Pedro Fonte (2410-123D-3385)

Curriculum Vitae

Pedro Fonte

Pedro Fonte is an Assistant Professor at the University of Algarve and a Group Leader in pharmaceutical nanotechnology and advanced drug delivery, with an internationally recognized track record in translational nanomedicine. He is an Integrated Member of the Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR) and a Collaborative Researcher at the Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (iBB), Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon. His research focuses on the rational design and engineering of nanocarriers to overcome biological barriers and enable targeted and controlled delivery of therapeutics, including small molecules and biopharmaceuticals, addressing critical unmet needs in oncology, diabetes and wound healing. He has established an independent and competitive research program, securing national and international funding as Principal Investigator. His scientific output comprises 67 peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals, 1 edited international book, and 11 book chapters, alongside additional technical and scientific contributions, with an h-index of 34 (WOS). His work combines fundamental and applied research, contributing to innovation in pharmaceutical technology and nanomedicine, including the development of novel drug delivery strategies and resulting in 1 pending patent, and has founded 2 start-up companies. He has actively disseminated his research through numerous oral and poster presentations at national and international conferences, including leading scientific meetings in drug delivery and nanomedicine. Pedro Fonte plays an active role in the international scientific community as a member of the Editorial Boards of internationally recognized journals, including Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery and Scientific Reports, and as a reviewer and evaluator for high-impact journals and competitive funding agencies. His scientific excellence has been consistently recognized, including his ranking among the World’s Top 2% Scientists (Stanford University/Elsevier) since 2021 and the award of the Prémio Investigador Universidade do Algarve 2025. As a research leader and mentor, he has supervised postdoctoral researchers, PhD and MSc students, contributing to advanced training, knowledge transfer and the development of the next generation of scientists. Overall, his work has generated significant scientific, technological and societal impact, positioning him as a leading researcher in pharmaceutical nanotechnology and advanced drug delivery systems.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Pedro Fonte
Date of birth: 1986/04/08
Gender: Male

Citation names

Fonte, Pedro
Pedro Fonte

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 2410-123D-3385
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1115-9282
Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=GDugcOQAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
Researcher Id: K-3215-2013
Scopus Author Id: 55146900200

Email addresses

prfonte@ualg.pt (Professional)
pedrofonte86@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Telephone

289244441 (Professional)

Addresses

Faculty of Sciences and Technology - University of Algarve, Campus Gambelas, Building 2, 8005-139, Faro, Faro, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

https://ccmar.ualg.pt/users/prfonte (Scholar)
https://ibb.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/people/members/Pedro-Fonte/ (Scholar)

Knowledge fields

Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Pharmacology and pharmacy
Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Advanced (C1)	Proficiency (C2)	Advanced (C1)	Proficiency (C2)	Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Advanced (C1)	Proficiency (C2)	Advanced (C1)
French	Beginner (A1)	Intermediate (B1)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Beginner (A1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2016/04/13 Concluded	Ciências Farmacêuticas (Doutoramento) Major in Especialidade: Nanotecnologias Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2012/09 Concluded	MBA - Master in Business Administration (Pós-Graduação) Major in Management and Business Administration Universidade Lusíada Porto Faculdade de Ciências da Economia e da Empresa, Portugal	15
2010/09 Concluded	Ciências Farmacêuticas (Mestrado integrado) Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal	15
2009/09 Concluded	Ciências Farmacêuticas (Licenciatura) Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal	14
2006 Attended	Engenharia Electrónica e de Telecomunicações (Mestrado) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2020/01 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019/10/01 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

