Bruno Sarmento
@brunocsarmento.bsky.social
Principal Investigator and BoD @i3S_UPorto, Secretary @CRSScience, Editor @EditorsEJPS, Special Issues Editor @DDTReMedia, Husband, Father of 3, World traveller
While receiving the @caixaresearch.bsky.social Award in #Barcelona to support our project on nanomedicines to treat glioblastoma, our latest results presented at IV ASPI–ASEICA Meeting in #Compostela by Catarina Pacheco. Proud of the work of this team @i3suporto.bsky.social !
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November 21, 2025 at 10:45 AM
While receiving the @caixaresearch.bsky.social Award in #Barcelona to support our project on nanomedicines to treat glioblastoma, our latest results presented at IV ASPI–ASEICA Meeting in #Compostela by Catarina Pacheco. Proud of the work of this team @i3suporto.bsky.social !
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19/ 🔚We have reached the end of the event!
Thank you for joining us and for your commitment to the future of health. Congratulations to all the selected projects!🎉👏
Stay tuned, we’ll be sharing more highlights and details from the ceremony soon!👀
Thank you for joining us and for your commitment to the future of health. Congratulations to all the selected projects!🎉👏
Stay tuned, we’ll be sharing more highlights and details from the ceremony soon!👀
November 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
19/ 🔚We have reached the end of the event!
Thank you for joining us and for your commitment to the future of health. Congratulations to all the selected projects!🎉👏
Stay tuned, we’ll be sharing more highlights and details from the ceremony soon!👀
Thank you for joining us and for your commitment to the future of health. Congratulations to all the selected projects!🎉👏
Stay tuned, we’ll be sharing more highlights and details from the ceremony soon!👀
Reposted by Bruno Sarmento
Our community is celebrating once again: three projects led by #i3S researchers Diogo Castro, Ana Paula Pêgo, and Bruno Sarmento were awarded today by the @caixaresearch.bsky.social, totaling three million euros in funding.
Congratulations! 👏
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Congratulations! 👏
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November 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Our community is celebrating once again: three projects led by #i3S researchers Diogo Castro, Ana Paula Pêgo, and Bruno Sarmento were awarded today by the @caixaresearch.bsky.social, totaling three million euros in funding.
Congratulations! 👏
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Congratulations! 👏
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1/ 🧠 Therapies for glioblastoma, the most lethal brain cancer, often fail due to the tumour’s difficult accessibility.
With a #HealthResearch grant, @brunocsarmento.bsky.social is developing an implant that releases drugs directly into the brain. 👇
https://tinyurl.com/yrfpjd3n
With a #HealthResearch grant, @brunocsarmento.bsky.social is developing an implant that releases drugs directly into the brain. 👇
https://tinyurl.com/yrfpjd3n
November 20, 2025 at 9:34 AM
1/ 🧠 Therapies for glioblastoma, the most lethal brain cancer, often fail due to the tumour’s difficult accessibility.
With a #HealthResearch grant, @brunocsarmento.bsky.social is developing an implant that releases drugs directly into the brain. 👇
https://tinyurl.com/yrfpjd3n
With a #HealthResearch grant, @brunocsarmento.bsky.social is developing an implant that releases drugs directly into the brain. 👇
https://tinyurl.com/yrfpjd3n
Happy to be invited again to talk at @RICIFA2025, ricifa.com.ar in Buenos Aires and share our work on functional #nanomedicines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
November 14, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Happy to be invited again to talk at @RICIFA2025, ricifa.com.ar in Buenos Aires and share our work on functional #nanomedicines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Congratulations to João Almeida for successfully defend his MSc thesis in Metabolism – Biopathology and Experimental “Nanomedicines targeting intestinal Fc receptor to enhance the oral delivery of antidiabetic peptides” at @FMUPorto. Well-done!
November 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Congratulations to João Almeida for successfully defend his MSc thesis in Metabolism – Biopathology and Experimental “Nanomedicines targeting intestinal Fc receptor to enhance the oral delivery of antidiabetic peptides” at @FMUPorto. Well-done!
It was a pleasure to return to #CIFARP2025 in Ribeirão Preto, meet so may friends and present our work developed at @i3suporto.bsky.social on innovative 3D multicompartmental models for drug screening.
Excited to contribute to the launch of INCT Nanofarma, and I am looking forward to what’s ahead!
