News

ICVS Researchers Help Uncover How a Natural Brain Molecule May Restore Memory in Alzheimer’s Disease

A new international study, with contribution by a team from the Life and Health Sciences Research Institute at the School of Medicine of the University of Minho has found how increasing the…

News

Dalila Costa’s Nature Reviews article proposes new concept for explaining cirrhosis progression

ICVS researcher Dalila Costa authored a review in Nature Reviews, “Interaction of inflammation and portal hypertension in cirrhosis progression” proposing a new concept for explaining the me…

News

Luísa Pinto and Nuno Dinis Alves secure over 800,000 euros for mental health research

Luísa Pinto and Nuno Dinis Alves have secured over 800,000 euros in funding from the renowned British foundation Wellcome, under the “Mental Health” program.

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

November 2025

Nov 17

17 November 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

ICVS Student Seminar “The impact of astrocytic metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 manipulation in the medial prefrontal cortex”

November 17th at 1 pm, don’t miss Samuel Alves‘s “The impact of astrocytic metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 manipulation in the medial prefrontal cortex” at the A0.02 auditorium in UMinho’s School of Medicine.

Find out more

Nov 20

20 November 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

ICVS Advanced Seminar “Inside AccelBio: Accelerating drug discovery through collaboration"

November 20th at 1 pm, don’t miss Vânia Cardoso‘s “Inside AccelBio: Accelerating drug discovery through collaboration” at the A0.03 auditorium in UMinho’s School of Medicine.

Find out more

Nov 24

24 November 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

ICVS Student Seminar “iPSC-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells and their Secretome: Effects on Neurovascular and Cellular Responses”

November 24th at 1 pm, don’t miss João Afonso‘s “iPSC-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells and their Secretome: Effects on Neurovascular and Cellular Responses” at the A0.02 auditorium in UMinho’s School of Medicine.

Find out more

Nov 27

27 November 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

ICVS Advanced Seminar “Cognitive (Dys)Regulation in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - insights from neuroimaging studies"

November 27th at 1 pm, don’t miss Pedro Morgado‘s “Cognitive (Dys)Regulation in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - insights from neuroimaging studies” at the A0.03 auditorium in UMinho’s School of Medicine.

Find out more

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.

Years

m² of scientific and technological facilities

0 +

Researchers

0 +

What’s new?

ICVS Researchers Help Uncover How a Natural Brain Molecule May Restore Memory in Alzheimer’s Disease

Dalila Costa’s Nature Reviews article proposes new concept for explaining cirrhosis progression

Luísa Pinto and Nuno Dinis Alves secure over 800,000 euros for mental health research

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

Next on ICVS

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

Let’s Build Something Together

Home

Contact us

Address

Home

Home

Contact us

Address

Home

Contact us

Address

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