The scientist Felismina Moreira, from the BioMark Group of the Center for Biological Engineering of EEUM, in partnership with other universities and a company, is developing innovative, fast and low cost tests to monitor antibodies to Covid-19, in serum or saliva. The major innovation of the TecniCov Project, which received […]
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Vegan trainers made from coffee grounds, recycled rubber, natural coconut and pineapple fibres, among others, for an environmentally conscious public, but that simultaneously appreciates design and comfort. This is the proposal created and developed by Re-Coffee, a project of young entrepreneurs started in Vila Nova de Famalicão from an “epiphany” […]
The project EcoBioInks4SmartTextiles, which is being developed by the Centre of Biological Engineering in partnership with CeNTI, the highlight of the 90 Seconds of Science programme, with the Responsible Researcher, Tatiana Aguiar, who clarifies how the development of fluorescent paints for application in clothing and textiles can make counterfeiting difficult, […]
Automaise is a cloud platform that uses artificial intelligence to automate business processes, making them more efficient in solving complex problems and making decisions. The company was founded in October 2017 by Ernesto Pedrosa and Carlos Oliveira, former students of Systems Engineering and Computer Science at EEUM, and is incubated […]
The platform that was born in the School of Engineering of the University of Minho converts industrial waste into new products, from furniture to footwear was one of the finalists for the European prize. The Portuguese platform Fibrenamics Green was one of the 25 finalists for the European Commission’s Regiostars […]
Rui Almeida and Sofia Paiva (DTx) led by professor and researcher Jorge Cabral and supported by Sérgio Branco (all ALGORITMI researchers) have just won a podium position in the local final of the EDP University Challenge. This podium rewards the best groups, with no differentiation between 1st, 2nd and 3rd […]
The social distancing and lockdown measures imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on individual well-being, namely psychological well-being. In order to address the needs of those who are most vulnerable, EEUM’s High-Assurance Software Laboratory (Haslab) joined OutSystems and the Psychology Association of the University of Minho (APsi-UMinho) and […]
Of the three new students who joined UMinho this school year with a grade average of 20, one entered Informatics Engineering. This is Rui Pedro Oliveira, who came from Colégio D. Diogo de Sousa, in Braga. “It was logical to choose UMinho, because it is a national reference in Computer […]
The American Society of Ergonomics and Human Factors (HFES) awarded a team from the Engineering and Architecture Schools of the University of Minho for the best article of 2019 in the journal Ergonomics in Design, with a system that identifies surgical instruments left in patients. This is the first time […]
The University of Minho is the Portuguese entity with the most patent applications, according to the “Barometer Inventa – Patents Made in Portugal 2020”. The result reinforces the role of this academy as one of the main drivers of innovation in the country and its strong link to the economic […]
European project “Climalert”, coordinated by UMinho, presented at Greenfest A tool that alerts the farmer about climate change is being born, helping him to optimize crop irrigation and to anticipate or postpone harvests. It is called “Climalert” and is coordinated by the Center of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA) of […]
The new version of the RAID platform will allow telecommunications operators to detect fraud in real time, which translates into greater security and quality of service for companies and customers. Improving the RAID platform, a system marketed by the telecommunications analyst Mobileum for the comprehensive risk management in companies, thus […]