Maria João Cardoso Jacinto (0616-0478-AE83)

Curriculum Vitae

Maria João Cardoso Jacinto

Maria João Jacinto is the Executive Director of Patient Innovation and doctoral researcher at Nova School of Business and Economics with focus on 'Healthcare Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Impact: Creating a Resilient, Safe and Crowd-based Innovation System'. Maria João Jacinto received her Ph.D. degree in Bioengineering framed in MIT Portugal program, and her MSc in Biological Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico. Maria João Jacinto has a strong background in Engineering and Technology sciences, namely in biotechnology process through downstream processing, microfluidic and detection techniques. Maria João had different international collaboration and research experiences as her master thesis in University of Ghent, in European bioengineering research projects and part of her PhD thesis in University of Houston, Texas, USA. After finishing her PhD, Maria João worked for almost one year leading an innovative bionanotechnology research project at Biotrend, when she decided to connect the Medical Engineering and Biotechnology with the end-users input to assure the answer to real unmet needs. She thus started as a junior postdoctoral contracted at Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics with focus on 'Revolutionising Healthcare: Empowering patients by valuing innovation and promoting entrepreneurship'. Currently, Maria João's research is focused on user innovation in healthcare, namely the patient innovation phenomenon, related to the international Patient Innovation project, by increasing the number and quality of the solutions developed by patients that are published in the online platform with medical supervision, as well as to promote contact with innovators and support them in various areas, as bringing and scaling-up their solutions into the market. With this is mind, she designed and continues to lead the Patient Innovation Bootcamp, an activity to directly support patients and caregivers in the technically improvement of their solutions and find a set of resources needed to market them so that more people can benefit from them. This activity has been sponsored by EIT Health for 3 years now and it is promoted by prestigious European Universities (Copenhagen Business School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, IESE, University of Copenhagen, Technical University of Denmark), Biocat and Glintt. Her 'hands-on' experience on applied healthcare science provide her the opportunity to contribute in several and connected teaching modules in different schools, either as teaching assistant, invited lecture or responsible teacher. It is Maria João's intention to develop the scientific knowledge in the field of Health Innovation and Innovation with and by patients. A pilot of solutions co-created with patients will help to assess usability and cost-effectiveness of Medical Engineering and Biotechnology solutions, to better understand the critical resources required to answer to relevant society challenges.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Maria João Cardoso Jacinto

Citation names

Jacinto, Maria João

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 0616-0478-AE83
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6260-3198

Email addresses

maria.joao.jacinto@patient-innovation.com (Professional)
mariajoao.jacinto@nms.unl.pt (Professional)
maria.jacinto@novasbe.pt (Professional)
mariajoaocardosojacinto@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Mobile phone

919331323 (Personal)

Addresses

Patient Innovation, Rua do Instituto Bactereológico, nº 5. Edifício Amarelo, Piso 2, 1150-082, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)
Nova School of Business & Economics Carcavelos Room D112, Campus Rua da Holanda, no. 1, 2775-405, Carcavelos, Cascais, Portugal (Professional)
Rua Carlos José Barreiros n31 2Esq, 1000-087, Arroios, Lisboa, Portugal (Personal)

Websites

https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-joão-jacinto/ (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bioprocessing Technologies
Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Fermentation
Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Health-Related Biotechnology
Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology
Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Health-Related Biotechnology
Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Social Biomedical Sciences
Social Sciences - Other Social Sciences - Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Social Sciences - Economics and Business - Business and Management

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2019/09/01 - 2020/06 Concluded	Gestão de Projectos (Pós-Graduação) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, Portugal	Excelente
2014/01 - 2019/03/07 Concluded	Bioengineering Systems (Doutoramento) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal "Integrative platforms for downstream processing and detection of viral particles" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Aprovado com distinção
2007/09 - 2012/11/20 Concluded	Engenharia Biológica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal "Enhanced organics recovery from wastewater via a membrane assisted A-stage" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	16.5 / 20

