
PAST CALLS: 11 November 2024
Seeking Cost-effective Biocides for the Treatment of Sulfate-reducing Bacteria in Source Waters
PAST CALLS: 18 November 2024
Seeking Novel Technologies to Determine Oil and Water Composition in Heavy Oil Streams
16 September 2024
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Levacells
Levacells offers media and feed formulations for cell lines by modulating specific biological functions through variations in media and feed components, leveraging functional enviromics approach and the latest advances in machine learning techniques.
12 September 2024
Eyal Amitai
Short biography
I became CEO of an electronic contract manufacturer in 2005, in 2015 I took it to become a medical device CDMO (contract design & manufacturing organisation) with FDA listing. In 20019 we brought in a PE and in 2021 I brought an outside CEO to take my place, staying as Executive Director until we sold 100% to a large PE in 2023. During my time the company grew from 170 to 1,500 employees and 2 factories in China as well as 1 in Thailand, an R&D centre in Israel and sales in Europe & US.
Main skills
Strategic Planning throughout the pyramid of vision, goals, top level strategy, basic strategy, tactics and operational.
Leadership: managing through internal-entrepreneurs & leadership teams (VPs, EVPs, etc...), leading through inspiration and self-motivation, etc...
Operational Excellence in manufacturing.
Medical/FDA requirements in Manufacturing & Quality Assurance & control
Profitability in complex operating environment
Zero defect manufacturing (it's never zero, but the point is the organisation understands that is a main goal during manufacturing and designs the whole process and support around it)
Sales processes & funnel design
Design for manufacturability
Delegating in leadership
I know the above seems like a lot of capabilities, but running a company for 16 years I had to learn everything and do it relatively well - otherwise the company would not have survived...I also know what it looks like when someone capable is doing it, so this is just a partial list
Areas of interest for mentoring
Young entrepreneurs about to set off, especially from engineering & business background
Mid-level management going into senior management
Perhaps most importantly - new CEOs (within first 2-3 years) - this is a lonely job that is unlike senior management or any other management by an order of magnitude. I've made lots of the mistakes, would like to help others avoid them
Motivation to be a mentor
I became a CEO at 29 years old, I was not prepared, not supported and didn't have resources. Thus, I made a ton of mistakes and suffered over many years until I found my feet. Most of the things that made me much better at my job as CEO aren't rocket science but can be hard to figure out on your own, I'd like to help leaders be better, have more fun being leaders and work more effectively.
Availability for mentoring sessions
- Face to face;
- Online meeting.