Scientific Council

Researcher’s Chronicle | João Jacinto – Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm Every day, cells with the potential to become cancerous emerge in our bodies. Fortunately, our immune system has mechanisms capable of recognising and eliminating them. These natural defence mechanisms have inspired the development of immunotherapy, an approach that seeks to harness the body’s own immune system to fight cancer. What Are NK Cells? Among the immune system’s defence mechanisms are Natural

Researcher’s Column | Andreia Granja – UiT, Tromsø My name is Andreia Granja, and I am a Junior Researcher at LAQV, REQUIMTE, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto. Between May and July 2026, I undertook a two-month research mobility period under the supervision of Professor Gøril Eide Flaten, as part of the Transport and Delivery Research Group at the Department of Pharmacy, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, in Tromsø. My current research focuses on the development

Portugal has built a substantial scientific base over recent decades. Yet transforming that scientific capacity into innovation, economic value and broader societal impact remains a different challenge. This is the central question explored in the PCID Comparative Report, developed by SPOT Nordic within the Portugal–Denmark: Science, Innovation and Diplomacy (PCID) Programme, with the support of the Direção-Geral dos Assuntos Consulares e Comunidades Portuguesas (DGACCP) of t