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João Borges
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Senior Researcher @CICECO @uaveiro.bsky.social working on #supramolecular #chemistry #biomaterials | Co-Chair @Global Conversation on Sustainability 🌱 | Fellow of the Global Young Academy 🌍 Young Academy of Europe 🇪🇺 Young Academy of Portugal 🇵🇹
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‼️ #REGISTRATION & #ABSTRACT #SUBMISSION #OPEN ‼️
👉 #SupraLife #Final #Conference 🤩
📆 29 Sept-3 Oct 2025
📍Univ. Aveiro 🇵🇹
🗣️ Fantastic line-up of plenary speakers 🤩
🔗 www.supralife.eu/finalconference
⏳ Abstract submission deadline: 15 June 2025
➕ℹ️ on registration at the conference website

🫵 Join us!
‼️SYMPOSIUM @eutermis.bsky.social 2026 🇪🇸‼️

👉Working on #supramolecular #materials for #regenerative #therapies & planning to attend #TERMISEU 2026 in Palma 🇪🇸?

🎯Submit your abstract for #oral #communication to our #symposium by Nov 1️⃣3️⃣ ⏳

🔗 eu2026.termis.org/programme/ab...

@termisam.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Reposted by João Borges
Even though it seems a long way out…. we are very excited that @aspuru.bsky.social will be a Plenary Speaker @iupac.org #IUPAC2027 World Chemistry Congress. Great change to see an inspiring speaker talking about their team’s amazing research. #SaveTheDate #Chemsky www.cheminst.ca/conference/i...
September 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Reposted by João Borges
Heading to #ESB??

Do not miss the chance to listen to our research group presentations! From coacervates to capsules and bioprinting - here you can find it all 😎

Come and reach out to us 🙌🏼
September 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
👉 Check out our perspective published in #ACSNano @acs.org

📑Merging Natural Biopolymers with Supramolecular Chemistry: Emulating the Native Extracellular Matrix’s Complexity

V Sousa @brunomladeira.bsky.social E Garanger S. Lecommandoux EW Meijer P Dankers JF Mano

🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
pubs.acs.org
August 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
‼️The 5th #SupraLife Newsletter is out! 🥳

👉 Dive into:
✅ Exchanges🇵🇹🇳🇱🇫🇷
✅ Third school @uaveiro.bsky.social🇵🇹
✅ Symposium @TermisEU2025🇩🇪
✅ Themed collection @jmaterchem.rsc.org #B @rsc.org
✅ Publications
🔜 Workshop & Final Conference @uaveiro.bsky.social🇵🇹

and more!
Enjoy🤗
mailchi.mp/e97dd04dedfa...
The 5th SupraLife Newsletter is out!
Dear SupraLife Friends and Colleagues, the 5th SupraLife Newsletter is out!
mailchi.mp
August 1, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Reposted by João Borges
Yep - time is flying, and I'm looking forward to my first ever @iupac.org conference next week! If you're available, drop by the Global Conversation on Sustainability Session organized with @joao-borges.bsky.social on Thursday and DM me if you're interested to learn more about Beyond Benign!
July 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
🧐 Did you miss the deadline for #abstract submission to #SupraLife #Final #Conference?

⏳ No worries, we have extended it until June 3️⃣0️⃣!

👉 This will be the last opportunity to submit your #abstract for #oral or #poster presentation.

🫵 Do not miss it and join us in Aveiro 🛶 🇵🇹 from 29 Sept to 3 Oct!
‼️ 4-days left to submit abstracts for #oral and #poster communication at the #SupraLife #Final #Conference ‼️
📆 29 Sept-3 Oct 2025
📍Universidade de Aveiro 🇵🇹
🗣️ Fantastic line-up of plenary speakers 🤩
🔗 www.supralife.eu/finalconfere...

⏳ Hurry up in wrapping up and submitting your abstracts 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻
June 17, 2025 at 7:34 AM
‼️ 4-days left to submit abstracts for #oral and #poster communication at the #SupraLife #Final #Conference ‼️
📆 29 Sept-3 Oct 2025
📍Universidade de Aveiro 🇵🇹
🗣️ Fantastic line-up of plenary speakers 🤩
🔗 www.supralife.eu/finalconfere...

⏳ Hurry up in wrapping up and submitting your abstracts 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻
June 12, 2025 at 10:59 AM
🗣️ Ian Hamley is Diamond Professor of #Physical #Chemistry at the University of Reading 🇬🇧

🎯 His research interests focuses on #soft #materials, namely on the development of #bioactive #self-#assembling #peptides for #therapeutic applications and as #antimicrobial materials.

👉 Join us!
June 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
🗣️ @albertosaiani.bsky.social is Full Professor of #Molecular #Materials at the @officialuom.bsky.social 🇬🇧

🎯 His research interests focus on the #molecular #design and #development of #short #self-#assembling #peptide-based #hydrogels for #cell #culture and #drug #cell #delivery.