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2022/02 - Current	Postdoc (Research)	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal

2019/11 - 2021/08/31	Postdoc (Research)	Universidade Católica Portuguesa Unidade de Investigação em Gestão e Economia, Portugal
	Universidade Católica Portuguesa Unidade de Investigação em Gestão e Economia, Portugal
2015/05 - 2016/06	Visiting Researcher (Research)	University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, United States

2013/01 - 2014/12	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

	Category Host institution	Employer
2019/11 - Current	Executive Director	Patient Innovation, Portugal
	Patient Innovation, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2019/01/02 - 2019/10/31	Bionanotechnology R&D	Biotrend SA, Portugal
	Biotrend SA, Portugal
2015/01/01 - 2019/03/07	PhD student	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
2009/10 - 2010/10	Research Integration Internship	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal

Projects

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2023/02/01 - Current	HealthEConnect: Connecting healthtech innovation ecosystems for user-centred and business-driven entrepreneurial education propelling next-generation digital health solutions 101100468 Project Manager Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal	Ongoing
2022/02 - Current	Healthcare Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Impact: Creating a Resilient, Safe and Crowd-based Innovation System PTDC/EGE-OGE/7995/2020 Post-doc	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2020/02/01 - 2023/01/31	Otimizar a saúde mental e a resiliência de adultos mais velhos que perderam o seu cônjuge através de terapia online combinada (LEAVES: optimizing the mentaL health and resiliencE of older Adults that haVe lost thEir spouSe via blended, online therapy) AAL/0003/2019 Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Comprehensive Health Research Centre, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2019/11/15 - 2021/08/31	Revolutionizing Healthcare: Empowering patients by valuing innovation and promoting entrepreneurship PTDC/EGE-OGE/32573/2017 Post-doc	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2016/04/01 - 2019/06/30	PureMAb - Cromatografia multi-modal como uma alternativa à purificação de anticorpos monoclonais PTDC/QEQ-PRS/0286/2014 Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2015/01/01 - 2018/12/31	Integrative platforms for the downstream processing of viral particles PD/BD/105883/2014 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2013/01/01 - 2014/12/31	European project INTENSO 312004 Research Fellow Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal	European Commission Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development Concluded
2009/10/01 - 2010/10/28	Development of bioassays for herbicide toxicity based on gene expression profiling using yeast cells (HERBITOXBIOAS) info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/3599-PPCDT/64230/PT Integration into Research Grant Fellow Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2022/04 - Current	Open & User Innovation Knowledge Center PTDC/EGE-OGE/7995/2020 Executive Director Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing

Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract	Jacinto, Maria Joao; Azevedo, Ana M.; Aires-Barros, M. Raquel; Archinti, Marco; Marzabal, Pau. "Extraction of Zera® fusion proteins in aqueous two-phase systems". Paper presented in 2015 IEEE 4th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG), 2015. 10.1109/enbeng.2015.7088835
Conference paper	Raquel Marques; Jacinto, Maria João; Pernencar, Claudia Alexandra; Penedos-Santiago, Eliana. "From a Patient Innovation Perspective: Design as a Tool to Improve Blind and Visual Impaired People Experience in Hospital Facilities". Paper presented in INCLUDIT&CTecA 2023 - I Conference on Technologies for Support and Accessibility, 2023. In press Raquel Marques; Jacinto, Maria João; Penedos-Santiago, Eliana. Corresponding author: Raquel Marques. "From a Patient Innovation Perspective: Design as a Tool to Improve Blind and Visual Impaired People Experience in Hospital Facilitie". Paper presented in INCLUDIT&CTecA 2023 - I Conference on Technologies for Support and Accessibility, Leiria, 2023. In press Jacinto, M.J.; Azevedo, A.M.; Aires-Barros, M.R.; Archinti, M.; Marzabal, P.. "Extraction of Zera® fusion proteins in aqueous two-phase systems". 2015. 10.1109/ENBENG.2015.7088835
Conference poster	"Patient Innovation Bootcamp". Paper presented in European Patients' Forum Congress 2021, 2021. Jacinto, Maria. "M13 Bacteriophage Purification Using Poly(Ionic Liquids) as Novel Chromatographic Matrices". Paper presented in MicroBiotec 2017, 2017. Jacinto, Maria. "Magnetic particles as versatile Lateral Flow reporters for Norwalk virus detection". Paper presented in III Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Biotecnologia 2017, 2017. Jacinto, Maria. "Enhancement of Lateral Flow Assay Performance by Electromagnetic Relocation of Reporter Particles to More-Visible Depths". Paper presented in MIT Portugal conference 2016, 2016.
Journal article	Jacinto, Maria João; Oliveira, Pedro; Rodrigues, Ana Maria; Canhão, Helena. "Editorial: Innovation in Rheumatic Diseases". Frontiers in Medicine 8 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.801515. Published • 10.3389/fmed.2021.801515 Jacinto, M.J.; Wagner, Alexandra; Sá, Inês M.; Patinha, David J.S.; Marrucho, Isabel M.; Gonçalves, João; Willson, Richard C.; Azevedo, A.M.; Aires-Barros, M.R.. "Screening polymeric ionic liquids for chromatography-based purification of bacteriophage M13". Separation and Purification Technology 257 (2021): 117906. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117906. 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117906 Jacinto, Maria João. "Innovations Developed by Patients and Informal Caregivers for Needs Associated to Rheumatic Diseases". Frontiers in Medicine (2021): https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2021.647388. 10.3389/fmed.2021.647388 Jacinto, Maria João. "Evaluating SARS-CoV-2 Seroconversion Following Relieve of Confinement Measures". Frontiers in Medicine 7 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2020.603996. 10.3389/fmed.2020.603996 Jacinto, M.J.; Trabuco, J.R.C.; Vu, B.V.; Garvey, G.; Khodadadi, M.; Azevedo, A.M.; Aires-Barros, M.R.; et al. "Correction: Enhancement of lateral flow assay performance by electromagnetic relocation of reporter particles (PLoS One (2018) 13:1 (e0186782) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186782)". PLoS ONE 14 3 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85062878241&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1371/journal.pone.0213859 Jacinto, Maria João; Trabuco, João R. C.; Vu, Binh V.; Garvey, Gavin; Khodadady, Mohammad; Azevedo, Ana M.; Aires-Barros, Maria Raquel; et al. "Enhancement of lateral flow assay performance by electromagnetic relocation of reporter particles". PLOS ONE 13 1 (2018): e0186782. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0186782. 10.1371/journal.pone.0186782 Jacinto, Maria João; Patinha, David J.S.; Marrucho, Isabel M.; Gonçalves, João; Willson, Richard C.; Azevedo, Ana M.; Aires-Barros, M. Raquel. "M13 bacteriophage purification using poly(ionic liquids) as alternative separation matrices". Journal of Chromatography A 1532 (2018): 246-250. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2017.12.005. 10.1016/j.chroma.2017.12.005 Jacinto, M.J.; Soares, R.R.G.; Azevedo, A.M.; Chu, V.; Tover, A.; Conde, J.P.; Aires-Barros, M.R.. "Optimization and miniaturization of aqueous two phase systems for the purification of recombinant human immunodeficiency virus-like particles from a CHO cell supernatant". Separation and Purification Technology 154 (2015): 27-35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2015.09.006. 10.1016/j.seppur.2015.09.006 Gil, Fátima N.; Gonçalves, Alina C.; Jacinto, Maria João; Becker, Jörg D.; Viegas, Cristina A.. "Transcriptional profiling in Saccharomyces cerevisiae relevant for predicting alachlor mechanisms of toxicity". Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 30 11 (2011): 2506-2518. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/etc.640. 10.1002/etc.640