2018 - 2019/12	Researcher (Research)	REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2017/03/01 - 2019/09	Researcher (Research)	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Centro de Investigação em Biociências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2016/04 - 2017/12	Researcher (Research)	REQUIMTE Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal
	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2019/10/01 - Current	Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
	Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017/03/01 - 2019/09	Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2017 - 2019	Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2022/01/01 - Current	Biomeat - Manufacturing cultured meat through a scalable and cost-effective bioprocess 2022.11615.BD Supervisor Universidade do Algarve Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2025/01/01 - 2025/12/30	Microfluidic platform for co-encapsulation of cells and therapeutic proteins for regenerative medicine applications 1801P.01140.1.01 BL77/2025-IST-ID Principal investigator Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2021 - 2025	Technology-driven platform for the manufacturing of extracellular vesicles derived from umbilical cord blood CAR-engineered NK cells for immunotherapy UI/BD/151248/2021 Supervisor Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal	Concluded
2021 - 2025	Antibody encapsulation into polymer nanoparticles as a promising strategy for lung cancer treatment 2020.08839.BD Universidade do Algarve Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal	Concluded
2023/01/01 - 2024/12/30	Development of lipid and polymer nanocarriers for delivery of therapeutic proteins OE/001/2023 Principal investigator Universidade do Algarve Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal	Owl Empire Unipessoal Lda Concluded
2015/03 - 2019/05	Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção - Laboratório de Catalise e Materiais UID/EQU/50020/2019 UID/QUI/50006/2019 LA/P/0008/2020 10.54499/LA/P/0008/2020	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2017 - 2019	Development of ionic-liquids nanoparticle systems for delivery of poorly soluble drugs PADDIC Supervisor Universidad de Alcalá, Spain Lusófona University of Humanities and Technologies, Portugal	Concluded
2012/01 - 2015/12	Optimization of lyophilization parameters of polymeric nanoparticles for delivery of therapeutic proteins SFRH/BD/78127/2011 PhD Student Fellow Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2009/01 - 2013/12	NanoFreeze - Freeze-drying approaches for overcoming instability of therapeutic proteins encapsulated into nanoparticles PTDC/SAU-FCF/104492/2008 Master Student Fellow Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal Universidade da Beira Interior Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário CRL, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2008/09 - 2010/09	Formulation approaches for overcoming therapeutic proteins instability assessed by FTIR 05-GCQF-CICS-09 Integration into Research Grant Fellow Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal	Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde Concluded
2006/09 - 2008/09	Evaluation of transfer of metals to the teas by the utensils used for its preparation CESPU-01 Scientific Initiation Fellow Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal	Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2025/01/01 - 2029/12/31	Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências UID/04565/2025 10.54499/UID/04565/2025 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2025/01/01 - 2029/12/31	Centro de Ciências do Mar do Algarve UID/04326/2025 10.54499/UID/04326/2025 Universidade do Algarve Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31	Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental LA/P/0101/2020 10.54499/LA/P/0101/2020 Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal Universidade do Algarve Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2024/01/01 - 2025/12/30	Large Research Project RGP2/317/45 Principal investigator Universidade do Algarve Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal	King Khalid University Concluded
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/30	Development and Study of the Properties of Novel Nanoparticulate Materials for Environmental, Agro-Industrial, and Biological Applications APQ-02565-21 Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) Universidade do Algarve Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Brazil	Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2025/12/29	Study of the Extraction of Natural Compounds for Incorporation into Biomaterials APQ-03355-18 Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) Universidade do Algarve Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Brazil	Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais Concluded
2019/10/01 - 2025/09/30	CEEC Institucional CEECINST/00146/2018/CP1493/CT0010 10.54499/CEECINST/00146/2018/CP1493/CT0010 Professor Auxiliar Universidade do Algarve, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2024/12/31	Centro de Ciências do Mar do Algarve UIDB/04326/2020 10.54499/UIDB/04326/2020 Universidade do Algarve Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2024/12/31	Centro de Investigação em Biociências e Tecnologias da Saúde UIDP/04567/2020 10.54499/UIDP/04567/2020 Associação Lusófona para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação e Ensino em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2024/12/31	Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências UIDP/04565/2020 10.54499/UIDP/04565/2020 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2024/12/31	Centro de Investigação em Biociências e Tecnologias da Saúde UIDB/04567/2020 10.54499/UIDB/04567/2020 Associação Lusófona para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação e Ensino em Ciências da Saúde, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2024/12/31	Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências UIDB/04565/2020 10.54499/UIDB/04565/2020 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2024/12/31	Centro de Ciências do Mar do Algarve UIDP/04326/2020 10.54499/UIDP/04326/2020 Universidade do Algarve Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2024/02/29	Institute for Research and Innovation in Health DL 57/2016/CP1355/CT0007 LA/P/0140/2020 10.54499/LA/P/0140/2020 LA/P/0070/2020 UIDB/04293/2020 UIDP/04293/2020 UID/BIM/04293/2019 Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal Universidade do Porto, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2017/01/01 - 2022/12/29	Investigation of the Release Mechanism of Oregano Essential Oil Microparticles in a Model Delivery System APQ-03329-16 Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Brazil Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal Lusófona University of Humanities and Technologies, Portugal	Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais Concluded
2018/08/10 - 2022/08/09	Uma abordagem nanotecnológica para administração tópica de insulina para cicatrização de feridas PTDC/MEC-DER/32610/2017 Principal investigator REQUIMTE LAQV Porto, Portugal Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Centro de Ciências do Mar do Algarve UID/Multi/04326/2019	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Centro de Investigação em Biociências e Tecnologias da Saúde UID/DTP/04567/2019	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde - Tecnologias e Processos Limpos UID/QUI/50006/2019 Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Centro de Ciências do Mar do Algarve UID/Multi/04326/2019	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Centro de Investigação em Biociências e Tecnologias da Saúde UID/DTP/04567/2019	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde - Tecnologias e Processos Limpos UID/QUI/50006/2019 Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2016/05/01 - 2019/10/31	Desenvolvimento de filmes orais contendo compostos bioativos nanoencapsulados PTDC/BBB-NAN/3249/2014 Researcher Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal Universidade Católica Portuguesa Portuguesa Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Portugal Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro Regional do Porto, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2016/06/01 - 2018/12/31	Centro de Investigação em Biociências e Tecnologias da Saúde UID/DTP/4567/2016	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2016/06/01 - 2018/12/31	Centro de Investigação em Biociências e Tecnologias da Saúde UID/DTP/4567/2016	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2015/01/01 - 2018/12/31	Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde - Tecnologias e Processos Limpos UID/QUI/50006/2013 Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2015/01/01 - 2018/12/31	Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas UID/Multi/04378/2013 Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2015/01/01 - 2018/12/31	Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde - Tecnologias e Processos Limpos UID/QUI/50006/2013 Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2015/01/01 - 2018/12/31	Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas UID/Multi/04378/2013 Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2013/01/01 - 2014/12/31	Projecto Estratégico - LA 6 - 2013-2014 PEst-C/EQB/LA0006/2013 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31	Institute for Health and Bioeconomy LA/P/0140/2020 10.54499/LA/P/0140/2020 Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal Unidade de Ciências Biomoleculares Aplicadas, Portugal INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção UID/EQU/50020/2019 UID/QUI/50006/2019 LA/P/0008/2020 10.54499/LA/P/0008/2020 Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Tecnologias e Agroambiente, Portugal Unidade de Investigação Vidro e Cerâmica para as Artes, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Dom Luiz, Portugal Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal Universidade de Évora, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book	Fonte, P.; Brandão, P.. Drug Delivery Systems for Wound Healing. 2024. 10.1016/C2020-0-02665-4 Fonte, P.; Brandão, P.. Preface. 2024.
Book chapter	Duarte, S.O.D.; Mendonça, A.; Condinho, M.; Fonte, P.. "Unravelling the drying techniques of protein biopharmaceuticals". 307-337. 2024. Duarte, S.O.D.; Lima, A.R.; Brandão, P.; Fonte, P.. "Delivery of therapeutic proteins for wound healing". 219-250. 2024. Dionísio, T.; Brandão, P.; Machado, V.; Mendes, J.J.; Fonte, P.; Botelho, J.. "Drug delivery systems for mouth wound healing". 173-196. 2024. Pontes, J.F.; Fonseca, M.; Macedo, A.S.; Grenha, A.; Fonte, P.. "New and revisited approaches on the transdermal delivery of polyphenols-loaded nanoparticles for melanoma prevention and treatment". 341-373. 2023. Fonte, Pedro; Sousa, Flavia; Sarmento, Bruno. "Polyester-Based Nanoparticles for Delivery of Therapeutic Proteins". 255-274. 2018. 10.1007/978-1-4939-7312-5_21 Sousa, Flavia; Fonte, Pedro; Cruz, Andreia; Kennedy, Patrick J.; Pinto, Ines Mendes; Sarmento, Bruno. "Polyester-Based Nanoparticles for the Encapsulation of Monoclonal Antibodies". 239-253. 2018. 10.1007/978-1-4939-7312-5_20 Nunes, Rute; Sarmento, Bruno; Reis, Salette; Fonte, Pedro. "Oral nanotechnological approaches for colon-specific drug delivery". In Nanoparticles in Life Sciences and Biomedicine, 133-168. Pan Stanford, 2018. 10.1201/9781351207355-6 Fonte, Pedro; Sarmento, Bruno. Corresponding author: Sarmento, Bruno. "Invasive versus non-invasive delivery of insulin". In Drug Delivery: An Integrated Clinical and Engineering Approach. Routledge - Taylor and Francis, 2017. Published Sousa, F.; Fonte, P.; Sarmento, B.; Flávia, Sousa; Pedro, Fonte; Bruno, Sarmento. "Effect of lipid matrix on structure and stability of protein-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles and nanostructured lipid carriers". 44-56. 2015. 10.4155/fseb2013.14.12 Fonte, Pedro; Andrade, Fernanda; Araújo, Francisca; Andrade, Cláudia; Neves, José das; Sarmento, Bruno. "Chitosan-Coated Solid Lipid Nanoparticles for Insulin Delivery". In Nanomedicine - Cancer, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular, Central Nervous System, Pulmonary and Inflammatory Diseases, 295-314. Elsevier, 2012. 10.1016/b978-0-12-391860-4.00015-x Fonte, Pedro; Andrade, José Carlos; Seabra, Vítor; Sarmento, Bruno. "Chitosan-Based Nanoparticles as Delivery Systems of Therapeutic Proteins". In Methods in Molecular Biology, 471-487. Humana Press, 2012. 10.1007/978-1-61779-921-1_28 Braz, L.; Rodrigues, S.; Fonte, P.; Grenha, A.; Sarmento, B.; Braz, Luis; Rodrigues, Susana; et al. "Mechanisms of chemical and enzymatic chitosan biodegradability and its application on drug delivery". edited by Gary P. Felton, 325-364. Nova Publishers, 2011. Published
Book review	Barroso, Livia; Viegas, Cláudia; Vieira, Joao; Ferreira-Pego, Cintia; Costa, Joyce; Fonte, Pedro. "Lipid-based carriers for food ingredients delivery". (2021): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/17003. 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2020.110451
Conference abstract	Viegas, Cláudia; Duarte, Sofia; Lourenço, J.P.; Grenha, Ana; Fonte, Pedro. Corresponding author: Viegas, Cláudia. "Formulations of antibody-loaded mPEG-PLGA dry powder for inhalation for lung cancer treatment". Paper presented in X Congresso Iberoamericano de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Coimbra, 2023. Published Viegas, Cláudia; Duarte, Sofia; Lourenço, J.P.; Grenha, Ana; Fonte, Pedro. "Optimization of Inhalable mPEG-PLGA Nanoparticles for Antibody Encapsulation as a Platform for Lung Cancer Treatment". Paper presented in 6th International Congress – CiiEM, Monte da Caparica, 2023. Published Viegas, C.; Lourenço, J.P.; Grenha, Ana; Fonte, Pedro. "Development of inhalable mPEG-PLGA nanoparticles for antibody loading as a potential treatment for lung cancer". Paper presented in 4th SPLC-CRS Young Scientists Meeting, Porto, 2023. Published Viegas, Cláudia; Patrício, Ana; Lourenço, J.P.; Grenha, Ana; Fonte, Pedro. "Development of inhalable mPEG-PLGA nanoparticles for lung cancer treatment". Paper presented in NInTec Science Days, Lisboa, 2022. Published Júlio, Ana; Caparica, Rita; Fernandes, A. S.; Sofia Costa Lima; Salette Reis; Rosado, Catarina; Fonte, Pedro; Santos de Almeida, Tânia. "Application of ionic liquids-nanoparticles hybrid systems in food technology". Paper presented in II Lusofona¿s Nutrition Meeting, 2018. Published Júlio, Ana; Caparica, Rita; Ana Rita Gonçalves; Sofia Costa Lima; Reis, Sallete; Santos de Almeida, Tânia; Fonte, Pedro. "Applications of ionic liquids in drug delivery: a nanotechnological approach". Paper presented in III Scientific Conferences CBIOS, Lisboa, 2018. Published Júlio, Ana; Caparica, Rita; Fernandes, A.S.; Saraiva, N.; Araújo, M.E.M.; Baby, A.R.; Fonte, P.; et al. "Ionic liquids as functional ingredients in drug delivery systems". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2017, Lisboa, 2017. Fonte, Pedro; ANDRADE, JOSÉ CARLOS; Seabra, V.; Ferreira, D.; Sarmento, Bruno. "Oral absorption enhancement of insulin-loaded chitosan-coated solid lipid nanoparticles". Paper presented in XIX International Conference on Bioencapsulation, Amboise, 2011. Published
Conference paper	Viegas, Cláudia; Grenha, Ana; Fonte, Pedro. "Pulmonary Delivery of Bevacizumab-Loaded mPEG-PLGA Nanoparticles via Inhalable Microparticles as an approach for Lung Cancer Treatment". Edinburgh, 2024. Published Bandarra Tavares, Hélder; Fernandes-Platzgummer, Ana; Fonte, Pedro. "Investigating culture media supplementation with growth factors for optimal bovine mesenchymal stromal cell proliferation". Edinburgh, 2024. Published Bandarra Tavares, Hélder; Fonte, Pedro; Fernandes-Platzgummer, Ana. "Chicken Feather Follicle Cells as a source of fat for cultivated meat". 2024. Published Cláudia Viegas; Duarte, Sofia; joão lourenço; ana grenha; Fonte, Pedro. "Optimization of mPEG-PLGA nanoparticles for antibody encapsulation as a potential plataform for lung cancer treatment by inhalation". Paper presented in 6th CiiEM Congress, 2023. Viegas, C; Lourenço, J.P.; Grenha, A.; Fonte, Pedro. "Microencapsulation of mPEG-PLGA Nanoparticles for Potential Inhalable Anticancer Therapy". Paper presented in Drug Delivery to the Lungs 2022 (DDL 2022), Edinburgh, 2022. Published Viegas, Cláudia; Lourenço, J.P.; Grenha, Ana; Fonte, Pedro. "Microencapsulation of mPEG-PLGA Nanoparticles for Potential Inhalable Anticancer Therapy". Edinburgh, 2022. Macedo, A. S.; Fonte, Pedro. "Optimization of PLGA-nanoparticle loaded hydrogels for wound healing". Porto, 2022. Viegas, Cláudia; Lourenço, J.P.; Grenha, Ana; Fonte, Pedro. "Inhalable mPEG-PLGA nanoparticle formulation for the treatment of lung cancer". Porto, 2022. Published Silverio, Vania; Fonte, Pedro. "Development of a microparticle platform for co-encapsulation of cells and growth factors by microfluidics". Porto, 2022. Published Castro, Pedro M.; Oliveira, Ana; Fonte, Pedro; Madureira, Ana Raquel; Sarmento, Bruno; Pintado, Manuela; Pedro João Miranda de Castro; et al. "Edible films as oral delivery systems for xanthines extracted from medicinal plants: an experimental design approach". 2016. Oliveira, Ana; Pinho, Cláudia; Fonte, Pedro; Sarmento, Bruno; Dias, Alberto C. P.. "Development of polymeric nanoparticles containing neuroprotective compounds of Hypericum perforatum". 2015.
Conference poster	Dionísio, Tiago; Brandão, Pedro; Mendes JJ; Fonte, Pedro. "Nanoparticles in Endodontics: Bridging Science and Clinical Application". Paper presented in VI Jornadas Científicas Universitárias e Politécnicas Egas Moniz (JEM), 2025. Tiago Dionísio; José João Mendes; Helena Barroso; Sofia Duarte; Catarina Leal; Susete Fernandes; Pedro Fonte; Brandão, Pedro. Corresponding author: Brandão, Pedro. "Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity Evaluation of Clindamycin-Loaded Nanoparticles for Endodontic Applications: Preliminary Studies". Paper presented in International Symposium on Synthesis and Catalysis (ISySyCat2025), 2025. Tiago Dionísio; Brandão, Pedro; José João Mendes; Helena Barroso; Sofia Duarte; Catarina Leal; Susete Fernandes; Pedro Fonte. "Preliminary studies on a clindamycin-loaded hydrogel for infection control in endodontics". Paper presented in Egas Moniz International Scientific Congress 2025, 2025. Brandão, Pedro; Kabi Raj Chaudhary; Cláudia Viegas; Sanchit Arora; Arti Singh; Charan Singh; Fonte, Pedro. "Targeting Tuberculosis with Inhalable N-Acetylcysteine-loaded PLGA nanoparticles". Paper presented in 12th Galenus International Workshop, 2025. Tiago Dionísio; Brandão, Pedro; Mendes, José João; Duarte, Sofia; Leal, Catarina ; Fernandes, Susete ; Fonte, Pedro. "Development of an Antimicrobial Hydrogel for Effective Drug Delivery in Endodontics". Paper presented in 12nd Galenus International Workshop, 2025. Duarte, Sofia O. D. ; Viegas, Cláudia; João Prata; Pereira, M. F. C.; Rui Borges; Fonte, Pedro. "Revolutionizing Therapeutic Protein Delivery using Nanostructured Lipid Nanocarriers". Paper presented in Ciencia 2024, 2024. Viegas, Claudia; Grenha, Ana; Fonte, Pedro. "Enhancing lung cancer therapy through inhalable microparticles containing antibody loaded mPEG-PLGA nanoparticles". Paper presented in Pulmonary Drug Delivery Workshop (PDD), 2024. Cláudia Viegas; Duarte, Sofia; ana grenha; Fonte, Pedro. "Microparticles containing antibody loaded mPEG-PLGA nanoparticles for lung cancer treatment by inhalation". Paper presented in XVth Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery, 2024. Cláudia Viegas; Duarte, Sofia; joão lourenço; ana grenha; Fonte, Pedro. "Optimization of spray-dried mPEG-PLGA nanoparticles for antibody loading as a potential inhalable treatment of lung cancer". Paper presented in 3rd iBB Workshop, 2023. ana brasileiro patricio; Duarte, Sofia; Fernandes-Platzgummer, Ana; Carreira, Maria Catarina; vania silverio; Fonte, Pedro. "Microfluidic platform for co-encapsulation of cells and therapeutic proteins for regenerative medicine applications". Paper presented in 3rd iBB Workshop, 2023. Duarte, Sofia; João Prata; rui borges; Fonte, Pedro. "Development of nanostructured lipid carriers for therapeutic proteins delivery". Paper presented in 3rd iBB Workshop, 2023. Dionísio, Tiago; Duarte, Sofia; vanessa machado ; joão botelho; josé joão mendes; Fonte, Pedro; pedro brandao; et al. "Fighting endodontic infections: preliminary results on a nanodentistry approach". Paper presented in 2nd Egas Moniz One Health Symposium, 2023. Cláudia Viegas; Duarte, Sofia; joão