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ICVS Researcher Bruno Costa Contributes to International Project Aiming to Redefine Glioblastoma Treatment

Until now, glioblastoma has been considered the most lethal brain cancer in adults. After two decades, there is no substantial change in survival rates. Classic treatment modalities involvin…

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ICVS Celebrates Science with Dialogue, Discovery, and Art

On 24th of November, ICVS marked World Science Day and the National Day of Scientific Culture by hosting the roundtable “Science: It’s Fundamental!”, an event designed to spotlight the essen…

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ICVS Spin-off IPLEXMED closes landmark technology transfer agreement with UMinho and INL

A spin-off born at the ICVS has just taken a significant step toward translating biomedical innovation into reality. IPLEXMED signed a major technology transfer agreement with the University…

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December 2025

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15 December 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

ICVS Student Seminar “Novel KDM4C inhibitors for the treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer: rational design, synthesis and biological validation”

December 15th at 1 pm, don’t miss Sofia Sousa‘s “Novel KDM4C inhibitors for the treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer: rational design, synthesis and biological validation” at the A0.02 auditorium in UMinho’s School of Medicine.

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The Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS)
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within the School of Medicine of the University of Minho.

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ICVS Researcher Bruno Costa Contributes to International Project Aiming to Redefine Glioblastoma Treatment

ICVS Celebrates Science with Dialogue, Discovery, and Art

ICVS Spin-off IPLEXMED closes landmark technology transfer agreement with UMinho and INL

Research outputs that create knowledge and improve clinical outcomes

Research outputs that create knowledge and improve clinical outcomes

Research outputs that create knowledge and improve clinical outcomes

Research outputs that create knowledge and improve clinical outcomes

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The Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS) was established in 2003 to develop biomedical research within the School of Medicine of the University of Minho.

ICVS at a glance

Establishment of ICVS

Recognition as an R&D unit by FCT

1st Ciência Falada

Inauguration and certification by the Portuguese Ministry of Agriculture of the animal house facilities

1st completed PhD

First outreach activities

Launch of the MD/PhD program

1st registered patent

Inauguration of the definitive facilities of ICVS/ECS

Creation of MSc and PhD programs by ICVS/ECS

Launch of the 1st spin-off in Medical Devices – iSurgical3D

STORZ minimally invasive surgery laboratory

Status of Associate Laboratory to ICVS/3B’s

Launch of the Clinical Academic Center of Braga (2CA-Braga)

1st European project coordinated by ICVS

Launch of the 1st spin-off in Life Sciences – BnML

>10000 participants in ICVS outreach activities

Launch of the 1st spin-off in Medical Education – iCognitus

1000 peer-reviewed published articles

Inauguration of the new animal house facilities

1st La Caixa Foundation project

Patent sold for > € 1 million – KidneyNav

2000 peer-reviewed published articles

> 100 PhD researchers

Diagnostic service to the community – COVID-19

1st ERC grant

1st researcher in tenure track

Restructuring of ICVS into thematic teams

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Research outputs that
create knowledge and
improve clinical outcomes

Research outputs that create knowledge and
improve clinical outcomes

Research outputs that
create knowledge and
improve clinical outcomes

Research outputs that create knowledge and
improve clinical outcomes

The Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS)
was established in 2003 to develop biomedical research
within the School of Medicine of the University of Minho.

1^st Ciência Falada

1^st completed PhD

1^stregistered patent

Launch of the 1^st spin-off in Medical Devices – iSurgical3D

1^st European project coordinated by ICVS

Launch of the 1^st spin-off in Life Sciences – BnML

Launch of the 1^st spin-off in Medical Education – iCognitus

1^st La Caixa Foundation project

1^st ERC grant

1^st researcher in tenure track