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2022/10/13	Revolucionando a saúde: soluções criadas por doentes e cuidadores	FIC.A (Festival Internacional de Ciência) (Oeiras, Portugal)
2022/09/28	Patient experience management, Giving patients greater control over their care	Smart Health Summit 2022 (Dublin, Ireland)
2021/11/17	Fields of Innovation: Design Justice	MEDICA Health IT Forum (Dusseldorf, Germany)
2021/10/14	Papel do cidadão nas ciências da saúde	FIC.A (Festival Internacional de Ciência) (Oeiras, Portugal)
2020/10/22	Patient Innovation project	Planetiers World Gathering 2020 Planetiers (Lisboa, Portugal)
2020/07/23	Webinar – Patient Innovation project	Brain Innovation Academy (Brazil)
2020/05/26	Patient Innovation Project	CIS Online Talks Fundação Eugénio de Almeida (Portugal)
2020/01/30	Doentes Inovadores e Empreendedores	Nuit des Idées \| Noite das Ideias 2020 Instituto Francês em Portugal \| Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/12	Dar a mão project	Big Impact (Cascais, Portugal)
2019/11/22	Patient Innovation	Startups Saúde Fest APDH - Associação Portuguesa para o Desenvolvimento Hospitalar (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018	M13 Bacteriophage Purification Using Poly(Ionic Liquids) as Alternative Separation Matrices	12th European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering Sciences 2018 (Lisboa, Portugal)
2017	Phage Purification Using Polymeric Ionic Liquids As New Chromatographic Matrices	II International Congress in Health Sciences Research 2017 Universidade da Beira Interior (Covilhã, Portugal)
2017	M13 Bacteriophage Purification Using Poly(Ionic Liquids) as Novel Chromatographic Matrices	ABC2 - Anything But Conventional Chromatography 2017 (Lisboa, Portugal)
2017	Phage Purification Using Polymeric Ionic Liquids As New Chromatographic Matrices	European Congress of Applied Biotechnology 2017 (Barcelona, Portugal)
2015	Extraction of Zera® fusion proteins in aqueous two-phase systems	2015 IEEE 4th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG) IEEE (Porto, Portugal)
2015	Optimization and miniaturization of ATPSs for the purification of recombinant HIV VLPs from a CHO cell supernatant	21st Biennial meeting of the International Society for Molecular Recognition \| Affinity 2015 (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/09 - 2025/02	Health Literacy for everyone: Summed’s digital strategy to simplify health literacy Supervisor	MSc in Impact Entrepreneurship and Innovation – Healthcare innovation specialization (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2024/09 - 2025/02	Dot1: An Approach to Innovate Type 1 Diabetes Management Supervisor	MSc in Impact Entrepreneurship and Innovation – Healthcare innovation specialization (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2024/09 - 2025/02	Go to market strategy for a novel point of care device for diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections: a comparative analysis of Germany, Switzerland and Austria Supervisor	MSc in Impact Entrepreneurship and Innovation - Healthcare innovation specialization (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2024/09 - 2025/02	Market Entry Strategies for Health Technology: a case study on Reality Telling’s VR solutions in eldery care Supervisor	MSc in Impact Entrepreneurship and Innovation - Healthcare innovation specialization (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2024/09 - 2025/02	A Strategic Blueprint for the Development of Health Innovation Hubs at Medical Schools Supervisor	MSc in Impact Entrepreneurship and Innovation - Healthcare innovation specialization (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2024/09 - 2025/02	How to raise capital for a MedTech Company – a route to commercialization Supervisor	MSc in Impact Entrepreneurship and Innovation - Healthcare innovation specialization (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2024/09 - 2025/02	From patient needs to market leadership: a comprehensive strategy for Salvia Healthcare in digital health Co-supervisor	MSc in Impact Entrepreneurship and Innovation - Healthcare innovation specialization (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2024/09 - 2025/02	Investor and startup perspectives on fundraising, investor relations and market relevance: a strategic approach for first-time founders in biotech startups Co-supervisor	MSc in Impact Entrepreneurship and Innovation - Healthcare innovation specialization (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2024/09 - 2025/02	Innovating urban co-living: a strategy to address housing affordability and social isolation Co-supervisor	MSc in Impact Entrepreneurship and Innovation - Healthcare innovation specialization (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2022 - 2024/12/18	Optimization of a Low-Cost Body-Powered 3D-Printed Hand Prosthesis Co-supervisor	Mestrado em Engenharia Biomédica e Biofísica (Master) Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2022 - 2024/12/13	From An User Innovator Prespective: Designing New Wayfinding System For Blind And Visually Impaired People For An Ophthalmological Unit Co-supervisor of Raquel Marques	Mestrado em Design para a Saúde e Bem-Estar (Master) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2020/01 - 2025/12	Patient Innovation Bootcamp is an acceleration program aimed at supporting patients, informal caregivers and collaborators to implement and scale up the innovative solutions they developed to help them cope with a need imposed by their health condition. This activity has been sponsored by EIT Health for 3 years now and it is promoted by prestigious European Universities (Copenhagen Business School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, IESE, University of Copenhagen, Technical University of Denmark), Biocat and Glintt (2020/07/02 - 2022/12) Other (Member of the Organising Committee)	Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
2017/09 - 2018/09	12th European Symposium on Biochemical Engineering Science (2018/09/09 - 2018/09/12) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2021/03 - 2021/04	'Conversas com Cientistas - Décadas de Ciência para Dias de Vacinas' Other	'Conversas com Cientistas - Décadas de Ciência para Dias de Vacinas'
2017/08 - 2017/08	BIOPRO is a research collaboration between the two Danish universities DTU and KU along with Novo Nordisk, Novozymes, Xellia Pharmaceuticals, CP Kelco and Chr. Hansen – all leading biotech companies. The world talent campus is an advanced one week course at PhD level, where students learn and are challenged with cutting edge knowledge within biotechnology manufacturing. The course is focused on bioprocess monitoring and optimization. 25 PhD or Master students working in the field of biotechnology manufacturing participate each year. Other	BIOPRO World Talent Campus BIOPRO World Talent Campus, Denmark
2017/07 - 2017/08	European Innovation Academy 2017 European Innovation Academy participant in Cascais, 2017. Founder of 'Peaceful mom' team, one of the top 23 teams for EIA pitching carousel. Other	European Innovation Academy 2017 European Innovation Academy, Portugal