lourenço; ana grenha; Fonte, Pedro. "Formulations of mPEG-PLGA nanoparticles dry powder for subsquent antibody loading aimed at lung cancer treatment by inhalation". Paper presented in X Congresso Iberoamericano de Ciências Farmacêuticas, 2023. ana brasileiro patricio; Duarte, Sofia; Silverio, Vania; Fonte, Pedro. "Development of microfluidic platform for the production of cell-loaded microcarriers". Paper presented in UT Austin Portugal Annual Conference 2023, 2023. Viegas, Claudia; Duarte, S; Lourenço, JP; Grenha, Ana; Fonte, Pedro. "Formulations of antibody-loaded mPEG-PLGA nanoparticles dry powder for inhalation for lung cancer treatment". Paper presented in X Congreso Iberoamericano de Ciencias Farmacéuticas, 2023. Patrício, Ana; Duarte, Sofia; Silverio, Vania; Fonte, Pedro. "Fabrication of cell-loaded delivery systems for regenerative medicine applications using microfluidics". Paper presented in 3rd Chem&Biochem Students Meeting, 2023. cláudia viegas; Duarte, Sofia; joão lourenço; ana grenha; Fonte, Pedro. "Development of inhalable mPEG-PLGA nanoparticles for antibody loading as a strategy for lung cancer treatment". Paper presented in 3rd Chem&Biochem Students Meeting, 2023. cláudia viegas; Duarte, Sofia; joão lourenço; ana grenha; Fonte, Pedro. "Polymeric nanoparticles for antibody loading as a potential inhalable treatment for lung cancer". Paper presented in Ciencia 2023, 2023. Monika Stanciauskaite; Brandão, Pedro; Kristina Ramanauskiene; Fonte, Pedro. Corresponding author: Brandão, Pedro. "PLGA Nanoparticles Encapsulated with Balsam Poplar Buds Aqueous Extract for Potential Ocular Delivery". Paper presented in 6th International Congress of CiiEM, 2023. Viegas, Cláudia; Lourenço, J.P.; Grenha, Ana; Fonte, Pedro. Corresponding author: Viegas, Cláudia. "Inhalable mPEG-PLGA nanoparticle formulation for the treatment of lung cancer". Paper presented in 2nd Iberian Congress on Medicinal Biotechnology/5º EBTM – Encontro de Biotecnologia Medicinal, 2022. Viegas, Cláudia; Grenha, Ana; Fonte, Pedro. Corresponding author: Viegas, Cláudia. "Development of inhalable mPEG-PLGA nanoparticles for lung cancer therapy". Paper presented in 2nd iBB Workshop, 2022. Fonseca, Magda; Raquel Soares; Pedro Fonte. "Evaluation of the antiproliferative and antitumor effect of PLGA nanoparticles encapsulated with xanthohumol against cutaneous malignant melanoma". Paper presented in III ENJIO, 2021. Joao Prata; Viegas, Cláudia; Pedro Fonte. Corresponding author: Pedro Fonte. "Development of nanostructured lipid carriers for therapeutic protein encapsulation and stabilization". Paper presented in nanoPT 2021 – Nanosciences and Nanotechnology International Conference, 2021. Macedo, S. Ana; Vieira, João; Filipe, Patrícia; Fonte, Pedro. Corresponding author: Macedo, S. Ana. "Optimization of PLGA-nanoparticle loaded hydrogels for wound healing". Paper presented in XIII Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery, 2020. Júlio, Ana; Caparica, Rita; Maria Eduarda Machado Araújo; Santos de Almeida, Tânia; Fonte, Pedro. Corresponding author: Júlio, Ana. "Evaluation of the effect of ionic liquids on the stability of polymer nanoparticles". Paper presented in XIIIth Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery, 2020. Júlio, Ana; Caparica, Rita; Fernandes, Ana Sofia; Rosado, Catarina; Saraiva, Nuno; Maria Eduarda Machado Araújo; Baby, André Rolim; et al. Corresponding author: Júlio, Ana. "Ionic liquids as a strategy to improve drug delivery systems". Paper presented in 13º Encontro Nacional de Química Orgânica / 6º Encontro Nacional de Química Terapêutica, 2020. Fonte, Pedro. "Ana Júlio, R. Caparica, M. E. M. Araújo, T. Santos de Almeida, P. Fonte, Evaluation of the effect of ionic liquids on the stability of polymer nanoparticles, XIIIth Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery “25th Anniversary”, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 2020". 2020. Fonte, Pedro. "Ana S. Macedo, João Vieira, Patrícia Filipe, Natália G. Thomé, Catarina Rosado, Pedro Fonte, Optimization of PLGA-nanoparticle loaded hydrogels for wound healing, XIIIth Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery “25th Anniversary”, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 2020". 2020. Júlio, Ana; Caparica, Rita; Maria Eduarda Machado Araújo; Baby, André Rolim; Fonte, Pedro; Santos de Almeida, Tânia. Corresponding author: Júlio, Ana. "Ionic liquids as vehicles to deliver poorly soluble antioxidants for biomedical applications". Paper presented in I Bio.Natural, 2019. Joyce Costa; Júlio, Ana; Jocilane Oliveira; Fonte, Pedro. Corresponding author: Joyce Costa. "Development of lipid based nanoparticles for delivery of caffeine and curcumin". Paper presented in I Bio.Natural, 2019. Júlio, Ana; Caparica, Rita; Costa Lima, S.; Prazeres, DMF; Araújo, M.E.M.; Reis, Salette; Fonte, Pedro; Santos de Almeida, Tânia. Corresponding author: Santos de Almeida, Tânia. "Ionic liquids-nanoparticle hybrid systems as a tool to deliver poorly soluble drugs". Paper presented in Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal, 2019. Santos de Almeida, Tânia; Júlio, Ana; Caparica, Rita; Fernandes, Ana Sofia; Saraiva, Nuno; Maria Eduarda Machado Araújo; Baby, André Rolim; et al. Corresponding author: Santos de Almeida, Tânia. "Ionic liquids in drug delivery". Paper presented in COST CA17103 - Delivery of Antisense RNA Therapeutics, 2019. Júlio, Ana; Caparica, Rita; Sofia A. Costa Lima; Reis, Salette; Fernandes, Ana Sofia; Rosado, Catarina; Fonte, Pedro; Santos de Almeida, Tânia. "Ionic liquids-nanoparticle hybrid systems as tools to deliver poorly soluble drugs". Paper presented in 46th Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting & Exposition, 2019. Fonte, Pedro. "João Vieira, Patrícia Filipe, Ana S. Macedo, Catarina Rosado, Pedro Fonte, Skin compatibility assessment of PLGA-nanoparticle loaded hydrogels for wound healing, Physioma 2019, Lisbon, Portugal, 2019". 2019. Fonte, Pedro. "Ana Júlio, Rita Caparica, Maria E. M. Araújo, André Rolim Baby, Pedro Fonte, Tânia Santos de Almeida, Ionic liquids as vehicles to deliver poorly soluble antioxidants for biomedical applications, I Bio.Natural Meeting 2019, Lisbon, Portugal". 2019. Fonte, Pedro. "Joyce Costa, Ana Júlio, Jocilane Oliveira, Pedro Fonte, Development of lipid-based nanoparticles for delivery of caffeine and curcumin, I Bio.Natural Meeting 2019, Lisbon, Portugal". 2019. Fonte, Pedro. "João Vieira, Patrícia Filipe, Ana S. Macedo, Catarina Rosado, Pedro Fonte, Skin compatibility assessment of sodium alginate hydrogels loaded with PLGA nanoparticles for wound healing, I Bio.Natural Meeting 2019, Lisbon, Portugal". 2019. Fonte, Pedro. "Patrícia Filipe, Ana S. Macedo, Catarina Rosado, Pedro Fonte, Development of an alginate hydrogel for topical delivery of chitosan-coated PLGA nanoparticles, I Bio.Natural Meeting 2019, Lisbon, Portugal". 2019. Fonte, Pedro. "Ana Morais, Marisa Nicolai, Pedro Fonte, Patrícia Rijo, Lamiaceae genus extracts as a tool to obtain silver nanoparticles for biomedical applications, I Bio.Natural Meeting 2019, Lisbon, Portugal". 2019. Fonte, Pedro. "Paula Pereira, Maria Lídia Palma, Sara Gothe, Marta Rodrigues, Patrícia Rijo, Joyce Costa, Pedro Fonte, Maria João Cebola, Gabriela Bernando-Gil, Ana Sofia Fernandes, Carla Palma, Marisa Nicolai, Application of Vitis vinera L. as bioactive in food and cosmetic products, I Bio.Natural Meeting 2019, Lisbon, Portugal". 2019. Fonte, Pedro. "Emília Alves, Marisa Nicolai, Pedro Fonte, Joyce Costa, Patrícia Rijo, Catarina Rosado, Characterization of Kefir beverage produced from Portuguese cow milk, I Bio.Natural Meeting 2019, Lisbon, Portugal". 2019. Fonte, Pedro. "Lívia Barroso, Iara Lemos, Pedro Fonte, Joyce Costa, João Silveira, Tatiana Amaral, Caracterização de extratos de cafés arábica da região Norte de Minas Gerais extraídos a frio como potencial aplicação na produção de café solúvel liofilizado, III SIMEALI – Simpósio de Engenharia de Alimentos, Montes Claros, Brasil, 2019". 2019. Fonte, Pedro. "A. Júlio, T. Santos de Almeida, P. Fonte, Exploitation of the effect of ionic liquids as cryoprotectants on the stability of protein-loaded PLGA nanoparticles upon freeze-drying, Controlled Release Society (CRS) Annual Meeting and Exposition 2019, Valencia, Spain". 2019. Fonte, Pedro. "A. Júlio, R. Caparica, S. Costa Lima, S. Reis, A.S. Fernandes, C. Rosado, P. Fonte, T. Santos de Almeida, Ionic liquid-nanoparticle hybrid systems as tools to deliver poorly soluble drugs, 46th Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting & Exposition, 21-24 Julho 2019, Valencia.". 2019. Fonte, Pedro. "T. Santos de Almeida, A. Júlio, R. Caparica, A.S. Fernandes, N. Saraiva, M.E.M Araújo, A. R. Baby, S. C. Lima, S. Reis, J. Portugal Mota, C. Rosado, J. G. Costa, P. Fonte, Ionic liquids in drug delivery, CA17103 - Delivery of Antisense RNA Therapeutics, 25-27 Fevereiro 2019, Bilbao". 2019. Fonte, Pedro. "Joyce Costa, Jocilane Oliveira, Pedro Fonte, Ariel Antonio Campos Toledo Hijo, Jessica Ferreira Rodrigues and Soraia Borges, Avaliação optica de emulsões na produção de micropartículas de óleo de pequi, XII Iberoamerican Congress of Food Engineering – CIBIA 2019, Faro, Portugal, 2019". 2019. Fonte, Pedro. "A. Julio, R. Caparica, S. Costa Lima, S. Reis, J. G. Costa, P. Fonte, T. Santos De Almeida, Ionic Liquids-Polymer Nanoparticle Systems as Breakthrough Tools to Improve the Leprosy Treatment, ICAIL 2019: Advances in Ionic Liquids, Venice, Italy, 2019". 2019. Fonte, Pedro. "Patrícia Filipe, Ana S. Macedo, Catarina Rosado, Pedro Fonte, Development of a nanoparticle-based hydrogel for topical delivery of insulin for wound healing, 2nd SPLC-CRS Young Scientists Meeting, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 2019". 2019. Fonte, Pedro. "Ana Macedo, Saúl Pereira, Patrícia Filipe, Pedro Fonte, Evaluation of the stability of therapeutic proteins loaded into nanostructured lipid carriers, 2nd SPLC-CRS Young Scientists Meeting, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 2019". 