👉 Join us!
June 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
🗣️Luísa De Cola is Full Professor @Univ. Milan & Head of the Materials for Heath unit @MarioNegriIRCCS🇮🇹

🎯Her research interests span from #supramolecular #chemistry & #biomaterials to #nanotechnology, focusing on #stimuli-#responsive and #self-#assembled #nanomaterials for biomedicine.

👉 Join us!
June 9, 2025 at 10:49 AM
🗣️ @boekhovenlab.bsky.social is Associate Professor in the Bioscience Department at the @tumunich.bsky.social 🇩🇪

🎯 His research focuses on #molecular #selfassembly and #non-#equilibrium #chemically fueled #supramolecular #assemblies towards #synthetic #life from the bottom up 👌

👉 Do not miss it!
June 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
🗣️ Tina Vermonden is Full Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics at the @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social 🇳🇱

🎯 Her research focuses on the development of #dynamic #smart #biopolymeric #hydrogels for #tissue #engineering and #drug #delivery.

👉 Join us!

⏳Abstract submission open until June 1️⃣5️⃣ !
June 6, 2025 at 8:08 AM
🗣️ Carlijn Bouten is Full Professor at the Department of Biomedical Engineering @tue.nl 🇳🇱

🎯 Her research focuses on pioneering strategies for in situ #tissue #engineering aimed at regenerating #cardiovascular #tissues and #organs directly within the human body.

👉 Do not miss it!
June 5, 2025 at 6:42 AM
🗣️ @webberlab.bsky.social is the Keating-Crawford Collegiate Professor of Engineering at the @notredame.bsky.social 🇺🇸

🎯 His research focuses on applying #supramolecular principles, leveraging defined and rationally designed non-covalent interactions, to advance #biomaterials for #drug #delivery 👌
June 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🗣️ @zenobilab.bsky.social
is Full Professor of #Tissue #Engineering & #Biofabrication @ethzurich.bsky.social🇨🇭

🎯 Her research focuses on the development of #advanced #biomaterials based on #bioprinting technologies for #tissue #engineering & #regenerative #medicine.

👉 Join us in Aveiro 🇵🇹
June 4, 2025 at 6:50 AM
🗣️ Sébastien Lecommandoux is a plenary speaker @ #SupraLife #Final #International #Conference 🤩

🎯 His research focuses on the molecular design, synthesis and development of #polysaccharide- and #polypeptide-based #block #copolymers for #drug #delivery, #theranostics and #synthetic #biology 👌
June 3, 2025 at 8:36 AM
🗣️ Catherine Picart is a plenary speaker @ #SupraLife #Final #Conference 🤩

🎯 Her research focuses on #selfassembling #polymer #films as #reservoirs of #proteins and #growth #factors for #drug #screening & #biomimetic #surfaces for high content #cell #signalling in advanced #therapies
June 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
🗣️ João Mano is a plenary speaker @ #SupraLife #Final #Conference 🤩

🎯 His interdisciplinary research utilizes #biomimetic, #bioinspired and #nano/#micro-#technology approaches to develop #polymer- and #protein-based #biomaterials for #tissue #engineering, #regenerative and #personalized #medicine
June 2, 2025 at 9:29 AM
🗣️ Bert Meijer is a plenary speaker at #SupraLife #Final #Conference 🤩

🎯 He is a pioneer in the development of #functional #supramolecular #polymers and #systems as a new class of materials!

👉 Do not miss the chance to submit your abstract for #oral or #poster by June 1️⃣5️⃣!
May 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
🗣️ Patricia Dankers is a plenary speaker @#SupraLife #Final #Conference 🤩

🎯 Her interdisciplinary research bridges #supramolecular #chemistry & #regenerative #medicine, focusing on the development of #bioactive #supramolecular #materials for #biomedicine.

👉Join us in Aveiro 🛶🇵🇹 from 29 Sept to 3 Oct
May 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🗣️ Samuel Stupp is a plenary speaker @ #SupraLife #Final #Conference 🤩

🎯 He is a pioneer in the development of #selfassembling #peptide #amphiphile based #materials for #regenerative #medicine!

👉 Do not miss the chance to submit your abstract by June 1️⃣5️⃣!

➕ℹ️ www.supralife.eu/finalconfere...
May 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Reposted by João Borges
Our team is heading to @eutermis.bsky.social in Freiburg, Germany! 🇩🇪✨

We’ll be there as speakers and with a poster presentation — sharing our latest advances in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

Curious about our presentations? Check out the attached schedule!

See you in Freiburg! 👋🧬
May 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Reposted by João Borges
On Monday, an unprecedented blackout caused chaos across Spain and Portugal. Nevertheless, research centres stayed strong and showcased survival skills and resilience. Yours truly, reporting for @chemistryworld.com: www.chemistryworld.com/news/researc...
Research centres weather unprecedented blackout in Spain and Portugal
Backup batteries and diesel generators guaranteed the stability and security of scientific systems
www.chemistryworld.com
May 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
A very nice surprise and kind gift from @acs.org arrived today in my post 📬 celebrating (and reminding me!) my 15-year anniversary of membership in #ACS 🥳🙏🏻 (I guess I am getting older)

It has been for sure a rewarding experience and I am looking forward to the continuation of this journey!
March 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM