Laboratories

  • Biopharma
  • Sustainability for Food & Health
Cell Line Development and Molecular Virology Lab
Ana Sofia Coroadinha

Head of Cell Line Development and Molecular Virology Lab

Development and engineering of virus-based biopharmaceuticals for gene therapy and vaccines.

Stem and Immune Cells Bioengineering Lab
Margarida Serra
Margarida Serra

Head of Stem and Immune Cells Bioengineering Lab | Advisor to the Executive Committee

Bridging engineering and stem cell biology to accelerate the development of advanced cell therapies.

Cell-Based Vaccines Development Lab
António Roldão

Head of Cell-based Vaccines Development Lab | Coordinator of Late-Stage R&D Unit

Multidisciplinary cutting-edge technologies to develop innovative bioprocesses for vaccine production

Downstream Process Development Lab
Cristina Peixoto

Head of Downstream Process Development Lab | Coordinator of Bioproduction Unit

Ground-breaking technologies for purification of new modalities

Advanced Cell Models Lab
Catarina Brito
Catarina Brito

Head of Advanced Cell Models Lab

Leveraging ATMP development with advanced human cell models

Translational Immunology Lab
Nádia Duarte

Senior Scientist, Translational Immunology Lab

Strengthening immunology expertise at iBET, with a focus on developing tools and strategies to test and potentiate the effectiveness of advanced cell immunotherapies

Molecular Biophysics Lab
Tiago Bandeiras

Head of Merck Healthcare Satellite Lab & Molecular Biophysics Lab

We use a combination of Structural Biology and Biophysics methods to study human proteins involved in cancer, multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular and neurological diseases.

Cellular Bioprocesses Lab
Paula Alves

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) | Head of Cell Bioprocesses Lab

Improving cellular bioprocess understanding using state-of-the-art bioanalytics and omics tools.

Natural Bioactives & Nutraceuticals Team
Teresa Serra

Head of Natural Bioactives and Nutraceuticals Area

Valorization of bioactives in food and industrial by-products: from extraction to characterization and evaluation of health-promoting effects.

Microbiology and Molecular Biology Team
Teresa Crespo
Teresa Crespo

Head of Microbiology and Molecular Biology Area

Advancing microbiological solutions that address critical aspects of food safety and quality, as well as the development of therapeutic solutions and strategies to tackle environmental challenges.

Membrane Processes Lab
João Crespo

External Lab Head, Membrane Processes Lab

iBET and its partner FCT NOVA have extensive experience in membrane and disinfection treatment processes that can be applied individually or combined to solve different environmental and industry problems.

Satellite Labs

  • Biopharma
Bayer Pharma Lab
Daniel Simão

Head of Bayer Pharma Lab

Long-term trustful partnership for enhancing antibody discovery and pre-clinical profiling for Bayer AG

Novartis Pharma Lab
Ana Paula Batista

Head of Novartis Pharma Lab

Novartis and iBET have a long-term partnership that both consider successful in creating value together.

Sanofi Satellite Lab
Patrícia Gomes-Alves

Head of Sanofi Satellite Lab | Coordinator of Analytical Services Unit and Mass Spectrometry Unit

Advancing process understanding capabilities in biopharmaceuticals development platforms.

Merck Satellite Lab
Tiago Bandeiras

Head of Merck Healthcare Satellite Lab & Molecular Biophysics Lab

Seamless integration of structural studies, biochemical assays and molecular interaction approaches to support preclinical drug discovery programs for Merck Healthcare KGaA.

Scientific support units

  • Biopharma
Mass Spectrometry Unit Team
Patrícia Gomes-Alves

Head of Sanofi Satellite Lab | Coordinator of Analytical Services Unit and Mass Spectrometry Unit

Mass Spectrometry-based R&D services to support our partners in bioprocess understanding & development and in-depth characterization of biologics.

Late-Stage R&D and Bioproduction Unit Team
António Roldão

Head of Cell-based Vaccines Development Lab | Coordinator of Late-Stage R&D Unit

Late-stage R&D, scale-up and technology transfer for complex biopharmaceuticals production.

Analytical Services Team
Patrícia Gomes-Alves

Head of Sanofi Satellite Lab | Coordinator of Analytical Services Unit and Mass Spectrometry Unit

Advancing bioanalytics development to support iBET’s R&D activities and perform GMP-certified analytical services for Pharmaceutical and Biotech companies.

Biosystems & Data Science Team
Inês Isidro

Head of Biosystems and Data Science

Deploying advanced data analytics to elucidate complex biological systems.