2019. Vieira, João; Filipe, Patrícia; Macedo, A. S.; Rosado, Catarina; Fonte, Pedro. "Skin compatibility assessment of sodium alginate hydrogels loaded with PLGA nanoparticles for wound healing". Paper presented in I Bioactive Natural Products Research Meeting, 2019. Vieira, João; Filipe, Patrícia; Macedo, A. S.; Rosado, Catarina; Fonte, Pedro. "Skin compatibility assessment of PLGA-nanoparticle loaded hydrogels for wound healing". Paper presented in Physioma 2019, 2019. Júlio, Ana; Caparica, Rita; Sofia Costa Lima; Reis, Sallete; Fonte, Pedro; Santos de Almeida, Tânia. "Development of ionic liquid nanoparticle system for the delivery of rutin". Paper presented in 1ª Conferência Conjunta sobre Investigação em Produtos Naturais / 4a Reunião de Coordenação da Rede Iberoavícola, 2018. Júlio, Ana; Caparica, Rita; Santos de Almeida, Tânia; Fonte, Pedro. "Design of an ionic liquids-nanoparticle hybrid system to deliver poorly soluble drugs". Paper presented in 3rd International Symposium on BA/BE of Oral Drugs Products "Biopharmaceutics meets Galenics, 2018. Júlio, Ana; Caparica, Rita; Fonte, Pedro; Santos de Almeida, Tânia. "Development of stable ionic liquids-polymer nanoparticle hybrid systems to deliver poorly soluble drugs". Paper presented in 27 th EuCheMSIL 2018, 2018. Júlio, Ana; Caparica, Rita; Fonte, Pedro; Santos de Almeida, Tânia. "Ionic liquids-polymer nanoparticles hybrid systems as tools to deliver poorly soluble drugs". Paper presented in III CBIOS Seminar, 2018. Júlio, Ana; Caparica, Rita; Costa Lima, Sofia; Reis, Sallete; Fonte, Pedro; Santos de Almeida, Tânia. "Ionic liquids as tools to improve the leprosy treatment". Paper presented in III CBIOS Seminar, 2018. Júlio, Ana; Santos de Almeida, Tânia; Fonte, Pedro. Corresponding author: Júlio, Ana. "Ionic liquids and nanoparticle hybrid systems as new tools to deliver poorly soluble drugs". Paper presented in XII Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery, 2018. Paseto, Tais; Júlio, Ana; Rijo, Patrícia; Rosado, Catarina; Monteiro Rodrigues, L; Maia Campos, P.; Fonte, Pedro. Corresponding author: Fonte, Pedro. "Optimization of production of nanostrutured lipid carriers by solvent-evaporation double emulsion technique for topical drug delivery". Paper presented in XII Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery, 2018. Fonte, Pedro. "Ana S. Macedo, Patrícia Rijo, Pedro Fonte, Encapsulation of dehydroabietic acid into PLGA nanoparticles, 1st Joint Conference on the Research of Natural and Poultry Products / 4th CYTED meeting 2018 – Iberoamerican Program for Development of Science and Technology, Lisbon, Portugal, 2018". 2018. Sandra Soares; Pedro Fonte; Costa, Ana; José Carlos Andrade; Vitor Seabra; Domingos Ferreira; Reis, Salette; Bruno Sarmento. "Freeze-drying approaches for overcoming instability of insulin encapsulated into solid lipid nanoparticles". Paper presented in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology International Conference – NanoPT, 2015. Pedro Fonte; Sandra Soares; Costa, Ana; José Carlos Andrade; Vitor Seabra; Domingos Ferreira; Salette Reis; Bruno Sarmento. "Structural stability of proteins encapsulated into PLGA nanoparticles". Paper presented in .º Encontro de Investigação Jovem da Universidade do Porto – IJUP, 2015. Sandra Soares; Pedro Fonte; Costa, Ana; Vitor Seabra; Salette Reis; Bruno Sarmento. "A multivariate approach to evaluate freeze-drying, cryoprotectants and storage conditions on the stability of secondary structure of insulin loaded into solid lipid nanoparticles". Paper presented in 32ª Reunião Anual do Colégio de Indústria, 2014. Pintado, M.; Débora Campos; Madureira A. R.; Pedro Fonte; Ana Maria Gomes; Bruno Sarmento. "Freeze-dry process of loaded Rosmarinic acid solid lipid nanoparticles". 2014. Sandra Soares; Pedro Fonte; Costa, Ana; Bruno Sarmento. "Freeze-drying of insulin-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles: from morphology to protein structure". Paper presented in Design and Industrial Development of Advanced Drug Delivery Systems, 2013. Pedro Fonte; Sandra Soares; Costa, Ana; José Carlos Andrade; Vitor Seabra; Domingos Ferreira; Reis, Salette; Bruno Sarmento. "Freeze-drying of insulin-loaded PLGA nanoparticles: the effect of cryoprotectants on particles stability". Paper presented in 4th International Congress: Nanotechnology, Medicine & Biology, 2013.
Journal article	Doutor, Isabel; Costa, Gabriel; Filipe, Beatriz; Lilaia, Carla; Fonte, Pedro; Fernandes-Platzgummer, Ana. "Feeder-free ex vivo expansion of cord blood-derived natural killer cells for enhanced proliferation and functional maturation". Scientific Reports (2026): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-41101-5. Published • 10.1038/s41598-026-41101-5 Samia Kausar; Sofia O. D. Duarte; Ahmed Raza Hashmi; Farwa Zahra; Alia Erum; Shumaila Arshad; Ume Ruqia Tulain; Mulazim Hussain Asim; Pedro Fonte. "Impact of chain-length of sulfhydryl-modified surface-decorated surfactants on mucoadhesive nanostructured lipid carriers". Drug Delivery and Translational Research (2026): https://doi.org/10.1007/s13346-025-01905-w. 10.1007/s13346-025-01905-w Ramos, Filipa; Kumar, Girish; Virmani, Tarun; Sharma, Abhishek; Duarte, Sofia O. D.; Fonte, Pedro. "Advanced nanotherapeutic strategies transforming diabetic wound healing". Nanomedicine 21 6 (2026): 783-787. https://doi.org/10.1080/17435889.2026.2618733. 10.1080/17435889.2026.2618733 Ramos, Filipa; Kumar, Girish; Virmani, Tarun; Sharma, Abhishek; Duarte, Sofia O. D.; Fonte, Pedro. "Advanced nanotherapeutic strategies transforming diabetic wound healing". Nanomedicine 21 6 (2026): 783-787. https://doi.org/10.1080/17435889.2026.2618733. 10.1080/17435889.2026.2618733 Aroob Hasan Khan; Adeeb Shehzad; Paola Pirela; Mariana Atalaia; Beatriz Ruivinho; Luay Rashan; Waheed Miran; et al. "Synergistic effect of Aloe Vera hydrogels with imatinib for pH-responsive drug release in breast cancer treatment". Drug Delivery and Translational Research (2025): https://doi.org/10.1007/s13346-025-01981-y. 10.1007/s13346-025-01981-y Shehzad, Adeeb; Alves, Júlia; Ul-Islam, Mazhar; Khamis Al Saidi, Abdullah; Duarte, Sofia O.D.; Khan, Mohammad Sherjeel Javed; Fonte, Pedro. "Nanomedicine in oncology: Diagnostic breakthroughs and therapeutic Frontiers". Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine 69 (2025): 102854. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nano.2025.102854. 10.1016/j.nano.2025.102854 Tiago Dionísio; Pedro Brandão; Vanessa Machado; João Botelho; José João Mendes; Pedro Fonte. "Recent advances in antibacterial nanoformulations for endodontic applications". Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery (2025): https://doi.org/10.1080/17425247.2025.2511963. 10.1080/17425247.2025.2511963 Duarte, Sofia O. D.; Fonte, Pedro. "Topical insulin meets nanomedicine: a synergy for enhanced skin regeneration". Nanomedicine 20 20 (2025): 2491-2494. https://doi.org/10.1080/17435889.2025.2527579. 10.1080/17435889.2025.2527579 Kabi Raj Chaudhary; Cláudia Viegas; Paola Pirela; Mariana Atalaia; Beatriz Ruivinho; Sanchit Arora; Arti Singh; et al. "Inhalable N-Acetylcysteine-loaded Lactose-coated PLGA Nanoparticles for Tuberculosis Treatment". 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Drug Delivery (2017): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/53702714/. 10.1201/9781315117584-5 Pedro Fonte; Fernanda Andrade; Cláudia Azevedo; João Pinto; Vítor Seabra; Marco van de Weert; Salette Reis; Bruno Sarmento. "Effect of the Freezing Step in the Stability and Bioactivity of Protein-Loaded PLGA Nanoparticles Upon Lyophilization". Pharmaceutical Research (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11095-016-2004-3. 10.1007/s11095-016-2004-3 Sgorla, Débora; Bunhak, Élcio J.; Cavalcanti, Osvaldo A.; Fonte, Pedro; Sarmento, Bruno. "Exploitation of lipid-polymeric matrices at nanoscale for drug delivery applications". Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery (2016): 1-9. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000381995800011&KeyUID=WOS:000381995800011. 10.1080/17425247.2016.1182492 Andrade, Fernanda; Fonte, Pedro; Costa, Ana; Reis, Cassilda Cunha; Nunes, Rute; Almeida, Andreia; Ferreira, Domingos; Oliva, Mireia; Sarmento, Bruno. "Pharmacological and toxicological assessment of innovative self-assembled polymeric micelles as powders for insulin pulmonary delivery". Nanomedicine (2016): http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000382432100008&KeyUID=WOS:000382432100008. 10.2217/nnm-2016-0045 Fonte, P.; Araújo, F.; Silva, C.; Pereira, C.; Reis, S.; Santos, H.A.; Sarmento, B.. "Corrigendum to "Polymer-based nanoparticles for oral insulin delivery: Revisited approaches",[Biotechnol Adv. 2015 Nov 1;33 (6 Pt 3):1342-1354] DOI:10.1016/j.biotechadv.2015.02.010.". Biotechnology Advances 34 1 (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84952887630&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2015.12.017 Fonte, P.; Reis, S.; Sarmento, B.. "Facts and evidences on the lyophilization of polymeric nanoparticles for drug delivery". Journal of Controlled Release 225 (2016): 75-86. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84955443329&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.jconrel.2016.01.034 Fonte, P.; Lino, P.R.; Seabra, V.; Almeida, A.J.; Reis, S.; Sarmento, B.. "Annealing as a tool for the optimization of lyophilization and ensuring of the stability of protein-loaded PLGA nanoparticles". International Journal of Pharmaceutics 503 1-2 (2016): 163-173. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84961218502&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2016.03.011 Sousa, Flavia; Castro, Pedro; Fonte, Pedro; Sarmento, Bruno. "How to overcome the limitations of current insulin administration with new non-invasive delivery systems". Therapeutic Delivery 6 1 (2015): 83-94. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000218196400008&KeyUID=WOS:000218196400008. 10.4155/TDE.14.82 Madureira, Ana Raquel; Campos, Debora A.; Fonte, Pedro; Nunes, Sara; Reis, Flavio; Gomes, Ana Maria; Sarmento, Bruno; et al. "Characterization of solid lipid nanoparticles produced with carnauba wax for rosmarinic acid oral delivery". Rsc Advances 5 29 (2015): 22665-22673. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000350643700046&KeyUID=WOS:000350643700046. 10.1039/c4ra15802d da Silva, Sara Baptista; Amorim, Manuela; Fonte, Pedro; Madureira, Raquel; Ferreira, Domingos; Pintado, Manuela; Sarmento, Bruno; Silva, Sara Baptista da. "Natural extracts into chitosan nanocarriers for rosmarinic acid drug delivery". Pharmaceutical Biology 53 5 (2015): 642-652. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000351180700004&KeyUID=WOS:000351180700004. 