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Agostinho Carvalho Co-Authors Study on How Low Albumin Increases Risk of Deadly “Black Fungus”

ICVS researcher Agostinho Carvalho is co-author of a study recently published in Nature that explains why some people are more likely to develop mucormycosis, a rare and often deadly fungal…

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Sara Calafate Receives €250,000 to Research The impact of sleep in the Brain

ICVS researcher Sara Calafate has been awarded €250,000 to develop a project investigating how sleep contributes to brain homeostasis/balance and memory organization.

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ICVS Researcher Belém Sampaio-Marques Awarded iProof Prize by TecMinho

ICVS researcher Belém Sampaio-Marques has been recognized in the iProof – Technology Acceleration Programme, promoted by TecMinho, for her project “Brain-targeting liposomal delivery of MSCs…

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February 2026

Feb 23

23 February 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

ICVS Student Seminar “Exploring TRPV4 as a molecular mechanism driving inflammatory cells' infiltration into the spinal cord after injury”

February 23rd at 1 pm, don’t miss Inês Castro‘s “Exploring TRPV4 as a molecular mechanism driving inflammatory cells' infiltration into the spinal cord after injury” at the A0.02 auditorium in UMinho’s School of Medicine.

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Feb 26

26 February 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

ICVS Advanced Seminar “Deciphering Antimalarial Drug Response: From Parasite Genetics to Therapeutic Failure"

February 26th at 1 pm, don’t miss Isabel Veiga‘s “Deciphering Antimalarial Drug Response: From Parasite Genetics to Therapeutic Failure" at the A0.03 auditorium in UMinho’s School of Medicine.

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Agostinho Carvalho Co-Authors Study on How Low Albumin Increases Risk of Deadly “Black Fungus”

Sara Calafate Receives €250,000 to Research The impact of sleep in the Brain

ICVS Researcher Belém Sampaio-Marques Awarded iProof Prize by TecMinho

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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

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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