Identification
            Personal identification
- Full name
 - Dina Batista Pereira
 
Citation names
- Pereira, Dina
 
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
 - C81F-2B72-3455
 - ORCID iD
 - 0000-0002-1119-2744
 - Researcher Id
 - J-2564-2014
 - Scopus Author Id
 - 55672414400
 
Addresses
- UBImedical - University of Beira Interior Estrada Municipal, 506, 6200-284, Covilhã, Covilhã, Portugal (Professional)
 
Knowledge fields
- Engineering and Technology - Other Engineering and Technologies
 - Social Sciences - Economics and Business
 
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | |
| Spanish; Castilian | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | |
| French | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | 
Education
            | Degree | Classification | |
|---|---|---|
| 
                                  2024 - 2024 
                                 Concluded 
                               | 
                              US Master Class on Pharma Contract Drafting (Postgraduate Certificate)
                                  GLC, United States 
                               | 
                              |
| 
                                  2024 - 2024 
                                 Concluded 
                               | 
                              Innovation to business journey (Postgraduate Certificate)
                                  The University of Texas at Austin Cockrell School of Engineering, United States 
                               | 
                              |
| 
                                  2024 - 2024 
                                 Concluded 
                               | 
                              Building an entrepreneurship education ecosystem (Postgraduate Certificate)
                                  Babson College, United States 
                               | 
                              |
| 
                                  2020/06/01 - 2020/11/30 
                                 Concluded 
                               | 
                              EIT Food Government Executive Academy (Postgraduate Certificate)
                                  Uniwersytet Warszawski, Poland 
                               | 
                              Successful conclusion | 
| 
                                  2015/07/01 - 2017/03/01 
                                 Concluded 
                               | 
                              Industrial Management and Engineering (Pós-doutoramento)
                                  Instituto Superior Técnico Departamento de Engenharia e Gestão, Portugal 
                               | 
                              |
| 
                                  2013 
                                 Concluded 
                               | 
                              Engenharia e Gestão Industrial (Doutoramento)
                                  Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal 
                                 "Essays on Entrepreneurial Transference of Technology and Patenting" (THESIS/DISSERTATION) 
                               | 
                              Excelente | 
| 
                                  2007 
                                 Concluded 
                               | 
                              Master in Management (Mestrado)
                                  Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal 
                                 "Cooperação Universidade-Empresas: o Caso da Universidade da Beira Interior" (THESIS/DISSERTATION) 
                               | 
                              Muito bom | 
| 
                                  1997 
                                 Concluded 
                               | 
                              Sociologia (Licenciatura)
                                  Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Economia, Portugal 
                                 "Na" (THESIS/DISSERTATION) 
                               | 
                              15 | 
Affiliation
            Science
| Category Host institution  | 
                              Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018/01/01 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Universidade da Beira Interior Núcleo de Estudos em Ciências Empresariais, Portugal | 
| 2013/05/06 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Instituto Superior Técnico Centro de Estudos de Gestão, Portugal | 
| Instituto Superior Técnico Departamento de Engenharia e Gestão, Portugal | ||
| 2015/09/01 - 2017/02/28 | Postdoc (Research) | Instituto Superior Técnico Centro de Estudos de Gestão, Portugal | 
Teaching in Higher Education
| Category Host institution  | 
                              Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018/10/01 - Current | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal | 
| Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal | 
Other Careers
| Category Host institution  | 
                              Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001/12/01 - 2015/07/31 | Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) | Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal | 
Others
| Category Host institution  | 
                              Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020/04/01 - Current | Co-founder and CEO of FastPrinciple, brand name 'NeuroSoV', startup dedicated at developing new drug candidates for Parkinson Disease and other dementias | FastPrinciple, Lda., Portugal | 
| FastPrinciple, Lda., Portugal | ||
| 2017/03/01 - Current | Executive director incubadora/aceleradora UBImedical | Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal | 
| 1999/01/09 - 2001/11/01 | Técnica Superior de Investigação | Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal | 
Projects
            Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 - 2028 | Development of an innovative drug candidate to slow down the progression of Parkinson's disease
                                  16932 
                                 Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
                                     
