LS4F Academia & Industry Innovation Exchange – Speakers - LS4FUTURE | Associate Laboratory | Life Sciences for a Healthy & Sustainable Future

Confirmed Speakers and Invited Experts

A full list of invited guests will be confirmed soon. The event expects to welcome representatives from national and international pharmaceutical and biotech industries, alongside key stakeholders involved in shaping science and innovation strategies at both national and European levels.

Welcome Address

Prof. Paulo Pereira

Rector of Universidade NOVA de Lisboa

Opening Session

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Balça Mardin

Head of Target Discovery and Research - Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Dr. Silvia Garcia

Board Member - Portuguese National Agency of Innovation (ANI)

Dr. Anabela Isidro

Board Member - National Contact Point and National Delegate for Health in Horizon Europe

Dr. Carina Santos

Strategic Alliance Executive at Cancer Research Horizons (UK)

Case Studies Session

Prof. Isabel Rocha

Vice-Rector of Universidade NOVA de Lisboa and Principal Investigator at ITQB NOVA

Dr. Miguel Duarte Toscano

Senior Scientific Manager - Novo Nordisk Foundation

Dr. Laura Monteiro

Senior R&D Project Manager - A4F | Algae for Future

Roundtable: ‘Discussing a Roadmap for Collaboration’

Dr. Raquel Sá Leão

Principal Researcher & Vice Dean at ITQB NOVA

Dr. Marta Cerejo

Senior Innovation Manager - InnoValue || Innovation & Value Creation in Health NOVA Medical School

Dr. Vânia Batalha

Neurosciences in vitro Pharmacology & Biology Senior Manager - BIAL

Dr. Vera Moura

Director of Basinnov Life Sciences (FHC GROUP)

Moderator

Dr. José Antão

Head of Public Innovation Policy Management - Portuguese National Agency of Innovation (ANI)

AMA (Ask Me Anything) Session: “Science Careers in Industry”

Pharma & Biotech

Dr. Marie Bordone

Medical Science Liaison (MSL) - Zambon

Dr. Ricardo Celestino

Diagnostic Advisor Specialist - AstraZeneca

Project Management

Dr. Carolina Moreira

Project Manager | Incentives and Innovation Consultant - INOVA+

Dr. Rita Vilaça

Project Manager | (LAQV/REQUIMTE)

Consultancy

Dr. Inês Tenente

Innovation Consultant and Service Designer for the health sector

Dr. Rui Sousa

Senior Consultant at Innovayt A/S

Entrepreneurship

Dr. Joana Moscoso

Co-Founder - Native Scientists

Dr. David Siqueira Magboulé

Founder - LabToMarket

Dr. Filipe Rollo

R&D Manager - BGI Sustainable Ventures

Invited Experts

Dr. Patricia Calado

Head of Clinical Innovation – NTT Data

Dr. Alexandre Lourenço

CEO and Chairman - Coimbra’s Integrated Health Delivery System

Dr. Patrícia Patrício

Innovation Director - Health Cluster Portugal

Dr. Pedro Madureira

CSO - Immunethep

Dr. Daniela Pacheco

CTO & Co-Founder - Bac3Gel

Dr. Raquel Cunha

Cooperation and Funding Manager - CoLAB TRIALS

Dr. Ana Clara Cristovão

Founder - NeuroSoV

Dr. Ângela Carvalho

CEO - beat therapeutics

Dr. Gonçalo Amorim

CEO - BGI Sustainable Ventures

Dr. Sofia Corte-Real

CSO and Deputy CEO - TechnoPhage

The Associate Laboratory LS4FUTURE is supported by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT, Portugal) through the funding LA/P/0087/2020 (DOI 10.54499/LA/P/0087/2020).

The Associated Laboratory LS4FUTURE is supported by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT, Portugal) through the funding LA/P/0087/2020.