10.3109/13880209.2014.935949 Ferraro, Vincenza; Madureira, Ana Raquel; Fonte, Pedro; Sarmento, Bruno; Gomes, Ana M.; Pintado, Manuela E.. "Evaluation of the interactions between rosmarinic acid and bovine milk casein". Rsc Advances 5 107 (2015): 88529-88538. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000363416400098&KeyUID=WOS:000363416400098. 10.1039/c5ra11973a Fonte, Pedro; Araujo, Francisca; Seabra, Vitor; Reis, Salette; van de Weert, Marco; Sarmento, Bruno. "Co-encapsulation of lyoprotectants improves the stability of protein-loaded PLGA nanoparticles upon lyophilization.". International journal of pharmaceutics 496 2 (2015): 850-62. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=MEDLINE&KeyUT=MEDLINE:26474964&KeyUID=MEDLINE:26474964. 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2015.10.032 Andrade, Fernanda; Fonte, Pedro; Oliva, Mireia; Videira, Mafalda; Ferreira, Domingos; Sarmento, Bruno. "Solid state formulations composed by amphiphilic polymers for delivery of proteins: characterization and stability". International Journal of Pharmaceutics 486 1-2 (2015): 195-206. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000353999100022&KeyUID=WOS:000353999100022. 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2015.03.050 Lopes, Marlene A.; Abrahim-Vieira, Barbara; Oliveira, Claudia; Fonte, Pedro; Souza, Alessandra M. T.; Lira, Tammy; Sequeira, Joana A. D.; et al. "Probing insulin bioactivity in oral nanoparticles produced by ultrasonication-assisted emulsification/internal gelation". International Journal of Nanomedicine 10 (2015): 5865-5880. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000361620700001&KeyUID=WOS:000361620700001. 10.2147/IJN.S86313 Fonte, Pedro; Araujo, Francisca; Silva, Catia; Pereira, Carla; Reis, Salette; Santos, Helder A.; Sarmento, Bruno. "Polymer-based nanoparticles for oral insulin delivery: Revisited approaches". Biotechnology Advances 33 6 (2015): 1342-1354. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000362859100006&KeyUID=WOS:000362859100006. 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2015.02.010 Castro, Pedro M.; Fonte, Pedro; Sousa, Flavia; Madureira, Ana Raquel; Sarmento, Bruno; Pintado, Manuela E.; Sousa, Flávia. "Oral films as breakthrough tools for oral delivery of proteins/peptides". Journal of Controlled Release 211 (2015): 63-73. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000357049800008&KeyUID=WOS:000357049800008. 10.1016/j.jconrel.2015.05.258 Araujo, Francisca; Shrestha, Neha; Shahbazi, Mohammed-Ali; Fonte, Pedro; Makila, Ermei M.; Salonen, Jarno J.; Hirvonen, Jouni T.; et al. "The impact of nanoparticles on the mucosal translocation and transport of GLP-1 across the intestinal epithelium". Biomaterials 35 33 (2014): 9199-9207. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000341674400017&KeyUID=WOS:000341674400017. 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.07.026 Fonte, Pedro; Soares, Sandra; Sousa, Flavia; Costa, Ana; Seabra, Vitor; Reis, Salette; Sarmento, Bruno. "Stability Study Perspective of the Effect of Freeze-Drying Using Cryoprotectants on the Structure of Insulin Loaded into PLGA Nanoparticles". Biomacromolecules 15 10 (2014): 3753-3765. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000343026600031&KeyUID=WOS:000343026600031. 10.1021/bm5010383 Fonte, P.; Araújo, F.; Reis, S.; Sarmento, B.. "Oral insulin delivery: How far are we?". Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology 7 2 (2013): 520-531. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84891424882&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1177/193229681300700228 Soares, Sandra; Fonte, Pedro; Costa, Ana; Andrade, Jose; Seabra, Vitor; Ferreira, Domingos; Reis, Salette; Sarmento, Bruno. "Effect of freeze-drying, cryoprotectants and storage conditions on the stability of secondary structure of insulin-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles". International Journal of Pharmaceutics 456 2 (2013): 370-381. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000325644600014&KeyUID=WOS:000325644600014. 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.08.076 Fonte, Pedro; Soares, Sandra; Costa, Ana; Andrade, Jose Carlos; Seabra, Vitor; Reis, Salette; Sarmento, Bruno. "Effect of cryoprotectants on the porosity and stability of insulin-loaded PLGA nanoparticles after freeze-drying.". Biomatter 2 4 (2012): 329-39. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=MEDLINE&KeyUT=MEDLINE:23507897&KeyUID=MEDLINE:23507897. 10.4161/biom.23246 Araújo, F.; Fonte, P.; Santos, H.A.; Sarmento, B.. "Oral delivery of glucagon-like peptide-1 and analogs: Alternatives for diabetes control?". Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology 6 6 (2012): 1486-1497. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84879421792&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1177/193229681200600630 Fonte, Pedro; Andrade, Fernanda; Araujo, Francisca; Andrade, Claudia; das Neves, Jose; Sarmento, Bruno; Duzgunes, N. "CHITOSAN-COATED SOLID LIPID NANOPARTICLES FOR INSULIN DELIVERY". Nanomedicine: Cancer, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular, Central Nervous System, Pulmonary and Inflammatory Diseases 508 (2012): 295-314. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000303133200015&KeyUID=WOS:000303133200015. 10.1016/B978-0-12-391860-4.00015-X Fonte, Pedro; Andrade, Jose Carlos; Seabra, Vitor; Sarmento, Bruno. "Chitosan-based nanoparticles as delivery systems of therapeutic proteins.". Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) 899 (2012): 471-87. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=MEDLINE&KeyUT=MEDLINE:22735970&KeyUID=MEDLINE:22735970. 10.1007/978-1-61779-921-1_28 Fonte, Pedro; Nogueira, Tiago; Gehm, Christiane; Ferreira, Domingos; Sarmento, Bruno. "Chitosan-coated solid lipid nanoparticles enhance the oral absorption of insulin". Drug Delivery and Translational Research 1 4 (2011): 299-308. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000209423400003&KeyUID=WOS:000209423400003. 10.1007/s13346-011-0023-5
Journal issue	Fonte, Pedro; Brandão, Pedro; Duarte, Sofia O. D.. "Novel Micro/Nanomaterials Based Drug Delivery Systems for Theranostic Applications". Pharmaceutics (2025): Fonte, Pedro; Duarte, Sofia O. D. ; Esteves, Teresa. "Liposomes Applied in Drug Delivery Systems". Pharmaceutics (2025): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/pharmaceutics/special_issues/QPW7W5613K. Published Fonte, Pedro. "Polymer-based nanoparticles for drug delivery applications (Volume II)". Materials (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/materials/special_issues/Polym_Nanoparticle_Drug_Delivery_Volume_II. Published Fonte, Pedro. "Polymer Nanoparticles for Delivery of Therapeutic Proteins". Pharmaceutics (2020): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/pharmaceutics/special_issues/protein_delivery. Under revision • Invited editor Fonte, Pedro. "Polymer-Based Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Applications". Materials (2020): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/materials/special_issues/Polymer_Based_Nanoparticles_Drug_Delivery_Applications. Invited editor
Magazine article	Viegas, Cláudia; Grenha, Ana; Fonte, Pedro. "Antibody-loaded polymeric nanoparticles as a promising strategy for inhalable lung cancer treatment", Inhalation Magazine, 2023, https://www.inhalationmag.com/article/antibody-loaded-polymeric-nanoparticles-as-a-promising-strategy-for-inhalable-lung-cancer-treatment/. Viegas, Cláudia; Grenha, Ana; Fonte, Pedro. "Antibody-loaded polymeric nanoparticles as a promising strategy for inhalable lung cancer treatment", Inhalation Magazine, 2023, https://www.inhalationmag.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/inh_20231201_0024.pdf. Viegas, Cláudia; Macedo, Ana S.; Fonte, Pedro. Corresponding author: Viegas, Cláudia. "Administração oral de insulina como alternativa terapêutica para tratamento da diabetes mellitus", Algarve University Journal – UAlgoritmo , 2022, https://ualgoritmo.wixsite.com/website/c%C3%B3pia-u3-a1-8-1. Fonte, Pedro. "A Tecnologia Farmacêutica e a Nanotecnologia nas Ciências Farmacêuticas", Pharmagazine, 2017 Fonte, Pedro. "Enzyme structure after encapsulation into micro and nanoparticles", Bioencapsulation Innovations, 2013
Thesis / Dissertation	Centeio, Francisco Manuel Cavaco. "Nanoparticle delivery systems for diabetic wound healing". Master, 2024. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/26676. Sousa, Ana Filipa Fiães. "Gestão de stocks na farmácia comunitária". Master, 2024. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/27246. Rolo, Joana Filipa. "Utilização de polímeros de origem marinha na nanotecnologia farmacêutica". Master, 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/20650. Said, Mohamad Tarek. "The impact of sensory marketing in pharmaceutical industry". Master, 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/25668. Amaro, Ana Rita Martins. "Nanotecnologia aplicada à regeneração de feridas". Master, 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/20425. Pereira, Mafalda Rodrigues. "Gestão da comunicação em farmácia comunitária". Master, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/19411. Mendes, Francisca Ribeiro. "Development of carriers for insulin delivery for wound healing applications". Master, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10451/51738. Seck, Fatumata Ramadana Gomes. "Lipid nanoparticles for therapeutic proteins delivery". Master, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/19486. Mendonça, Adorino João Nunes. "Técnicas de secagem para estabilização de produtos biofarmacêuticos". Master, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/18121. Oliveira, Mafalda Alexandra Marques Peixe de. "Desenvolvimento de protetores solares bioativos". Master, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10437/8899. Fonseca, Leonor Castro da. "Application of nanotechnological delivery systems in pancreatic cancer therapy". Master, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10437/10115. Pedro Ricardo Martins Lopes da Fonte. "Optimization of lyophilization parameters of polymeric nanoparticles for delivery of therapeutic proteins". PhD, 2016. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/96110. 10.34626/b5xy-2f35