Excited to contribute to the launch of INCT Nanofarma, and I am looking forward to what’s ahead!
October 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
It was a pleasure to return to #CIFARP2025 in Ribeirão Preto, meet so may friends and present our work developed at @i3suporto.bsky.social on innovative 3D multicompartmental models for drug screening.
Excited to contribute to the launch of INCT Nanofarma, and I am looking forward to what’s ahead!
Excited to contribute to the launch of INCT Nanofarma, and I am looking forward to what’s ahead!
Meet our group member Diana Ribeiro!
Diana is a PhD Student working on psoriasis-like skin models for pre-clinical testing of therapies under a fellowship from FCT. Find more about her work at www.i3s.up.pt/personal-inf... #psoriasisvulgaris #skinmodels #pre-clinicaltesting @i3suporto.bsky.social
Diana is a PhD Student working on psoriasis-like skin models for pre-clinical testing of therapies under a fellowship from FCT. Find more about her work at www.i3s.up.pt/personal-inf... #psoriasisvulgaris #skinmodels #pre-clinicaltesting @i3suporto.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Meet our group member Diana Ribeiro!
Diana is a PhD Student working on psoriasis-like skin models for pre-clinical testing of therapies under a fellowship from FCT. Find more about her work at www.i3s.up.pt/personal-inf... #psoriasisvulgaris #skinmodels #pre-clinicaltesting @i3suporto.bsky.social
Diana is a PhD Student working on psoriasis-like skin models for pre-clinical testing of therapies under a fellowship from FCT. Find more about her work at www.i3s.up.pt/personal-inf... #psoriasisvulgaris #skinmodels #pre-clinicaltesting @i3suporto.bsky.social
Attending the @mpsnova.bsky.social INTERIM Meeting @Nova Medical School and present our work on multicompartimental /multicomponent 3D immunospheroid models for drug screening. Learn more about this exiting Twinning Project:
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Home - MPS NOVA
By bringing together leading European institutions in Microphysiological Systems and stem cell research, MPS_NOVA will expand expertise and methodologies in
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October 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Attending the @mpsnova.bsky.social INTERIM Meeting @Nova Medical School and present our work on multicompartimental /multicomponent 3D immunospheroid models for drug screening. Learn more about this exiting Twinning Project:
mpsnova.itqb.unl.pt
mpsnova.itqb.unl.pt
Congratulations to Mariana Martins for successfully defend her Bioengineering MSc thesis “Development of an innovative lung cancer in vitro 3D platform” at @ICBAS. Well-done!
October 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Congratulations to Mariana Martins for successfully defend her Bioengineering MSc thesis “Development of an innovative lung cancer in vitro 3D platform” at @ICBAS. Well-done!
What a week, @NTDD!
✅1 PhD thesis defense
✅4 new contracts awarded from Individual Scientific Employment
✅3 new visiting PhD students
✅3 outstanding papers accepted
✅1 Proof-of-concept Project funded
✅Kick-off LOCALISE CaixaResearch Health 2025
And tomorrow is still Saturday!
✅1 PhD thesis defense
✅4 new contracts awarded from Individual Scientific Employment
✅3 new visiting PhD students
✅3 outstanding papers accepted
✅1 Proof-of-concept Project funded
✅Kick-off LOCALISE CaixaResearch Health 2025
And tomorrow is still Saturday!
October 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
What a week, @NTDD!
✅1 PhD thesis defense
✅4 new contracts awarded from Individual Scientific Employment
✅3 new visiting PhD students
✅3 outstanding papers accepted
✅1 Proof-of-concept Project funded
✅Kick-off LOCALISE CaixaResearch Health 2025
And tomorrow is still Saturday!
✅1 PhD thesis defense
✅4 new contracts awarded from Individual Scientific Employment
✅3 new visiting PhD students
✅3 outstanding papers accepted
✅1 Proof-of-concept Project funded
✅Kick-off LOCALISE CaixaResearch Health 2025
And tomorrow is still Saturday!
We were awarded by the BIP PROOF program @UPorto with project INFLAMEGUT, a 3D model that reproduces human intestinal inflammation. We take another step towards accelerating the development of new drugs and personalized therapies. #Innovation @i3suporto.bsky.social tinyurl.com/53h6dexy
BIP PROOF investe mais de 100 mil euros em 11 projetos da U.Porto
Os onze projetos vencedores nesta edição da iniciativa da U.Porto Inovação vão receber 10 mil euros cada para desenvolverem as suas provas de conceito.
