01-03-2021
The NOVA School of Science and Technology has just been granted the Associated Laboratory constituition (LA) by the Foundation for Science and Technology for seven laboratories, of which five are new. The School obtained approval for all applications submitted, a result that reinforces the School's position as a reference institution in the areas of science and engineering.
The I3N - Institute of Nanostructures, Nanomodeling and Nanofabrication and LAQV / REQUIMTE - Associated Laboratory for Green Chemistry - Clean Technologies and Processes are renewed the status of LA. To these are added four new LAs in which the School participates: CHANGE - Institute for Global Changes and Sustainability, ARINET - Infrastructure Network in Aquatic Research, I4HB - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, LASI - Associated Laboratory of Intelligent Systems.Translation and Innovation for Global Health.
The Associate Laboratories qualified by the Foundation for Science and Technology represent structural components of the National Scientific and Technological System, consisting of research and development (R&D) institutions or consortia of R&D institutions that make explicit institutional commitments to pursue policy objectives at national level for scientific and technological purposes. In this sense, these laboratories must ensure a dimension of human resources and scientific infrastructure that allows them, in a sustained manner, to promote scientific and technical careers for doctorates.
These laboratories will benefit from an annual funding of 3.1 M € for a period of 5 years.
The evaluation of applications submitted in 2020, and now released, was conducted by a national panel coordinated by Professor Manuel Nunes da Ponte, who also counted on the collaboration of an international scientific council.