Intellectual property

Provisional application for patent

2025. "Cell-laden amniotic membrane/bacterial nanocellulose bi-layer for accelerated burn wound healing".
Disclosed

Other

Other output	Invasive versus Noninvasive Delivery of Insulin. 2017. Soares, Sandra; Costa, Ana; Fonte, Pedro; Sarmento, Bruno; Soares, S.; Costa, A.; Fonte, P.; Sarmento, B.. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781315117584-6. 10.1201/9781315117584-6
Spin-off company	2018. Owl Empire, Unipessoal Lda. Scientific Consultancy. 2017. Lyocandy Fruit. Produção de liofilizados e revestimentos edíveis. 2015. LyoCandy, Unipessoal Lda. Freeze-drying of food products.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2026	Impact of Sulfhydryl-Modified Surfactant Chain-Length on Mucoadhesive NLC for Improved Oral Drug Bioavailability	Universidad Castilla La Mancha (Albacete, Spain)
2025	Polymer-based nanomaterials at the forefront of cancer therapy	Egas Moniz School of Health and Science (Almada, Portugal)
2025	CpG oligodeoxynucleotide functionalized camptothecin-loaded mesoporous silica nanoparticles as a new chemo-immunotherapeutic approach for skin cancer treatment	i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (Porto, Portugal)
2025	Nanomaterials at the Crossroads of Cancer Diagnosis and Therapeutics	Scitechseries Ltd (London, United Kingdom)
2025	Nanomaterial-driven innovations in cancer diagnosis and therapy: From bioimaging to targeted drug delivery	PSCR (Lisboa, Portugal)
2025	From bench to bedside: emerging biomedical applications of polymer-based nanoparticles	(Almada, Portugal)
2025	Polymer nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery and beyond	Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde (Gandra-Prd, Portugal)
2022	Nanoformulations for delivery of therapeutic proteins	Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências (Lisboa, Portugal)
2020	A. Júlio, R. Caparica, A.S. Fernandes, C. Rosado, N. Saraiva, M.E.M. Araújo, A. R. Baby, J. G. Costa, P. Fonte, J. P. Mota, T. Santos de Almeida, Ionic liquids as a strategy to improve drug delivery systems, 13º Encontro Nacional de Química Orgânica, 6º Encontro Nacional de Química Terapêutica, Aveiro, Portugal, 2020
2019	Patrícia Filipe, Ana S. Macedo, Catarina Rosado, Pedro Fonte, Hydrogel containing chitosan-coated PLGA nanoparticles for topical delivery of insulin, Physioma 2019, Lisbon, Portugal, 2019
2019	Ana Júlio, Rita Caparica, Sofia Costa Lima, Ana Sofia Fernandes, Catarina Rosado, Duarte M. F. Prazeres, Salette Reis, Tânia Santos de Almeida, Pedro Fonte, Development of rutin-loaded hybrid nanoparticles for wound healing, Physioma 2019, Lisbon, Portugal, 2019
2019	A. Júlio, A. R. Gonçalves, T. Santos de Almeida, P. Fonte, Study of the effect of ionic liquids as cryoprotectors on the stability of polymer nanoparticles, 46th Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting & Exposition, 21-24 Julho 2019, Valencia
2019	R. Caparica, A. Júlio, A. R. Baby, M. E. Araújo, P. Fonte, J. G. Costa, T. Santos de Almeida, Ionic liquid-based formulations to improve rutin delivery, 4th Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry, 24 Maio 2019, Braga.
2018	Joyce Costa, Lourena Souza, Jocilane Oliveira, Keyla Pereira, Álvaro Júnior, Pedro Fonte, Microencapsulation of bioactive compounds for food applications, 1st Joint Conference on the Research of Natural and Poultry Products / 4th CYTED meeting 2018 – Iberoamerican Program for Development of Science and Technology, Lisbon, Portugal, 2018
2018	Patrícia Filipe, Ana Macedo, Tânia Santos de Almeida, Salette Reis, Catarina Rosado, Pedro Fonte, A nanotechnological approach for topical administration of insulin for wound healing, Science and Technology Summit in Portugal 2018, Lisbon, Portugal, 2018
2018	Pedro Fonte, Influence of freeze-drying in the stability and bioactivity of therapeutic proteins encapsulated into polymer nanoparticles, Lyotalk Europe 2018 – Europe’s Largest Conference in Freeze Drying/Lyophilization, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2018
2018	Thaís Paseto, Patrícia Filipe, Catarina Rosado, Patrícia Rijo, Luís Monteiro Rodrigues, Patrícia Maia Campos, Pedro Fonte, Optimization of nanostructured lipid carriers by solvente-evaporation double emulsion technique for topical drug delivery, Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia Meeting 2018, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, 2018
2018	Ana Júlio, Tânia Santos de Almeida, Pedro Fonte, Ionic liquids and polymeric nanoparticles hybrid systems as new tools for delivery of poorly soluble drugs, Sociedade Portuguesa de Farmacologia Meeting 2018, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, 2018
2018	Ana Júlio, Rita Caparica, Ana Sofia Fernandes, Sofia Costa Lima, Salette Reis, Catarina Rosado, Tânia Santos de Almeida, Pedro Fonte, Application of ionic liquids-nanoparticles hybrid systems in food technology, II Lusophone Nutrition Seminar, Lusófona University, Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal 2018
2018	Ana Júlio, Rita Caparica, Ana Rita Gonçalves, Sofia Costa Lima, Salette Reis, Tânia Santos de Almeida, Pedro Fonte, Applications of ionic liquids in drug delivery: a nanotechnological approach, III CBIOS Seminar, Lusófona University, Lisbon, Portugal, 2018
2018	Ana Júlio, Rita Caparica, Ana Sofia Fernandes, Nuno Saraiva, M.E.M. Araújo, Catarina Rosado, Pedro Fonte, Joana Portugal Mota, Tânia Santos de Almeida, Application of ionic liquids in delivery systems, CBIOS Sessions, Lusófona University, Lisbon, Portugal, 2018
2017	Flávia Sousa, Andrea Cruz, Pedro Fonte, Inês Mendes Pinto, Maria Teresa Neves-Petersen, Bruno Sarmento, Study of biophysical interactions and bevacizumab bioactivity encapsulated into nanoparticles towards its controlled release, i3s Annual Meeting 2017, Póvoa do Varzim, Portugal, 2017
2017	Flávia Sousa, Andrea Cruz, Pedro Fonte, Inês Mendes Pinto, Maria Teresa Neves-Petersen, Bruno Sarmento, Stability and bioactivity study of bevacizumab-loaded PLGA nanoparticles towards its controlled release. 43rd International Conference on Micro and NanoEngineering, INL, Braga, Portugal, 2017
2017	Ana Júlio, Caparica, R., Ana Sofia Fernandes, Nuno Saraiva, Araújo, M.E., Baby, A.R., Pedro Fonte, Catarina Rosado, Joana Mota, Tânia Santos de Almeida, Ionic liquids as functional ingredients in drug delivery systems, Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal 2017, Lisboa, Portugal, 2017
2017	Flávia Sousa, Andrea Cruz, Pedro Fonte, Inês Mendes Pinto, Maria Teresa Neves-Petersen, Bruno Sarmento, A new paradigm for antiangiogenic therapy through controlled release of bevacizumab, 1st SPLC-CRS Young Scientist Meeting, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 2017
2017	Pedro Fonte, Salette Reis, Bruno Sarmento, Stability and bioactivity of protein-loaded PLGA nanoparticles upon lyophilization: from cryoprotectants to the freezing step, 1st SPLC-CRS Young Scientist Meeting, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 2017
2017	Pedro Fonte, The influence of lyophilization on polymeric nanoparticles for delivery of therapeutic proteins, CBIOS Sessions, Lusofona University, Lisbon, Portugal, 2017
2016	Pedro M. Castro, Ana Oliveira, Pedro Fonte, Ana Raquel Madureira, Bruno Sarmento, Manuela E. Pintado, Edible films as oral delivery systems for xanthines extracted from medicinal plants: an experimental design approach, International Conference of Aromatic and Medicinal Herbs in Food, Bucharest, Romania, 2016
2016	Pedro Fonte, Lyophilization of polymeric nanoparticles for delivery of therapeutic proteins, IV Jornadas de Química e Bioquímica da Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal, 2016
2014	Pedro Fonte, Effect of freeze-drying on the structure of therapeutic proteins loaded into nanoparticles, SMi Group Pharmaceuticals and Biopharmaceuticals: Lyophilization, London, England, 2014
2013	Pedro Fonte, Freeze-drying and structure of therapeutic proteins encapsulated into Nanoparticles, 3rd AAPS-UP Student Chapter Annual Symposium, Porto, Portugal, 2013
2013	Pedro Fonte, Freeze-drying approaches for overcoming instability of therapeutic proteins encapsulated into nanoparticles, IX Cycle of conferences, Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde-Norte, Porto, Portugal, 2013
2011	Pedro Fonte, José Carlos Andrade, Vitor Seabra, Domingos Ferreira, Bruno Sarmento, Oral absorption enhancement of insulin-loaded chitosan-coated solid lipid nanoparticles, XIX International Workshop on Bioencapsulation, Amboise, France, 2011
2009	Pedro Fonte, Formulation approaches envolving encapsulation into solid lipid nanoparticles for overcoming therapeutic proteins instability, Researchers annual meeting, Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde-Norte, Gandra-PRD, Portugal, 2009
2009	Pedro Fonte, Tiago Nogueira, João Cocharra, Targeted nanoparticles for cancer treatment, II Monographic Molecular Therapy Sessions, Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde-Norte, Gandra-Prd, Portugal, 2009
2006	Pedro Fonte, Tiago Nogueira, Ivone Pinto, Evaluation of the transfer of metals to the tea utensils used for preparation, Researchers annual meeting, Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde-Norte, Gandra-PRD, Portugal, 2006

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023 - Current	Antimicrobial peptides-based endodontic disinfection materials: development and assessment of cytotoxicity and effectiveness Co-supervisor	PhD in Biomedical Sciences (PhD) Instituto Universitário Egas Moniz, Portugal
2022 - Current	Biomeat - Manufacturing cultured meat through a scalable and cost-effective bioprocess Co-supervisor	PhD in Bioengineering (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2021/02/01 - Current	Antibody encapsulation into polymer nanoparticles as a promising strategy for lung cancer treatment Supervisor of Cláudia Viegas	Ciências Biomédicas (PhD) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal Universidade do Algarve Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
2021 - Current	Antibody encapsulation into polymer nanoparticles as a promising strategy for lung cancer treatment Supervisor	PhD in Biomedical Sciences (PhD) Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2020/02 - Current	Development of hydrogel-nanoparticle systems for wound healing Supervisor	Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Biológica (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2018/09 - Current	Development of a nanotechnological approach for wound healing Supervisor of Ana Patrícia Filipe	Doutoramento Ciências de la Salud (PhD) Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Spain
2018/09 - Current	Development of ionic-liquids nanoparticle systems for delivery of poorly soluble drugs Co-supervisor of Ana Júlio	Doctorado Ciencias de la Salud (PhD) Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Spain
2025 - 2025	Development of third generation lipid nanocarriers for drug delivery Supervisor	Postdoctoral research (Other) Universidade do Algarve Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2021 - 2025	Technology-driven platform for the manufacturing of extracellular vesicles derived from umbilical cord blood CAR-engineered NK cells for immunotherapy Co-supervisor	PhD in Bioengineering (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 - 2024	Development of lipid and polymer nanocarriers for delivery of therapeutic proteins Supervisor	Postdoctoral research (Other) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
2018 - 2022	A nanotechnological approach for topical administration of insulin for wound healing Supervisor	Contracted researcher - Project PTDC/MEC-DER/32610/2017 (FCT) (Other) Rede de Química e Tecnologia Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde - Porto, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
2020/01 - 2020/02	Development of hydrogels containing mesenchymal stem cells-loaded particles for wound healing Co-supervisor of Alexandra Zuhlke	Aalto-yliopisto Teknillisen fysiikan laitos, Finland
2019/01 - 2019/12	Extraction of coffee by cold brew and freeze-drying of the extract Co-supervisor	Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Brazil
2018/09 - 2019/09	Co-encapsulation of caffeine and curcumin into nanostructured lipid carriers Supervisor of Joyce Costa	Pos-doc Project (Specialization course) Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Brazil
2018/09 - 2019/09	Effect of the ionic liquids in the stability of therapeutic proteins Supervisor	Mestrado Integrado em Ciências Farmacêuticas (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2018/09 - 2019/09	Evaluation of the effect of ionic liquids as cryoprotectants in nanocarriers stability Supervisor	Mestrado Integrado em Ciências Farmacêuticas (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2017/09 - 2019/09	Evaluation of the structural stability of therapeutic proteins loaded into nanostructured lipid carriers Supervisor	Mestrado Ciências Biológicas (Master) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017/09 - 2019/09	Application of nanotechnological delivery systems in pancreatic cancer therapy Supervisor	Mestrado Integrado em Ciências Farmacêuticas (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Desenvolvimento de hidrogeles contendo nanopartículas para regeneração de feridas cutâneas Supervisor	Ciências Farmacêuticas (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2018 - 2019	Development of nanocarrier-loaded hydrogels for wound healing Supervisor	Mestrado Integrado em Ciências Farmacêuticas (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2017 - 2019	Development of ionic-liquids nanoparticle systems for delivery of poorly soluble drugs Supervisor	PhD in Health Sciences (PhD)
2017 - 2019	Development of a nanotechnological delivery systems for wound healing Supervisor	PhD in Health Sciences (PhD) Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Spain
2018 - 2018	Evaluation of the capacity of ionic liquids as cryoprotectants Supervisor of Ana Rita Gonçalves	Ciências Farmacêuticas (Degree) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2017 - 2018	Development of bioactive sunscreens Supervisor	Mestrado Integrado em CIências Farmacêuticas (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2017 - 2018	Encapsulation of a wild asparagus extract into PLGA nanoparticles Co-supervisor	Université de Monastir, Tunisia
2017 - 2017	Development of a heating-free nanostructured lipid carriers production method Co-supervisor	Universidade de São Paulo Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
2014 - 2015	Characterization of insulin structure upon encapsulation into nanostructured lipid carriers Co-supervisor	Mestrado Integrado em Ciências Farmacêuticas (Master) Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2014 - 2014	Characterization of secondary structure of proteins encapsulated into nanoparticles Co-supervisor	Ciências Farmacêuticas (Scientific initiation) Near East University Faculty of Pharmacy, Cyprus
2013 - 2013	Evaluation of calcitonin structural stability after encapsulation into polymeric nanoparticles by SDS-PAGE Co-supervisor	Bioquímica (Degree) Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2026 - 2026	Scientific Committee, XVI Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery https://meeting2026.splc-crs.org/committees/ (2026 - 2026) Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)	Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
2026 - 2026	Scientific Committee, 6th European Congress on Cancer and Oncology Research, Barcelona, Spain, 2026 URL: https://crgconferences.com/oncology/committeemembers (2026 - 2026) Congress (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2026 - 2026	Scientific and Organizing Committees, 10th Global Conference & Expo on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Paris, France, 2026 URL: https://inovscitechconferences.com/2026/paris/nanscitech/#committee (2026 - 2026) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2026 - 2026	Scientific and Organizing Committees, 2nd International Meet & Expo on Biopolymers & Polymer Science, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2026 URL: https://polymerscience.acmemeetings.com/committee (2026 - 2026)
2026 - 2026	Scientific Committee, International Congress on Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Medicine (PPMCONGRESS2026), Lisbon, Portugal, 2026 URL: https://ppmcongress2026.synergiasummits.com/committee (2026 - 2026) Congress (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2025 - 2025	Scientific Committee, 12th Galenus Workshop: Bioengineering the Future of Drug Delivery, Porto, Portugal, ¿2025 URL: https://www.i3s.up.pt/event?v=324#Organization (2025 - 2025) Workshop (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2025 - 2025	Steering Committee, 3Bs Materials Tech International Conference 2025 (joint with Polymers 2025 and Composites 2025), Albufeira, Portugal, 2025 URL: https://www.setcor.org/conferences/3bs-materials-2025/steering-committee (2025 - 2025) Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2023 - 2023	Scientific Committee, X Congresso Iberoamericano de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Coimbra, Portugal, 2023 URL: https://xciacf.organideia.com/comissoes/ (2023 - 2023) Congress (Member of the Scientific Committee)