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October 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
We were awarded by the BIP PROOF program @UPorto with project INFLAMEGUT, a 3D model that reproduces human intestinal inflammation. We take another step towards accelerating the development of new drugs and personalized therapies. #Innovation @i3suporto.bsky.social tinyurl.com/53h6dexy
Meet our group member Sara Lugli!
Sara is visiting PhD Student from @unibo.it working on nanocarriers for the local treatment of vaginal infections. You can find more about her work at www.i3s.up.pt/content/peop...
#nanocarriers #womenhealth #antimicrobialresistance @i3suporto.bsky.social
Sara is visiting PhD Student from @unibo.it working on nanocarriers for the local treatment of vaginal infections. You can find more about her work at www.i3s.up.pt/content/peop...
#nanocarriers #womenhealth #antimicrobialresistance @i3suporto.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Meet our group member Sara Lugli!
Sara is visiting PhD Student from @unibo.it working on nanocarriers for the local treatment of vaginal infections. You can find more about her work at www.i3s.up.pt/content/peop...
#nanocarriers #womenhealth #antimicrobialresistance @i3suporto.bsky.social
Sara is visiting PhD Student from @unibo.it working on nanocarriers for the local treatment of vaginal infections. You can find more about her work at www.i3s.up.pt/content/peop...
#nanocarriers #womenhealth #antimicrobialresistance @i3suporto.bsky.social
The interplay between Glioblastoma and its microenvironment with the Blood-Brain Barrier are now discussed @ADDReditors in the context of cutting-edge, predictive value in vitro BBB–GBM models.
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#Glioblastoma #CancerResearch #DrugDelivery #i3S_Papers
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#Glioblastoma #CancerResearch #DrugDelivery #i3S_Papers
October 1, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The interplay between Glioblastoma and its microenvironment with the Blood-Brain Barrier are now discussed @ADDReditors in the context of cutting-edge, predictive value in vitro BBB–GBM models.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#Glioblastoma #CancerResearch #DrugDelivery #i3S_Papers
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#Glioblastoma #CancerResearch #DrugDelivery #i3S_Papers
Congrats to Catarina Pacheco on PhD defense @Cespu on targeted nanomedicines to treat grlioblastoma, collaboration with Bruno Costa, Fátima Baltazar @ University Minho and Pilar Sanchez @ Carlos III Health Institute. Well-done, Catarina! @i3S_UPorto #Nanomedicine
September 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Congrats to Catarina Pacheco on PhD defense @Cespu on targeted nanomedicines to treat grlioblastoma, collaboration with Bruno Costa, Fátima Baltazar @ University Minho and Pilar Sanchez @ Carlos III Health Institute. Well-done, Catarina! @i3S_UPorto #Nanomedicine
We are again participating in the European Researchers’ Night at @i3suporto.bsky.social , sharing our latest advances in nanomedicines and 3D models! 🧬💊
Proud to bring science closer to society.
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#ERN2025 #Nanomedicine #3Dmodels #ScienceForAll
Proud to bring science closer to society.
🔗 nei.cienciaviva.pt/2024-2025/in...
#ERN2025 #Nanomedicine #3Dmodels #ScienceForAll
September 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
We are again participating in the European Researchers’ Night at @i3suporto.bsky.social , sharing our latest advances in nanomedicines and 3D models! 🧬💊
Proud to bring science closer to society.
🔗 nei.cienciaviva.pt/2024-2025/in...
#ERN2025 #Nanomedicine #3Dmodels #ScienceForAll
Proud to bring science closer to society.
🔗 nei.cienciaviva.pt/2024-2025/in...
#ERN2025 #Nanomedicine #3Dmodels #ScienceForAll
Over the past months, we supported brilliant students from Escola Secundária da Maia in developing P.A.C.M.A.N., a biotech project tackling microplastics & human health. Presented at @catolicaporto – BIOFASE II and #AtlanticoJuniorPrize. Well-done!
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@i3suporto.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Over the past months, we supported brilliant students from Escola Secundária da Maia in developing P.A.C.M.A.N., a biotech project tackling microplastics & human health. Presented at @catolicaporto – BIOFASE II and #AtlanticoJuniorPrize. Well-done!