Consulting

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2021/02 - 2022/06	European Patients' Forum Congress 2021 - Programme Advisory Committee Member	European Patients' Forum, Belgium

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2024/10 - Current	Healthcare Innovation	Mestrado empreendedorismo de impacto e inovação (Mestrado)	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2023/02 - Current	Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship	Mestrado Executivo Inovação e Empreendedorismo (Mestrado)	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2022/02 - Current	Medicina 4.0 - Entrepreneurship in 4.0 Medical Industry and Patient Centered Innovation	Mestrado Integrado em Medicina (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2022 - Current	Gestão de operações	Mestrado em Inovação & Empreendedorismo - Executivo; Management fundamentals (Mestrado)	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal
2022 - Current	Practical digital health workshops	Digital Health Executive Course	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2022 - Current	Dispositivos médicos - A inovação em dispositivos médicos. Exemplos de colaboração dos médicos com os doentes e outros profissionais no desenvolvimento da inovação: o patient innovation e a impressão 3D	Mestrado integrado em Medicina (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Portugal
2021/03 - Current	Processes and Operations Management - Teaching assistant	Gestão de Empresas/The Lisbon MBA (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade Católica Portuguesa Faculdade de Ciências Económicas e Empresariais, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2016 - Current	Separation and Purification Technology (1383-5866)	Elsevier