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2020	Drug Encapsulation and Controlled Release Via Stimuli Responsive Nano and Micro Structured (Thesis) Arguer	Nieves Iglesias Blanco (PhD) Universidad de Sevilla Facultad de Farmacia, Spain
2020	OTIMIZAÇÃO DOS PARÂMETROS DE EXTRAÇÃO A FRIO (COLD BREW) DE CAFÉ ARÁBICA DA REGIÃO DE MINAS GERAIS PARA PRODUÇÃO DE CAFÉS SOLÚVEIS LIOFILIZADOS (Thesis) Main arguer	Lívia Alves Barroso (Master) Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Brazil
2019	DNA recognition system on bioactive paper using fusions of carbohydrate-binding modules and IgG-binding Z domains (Thesis) Main arguer	Ana Margarida de Mendonça Rosa (PhD) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2019	Nanostructured lipid carriers as drug delivery systems for the treatment of tuberculosis (Thesis) Main arguer	Joana Fernandes da Silva Magalhães (PhD) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2019	ENZIMA INTEGRASE: UM ALVO TERAPÊUTICO VALIDADO PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO DE FÁRMACOS ANTIRRETROVIRAIS (Thesis) Main arguer	Ana Rita Ramos Bernardo (Master) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019	Establishment of bioengineered glucose-responsive nanoparticles for type 2 diabetes mellitus therapy (Thesis) Main arguer	Filipa Ribeiro da Fonseca (Master) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2019	Reações primárias intrínsecas da pele: Estudo piloto da irritação e inflamação por tecnologia de imagem e outros meios não invasivos - TiVI e TEWL (Thesis) Main arguer	Inês Antunes (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2019	STUDY OF THE PRIMARY INTRINSIC SKIN REACTIONS - IRRITATION AND INFLAMMATION BY IMAGING TECHONOLOGIES AND OTHER NON-INVASIVE MEANS (Thesis) Main arguer	Israa Negmeldin (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2019	HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING OF HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE COCRYSTALS BY VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY (Thesis) Main arguer	Marisa Abreu Rodrigues (Master) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
2019	Application of nanotechnological delivery systems in pancreatic cancer therapy Supervisor	Leonor Fonseca (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2018	Development of lipid nanocapsules as a strategy to overcome the passage across the blood-brain barrier of drug substances acting on the central nervous system (Thesis) Arguer	Juan Aparicio Blanco (PhD) Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
2018	A journey through diabetes President of the jury	Carolina Albergaria da Costa Martins Migalhas (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2018	Merchandising in the community pharmacy President of the jury	Patrícia Sofia Oliveira Penela (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2018	Dementia: recognition and approach President of the jury	Joana Rita de Mascarenhas Franco (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2018	Rheumatoid arthritis: actual therapy and future perspectives President of the jury	Susana Cristina Oliveira França (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2018	Parabens in formulations: Yes or No? President of the jury	Ana Rita Borba Pacheco (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2018	Application of nanotechnology in transdermal delivery (Thesis) Main arguer	Marta Alexandra Leitão Trindade (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2018	Development of bioactive sunscreens Supervisor	Mafalda Alexandra Marques Peixe de Oliveira (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2017	New technologies for the improvement of leprosy multidrug therapy: a quality by design approach (Thesis) Main arguer	Luise Lopes Chaves (PhD) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

	Conference name	Conference host
2024 - 2024		San Francisco, USA
2023 - 2023		Las Vegas, USA

Consulting

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2020 - Current	Evaluator of Book proposal Handbook on Intelligent Nanobiosystems - Emerging Trends in Medicine & Healthcare, Edited by Vijay Mishra and Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, Elsevier, 2020	Elsevier BV, Netherlands

Evaluation committee

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization	Funding entity
2018 - Current	COST - European Cooperation in Science & Technology - COST expert Specialist	European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium	European Cooperation in Science and Technology
2018 - Current	REPRISE, Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR) - Invited External Expert Specialist	Italian Ministry of Education, Italy
2025 - 2025	ZonMw subsidy programme Dutch Research Council, The Netherlands Evaluator		Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
2025 - 2025	OSF Funding Stream Support National Science Center, Poland		Narodowe Centrum Nauki
2020 - 2025	Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia Evaluator		Fond za nauku Republike Srbije
2024 - 2024	Fundação de Amparo à Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Pernambuco (FACEPE) Membro da Comissão Interestadual e Internacional em Inovação Estado de Pernambuco, Brazil Evaluator		Fundação de Amparo à Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Pernambuco
2023 - 2023	L'Unité Financement de la Recherche de l'Anses ANSES – Plateforme Recherche & Veille, République Française, France Evaluator		Anses Mission Recherche et Veille scientifique
2022 - 2022	Fondation Contre le Cancer, Belgium Evaluator		Fondation contre le Cancer
2021 - 2021	Fondo para la Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (FONDECYT) Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation of Chile, Chile Evaluator		Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico
2020 - 2021	Fondo para la Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (FONCYT) Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Argentina Evaluator		Fondo para la Investigación Científica y Tecnológica
2019 - 2019	Juri atribuição bolsa de Investigação Grant – Bolsa de Investigação (BI) pela FCT UID/DTP/04567/2019-CBIOS/BI3 Institution - School of Health Sciences and Technology, Lusófona University of Humanities and Technologies, Lisbon, Portugal Year – 2019 Evaluator	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Other jury / evaluation

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2019 - 2019	Avaliador em Prova de Acesso Maiores de 23 anos Course – Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences Institution - School of Health Sciences and Technology, Lusófona University of Humanities and Technologies, Lisbon, Portugal Year – 2019	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Evaluator of the Pfizer 2019 award	Pfizer Portugal, Portugal
2016 - 2016	Arguente em ano probatório de Programa de Doutoramento FCT Doctoral Program in Sustainable Animal Nutrition and Feeding (SANFEED) Title – From mouth to mammary glands: a nanotechnology application in dairy cow nutrition for targeted lysine delivery Student – João Pedro Albuquerque e Costa	Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Distinctions

Award

2025	UAlg Researcher award 2025 Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2024	ULisboa – RedeSAÚDE Award Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2024	StartUP Grants 2024, Entrepreneurship Award Instituto Universitário Egas Moniz Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar Egas Moniz, Portugal
2019	BRG travel Grant award 11th Microencapsulation Training School, Loughborough, United Kingdom - Attributed to the PhD student Patrícia Filipe Bioencaspsulation Research Group, France
2019	Trainee Grant Award, DARTER – Winter School on Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Therapy, COST Action CA17103, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (815€) European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2018	Best oral presentation, Ana Júlio, Pedro Fonte, Application of ionic liquids-nanoparticles hybrid systems in food technology, II Jornadas Lusófonas de Nutrição, Lisboa, Portugal (500 Euros) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2017	Top-10 team award, CEO of the start up company Renvest, European Innovation Academy European Innovation Academy, Portugal
2015	3rd place on iUP25k contest for entrepreneurship ideas, Head of the project “LyoCandy Fruit”, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal (prize 5.000 Euros) Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2014	SMi travel Grant award for Oral Presentation, Pharmaceuticals and Biopharmaceuticals: Lyophilization, London, UK
2014	Best Poster Presentation, 32º RACI – Reunião Anual do Colégio da Especialidade da Indústria Farmacêutica da Ordem dos Farmacêuticos Ordem dos Farmaceuticos, Portugal
2013	BRG travel Grant award, Vth Training School on Bioencapsulation, Nantes, France Bioencapsulation Research Group, France
2012	Biomatter Journal Cover award, Volume 2, Issue 4, 2012, Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis Group, United Kingdom
2011	XIX International Conference on Bioencapsulation outstanding contribution Bioencapsulation Research Group, France
2011	BRG travel Grant award XIX International Conference on Bioencapsulation, Amboise, France

Title

2018	Nominated Ambassador of the European Innovation Academy European Innovation Academy, Portugal

Other distinction

2025	World´s Top 2% Scientist Stanford University, United States Elsevier BV, Netherlands
2024	World´s Top 2% Scientist Stanford University, United States Elsevier BV, Netherlands
2023	World´s Top 2% Scientist Stanford University, United States Elsevier BV, Netherlands
2022	World´s Top 2% Scientist Stanford University, United States Elsevier BV, Netherlands
2022	Top downloaded and Most Cited Paper Awards
2021	World´s Top 2% Scientist Stanford University, United States Elsevier BV, Netherlands
2018	Financiamento de projecto IC&DT, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), COMPETE 2020, PTDC/MEC-DER/32610/2017, Investigador responsável Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2012	Most downloaded paper award of Drug Delivery and Translational Research Journal, Springer Springer New York, United States
2011	Bolsa de Doutoramento FCT, "Optimization of lyophilization parameters of polymeric nanoparticles for delivery of therapeutic proteins", (SFRH/BD/78127/2011) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2010	Bolsa de Investigação FCT (BI), (PTDC/SAU-FCF/104492/2008)