Office of the Dean – Support Services

Team

• Marina Marques

Competences

The  Alumni and Fundraising Unit has the fundamental objective of developing and deepening relationships with current and former students for the generation of a collaboration dynamic conducting to fund raising to support the faculty's current students and new initiatives.

Team

• Joana Alves de Sá
• Sónia Ferreira
• Conceição Capelo
• Patrícia Sampaio

Competences

The Contracts Unit is responsible for:

• Supporting the development of protocols and agreements, in particular those concerning the procurement of goods and services;
• Keeping an updated database of the Faculty's protocols and contracts with other institutions.

Team

• João Chamiço
• Mário Sousa
• Sofia Batista

Competences

• Support the organization of learning activities using particularly online teaching and learning management systems through the production of digital disciplines content of the Faculty courses;
• Develop new teaching and learning methods;
• Prepare applications for funding, by entities outside the Faculty, of projects to improve the teaching and learning quality, including the training of human resources in research and development in its activity areas;
• Promote the use of e-learning as a way of expanding the educational offer of the Faculty;
• Framing the video conferencing service.

Team

• Filipa Carvalho Nunes

Competences

The Legal Support Unit is responsible for:

• Conduct studies, providing advice and information of legal nature;
• Provide legal advice on matters related to the Faculty, namely in carrying out procedures and administrative litigation processes;
• Ensure the Faculty with necessary legislation collection and processing.

Team

• Juliana Brito Monteiro - Executive Director
• Marta Cerejo - Head of Intellectual Property & Tech Transfer Department
• Pedro Almeida - Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Manager
• Anabela Gomes - Head of Financial Lifecycle Department
• António Frazão - Funding Adviser | Business Development & Funding Department
• Salima Rehemtula - Impact Officer
• Filomena Castanheira - Executive Assistant

Competences

IRIS provides support to FCT NOVA community in the following areas:

1. Research Funding (national and international)

• Identification of funding opportunities;
• Support in the consortium establishment and writing of the respective regulatory agreements;
• Support in proposal applications, including the assessment of eligibility conditions and helping in the writing of the following proposal sections: intellectual property, dissemination, communication and exploitation of results
• Support in the administrative and financial sections of the grant proposal

2. Intellectual Property

• Counselling and guiding on Intellectual Property protection issues;
• Invention state of the art search;
• Liaison with INPI, IGAC and contracted AOPIS;
• Patent draft review and support for preparing replies to exam notifications at national level;
• Preparation and revision of IP ownership agreements;

3. Knowledge valorization and technology transfer

• Brokerage of FCT NOVA and private sector relationship, promoting partnerships;
• Negotiation and implementation of technology transfer agreements;
• Suggesting best route for exploitation of research results and analysis of market potential;
• Mediation between FCT NOVA and Frontier IP, the School’s partner for technology commercialization;
• Support in writing and revision of technology transfer agreements

4. Training

• Data confidentiality management and intellectual property
• Valorization and technology transfer; support FCT NOVA innovation chain;
• How to maximize the impact of a grant proposal: tips to write a successful grant proposal;

5. Dissemination of research and innovation opportunities

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