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Program Areas (Phase 4 | 2025 – 2030)
In 2025, the Program entered a new phase, set to run through 2030. With greater ambition, UT Austin Portugal braces for a new set of challenges that will benefit from the unique scientific and technological collaboration between Portugal and Texas through the University of Texas at Austin.
FCT’s long-standing partnership embarks on a new six-year funding cycle, aiming to strengthen Portugal’s position in the European landscape by:
- Developing sustainable energy systems and advancing hydrogen technologies (Clean Energy).
- Scaling tools for greener computing and AI (Advanced Computing).
- Advancing critical materials discovery (Nanotechnologies).
- Harnessing space technologies for Earth applications (Space-Earth Technologies).
To ensure that these scientific areas lead to innovation and business opportunities benefiting the transatlantic partnership, the Program relies on a series of activities from prototyping to customer discovery and soft landing.
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The Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) has announced the appointment of new national directors for Portugal’s three international partnerships with U.S. universities MIT, UT Austin Portugal and Carnegie Mellon - recently renewed until 2030.
For the UT Austin Portugal...
Appointment of the new national directors for partnerships with US universities.
The new national directors for the three international partnerships with U.S. universities (MIT, UT Austin and Carnegie Mellon), recently renewed by the Portuguese Government until 2030, have been appointed.
For the UT Austin Portugal Program, Rute André (University of Aveiro) joins Rui Oliveira (University of Minho, INESC TEC), who has co-led the Program since 2018 with José Manuel Mendonça (University of Porto, INESC TEC). Professor Mendonça now steps into a new national role as Chairperson of the Mission Structure created by the Portuguese Government to oversee all three International Partnerships in this new phase.
At MIT Portugal, João Pedro Barreto (University of Coimbra) and Alexandre Ferreira da Silva (University of Minho) take the lead, while Inês Lynce (Instituto Superior Técnico) and João Magalhães (NOVA School of Science and Technology) will head the CMU Portugal Program.
Media Coverage
Cancer treatment uses LED light and ‘atomically thin’ materials to destroy cells
AUSTIN (KXAN) – A ray of light may be key to fighting cancer. Researchers with the University of Texas and University of Porto in Portugal have revealed a new tool in the healthcare battle: LEDs and super tiny metal. The treatment could see the need for chemotherapy end. Read more on www.kxan.com official site
A Revolutionary New Cancer Therapy Only Needs Light to Kill Bad Cells
Known as near-infrared photothermal therapy, this light-based treatment promises to cause less damage to healthy cells than chemotherapy. Read more on www.popularmechanics.com official site
A New Light-Based Cancer Treatment Kills Tumor Cells and Spares Healthy Ones
By combining LED technology and nanomaterials, researchers have created a therapy that eliminates cancer cells using localized heat without damaging healthy tissue. Read more on www.wired.com official site
LED therapy promises to destroy cancer cells without affecting healthy ones.
Featured on TVI News, Artur Pinto (INESC TEC) and Jean Anne Incorvia (UT Austin) present their collaborative work under the UT Austin Portugal Program “LED Therapeutics” project, which investigates how LED light can be harnessed to eliminate cancer cells safely and precisely. Read more on tviplayer.iol.pt official site
Promising cancer treatment using LED light and tin flakes kills skin and colon cancer cells in 30 minutes
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Porto in Portugal, through the UT Austin Portugal Program, have developed what they say is a remarkable cancer treatment that combines LED light and tiny tin flakes to kill cancer cells while shielding healthy cells. Read more on fox26houston official site
Study: Nanomaterials and LEDs can destroy cancer cells
A study by the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto and the University of Texas at Austin in the United States has revealed the potential of combining nanomaterials and LEDs to destroy skin and colon cancer cells, it was released today. “We’ve shown that it’s possible to combine nanomaterials with LEDs to achieve […]