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@i3suporto.bsky.social
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@i3suporto.bsky.social
We will be presenting at @ESB_2025 in Torino 🇮🇹 next week! We’re thrilled to share our latest research and connect with fellow experts in the biomaterials community @esbiomaterials.bsky.social . Looking forward to #ESB2025 #Biomaterials #ScienceInTorino @i3suporto.bsky.social
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September 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
We will be presenting at @ESB_2025 in Torino 🇮🇹 next week! We’re thrilled to share our latest research and connect with fellow experts in the biomaterials community @esbiomaterials.bsky.social . Looking forward to #ESB2025 #Biomaterials #ScienceInTorino @i3suporto.bsky.social
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Meet our visiting group member Maria Samara!
Maria is PhD Student from @Stockholm_Uni working on lipid-based nanocarriers loaded with biological that promote wound healing under Hans Werthén Foundation fellowship and Stockholm University.
#nanomedicine #drugdelivery @i3suporto.bsky.social
Maria is PhD Student from @Stockholm_Uni working on lipid-based nanocarriers loaded with biological that promote wound healing under Hans Werthén Foundation fellowship and Stockholm University.
#nanomedicine #drugdelivery @i3suporto.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Meet our visiting group member Maria Samara!
Maria is PhD Student from @Stockholm_Uni working on lipid-based nanocarriers loaded with biological that promote wound healing under Hans Werthén Foundation fellowship and Stockholm University.
#nanomedicine #drugdelivery @i3suporto.bsky.social
Maria is PhD Student from @Stockholm_Uni working on lipid-based nanocarriers loaded with biological that promote wound healing under Hans Werthén Foundation fellowship and Stockholm University.
#nanomedicine #drugdelivery @i3suporto.bsky.social
Thanks Huiliang (Evan) Wang for the short visit today @ @i3suporto.bsky.social . We look forward to deeper collaboration with your amazing group and groundbreaking science!
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July 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Thanks Huiliang (Evan) Wang for the short visit today @ @i3suporto.bsky.social . We look forward to deeper collaboration with your amazing group and groundbreaking science!
wanggroup.bme.utexas.edu/lab-members/...
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We wrapped up the year with a full day of radical fun with the team. Time to rest after a year of hard work and big wins.
Time to recharge now as next year is going to be tough, intense, and full-on. Let’s make it count.
Time to recharge now as next year is going to be tough, intense, and full-on. Let’s make it count.
July 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM
We wrapped up the year with a full day of radical fun with the team. Time to rest after a year of hard work and big wins.
Time to recharge now as next year is going to be tough, intense, and full-on. Let’s make it count.
Time to recharge now as next year is going to be tough, intense, and full-on. Let’s make it count.
Thrilled to share our latest review in Materials Today Bio on organ-on-chip models for evaluation of safety and efficacy of nanomedicines! Great collaboration with Helder Santos @ The University Medical Center Groningen
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#Nanomedicine #OrganOnChip #i3SPapers
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#Nanomedicine #OrganOnChip #i3SPapers
Organ-on-Chip Platforms for Nanoparticle Toxicity and Efficacy Assessment: Advancing Beyond Traditional In Vitro and In Vivo Models
Nanoparticles (NPs) have unique properties, such as their high surface-to-volume ratio, nanoscale size, and functionalization potential, make them pro…
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July 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Thrilled to share our latest review in Materials Today Bio on organ-on-chip models for evaluation of safety and efficacy of nanomedicines! Great collaboration with Helder Santos @ The University Medical Center Groningen
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#Nanomedicine #OrganOnChip #i3SPapers
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#Nanomedicine #OrganOnChip #i3SPapers
Grateful to la Caixa Foundation for funding our project on advanced glioblastoma therapy exploring novel chemo + RNA delivery strategies. Proud collaboration @i3suporto.bsky.social @uminho.bsky.social & @uniofnottingham.bsky.social 🧠💥
#CancerResearch #Glioblastoma
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#CancerResearch #Glioblastoma
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July 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Grateful to la Caixa Foundation for funding our project on advanced glioblastoma therapy exploring novel chemo + RNA delivery strategies. Proud collaboration @i3suporto.bsky.social @uminho.bsky.social & @uniofnottingham.bsky.social 🧠💥
#CancerResearch #Glioblastoma
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#CancerResearch #Glioblastoma
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