                              Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal 
                                  | 
                              Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
                                  Ongoing 
                               | 
                           
| 2024 - 2028 | Developing Skills and Capabilities for Innovative Air Mobility
                                  101194074 
                                 Researcher
                                     
                              Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal 
                                  | 
                              Erasmus Plus
                                  Ongoing 
                               | 
                           
| 2023/11/01 - 2027/10/31 | Unita 2.0
                                  Project 101124853 — UNITA 
                                 Researcher
                                     
                              Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal 
                                 Universitatea Transilvania din Brasov, Romania Università degli Studi di Brescia, Italy Instituto Politécnico da Guarda, Portugal Universidad Pública de Navarra, Spain Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, France Université Savoie Mont Blanc, France Universitatea de Vest din Timisoara, Romania Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain  | 
                              
                                  Ongoing 
                               | 
                           
| 2025/04 - 2027/03 | ImpactWheel
                                 
                                  Supervisor
                                     
                              Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal 
                                  | 
                              EIT RawMaterials GmbH
                                  Ongoing 
                               | 
                           
| 2023/01/01 - 2026/12/31 | CSTO2NE - Biomimicry and carbon adsorbent eco-materials for a climate-neutral economy
                                  101086302 
                                 Researcher
                                     
                              Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal 
                                  | 
                              EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
                                  Ongoing 
                               | 
                           
| 2023/11/01 - 2025/10/31 | Catalyst
                                  Catalyst - Candidatura nº 5.270 
                                 Researcher
                                     
                              Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal 
                                  | 
                              
                                  Ongoing 
                               | 
                           
| 2024 - 2025 | Desenvolvimento de dispositivo inteligente para administrar terapias por via intranasal
                                  2023-C16i02-16 
                                 Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
                                     
                              FastPrinciple, Lda., Portugal 
                                  | 
                              Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação IP
                                  Ongoing 
                               | 
                           
| 2021/09/01 - 2024/09/01 | Re-UNITA – Research for UNITA: Fostering the emergence of a shared research and innovation agenda within the UNITA alliance
                                 
                                  Researcher
                                     
                              Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal 
                                  | 
                              EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Science with and for Society
                                  Ongoing 
                               | 
                           
| 2021/07/01 - 2024/07/01 | INNOUNITA - INNOvation capacity building in UNITA
                                 
                                  Researcher
                                     
                              Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal 
                                  | 
                              European Institute of Innovation & Technology
                                  Ongoing 
                               | 
                           
| 2022/07/01 - 2024/06/30 | ECOACTION - Action to Boost Ecosystem Impact through Cross-partner Learning
                                 
                                  Researcher
                                     
                              Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal 
                                  | 
                              
                                  Concluded 
                               | 
                           
| 2021/06/01 - 2024/05/31 | Med-wet
                                  Med-wet 
                                 Researcher
                                     
                              Universidade da Beira Interior Núcleo de Estudos em Ciências Empresariais, Portugal 
                                  | 
                              Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
                                  Ongoing 
                               | 
                           
| 2020/12/01 - 2022/12/31 | R&I Loop - Shaping the way Higher Education Institutions do Research and Innovation with and for Society
                                  2020-1-PT01-KA203-078366 
                                 Researcher
                                    
                                  
                               | 
                              Education Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
                                  Ongoing 
                               | 
                           
| 2018/01/01 - 2021/12/31 | BIOHEALTH Gear Box Alliance (BIO-ALL)
                                 
                                  Principal investigator
                                     
                              Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal 
                                  | 
                              European Commission
                                  Ongoing 
                               | 
                           
| 2020/04/20 - 2021/04/20 | CheckImmune
                                 
                                  Researcher
                                     
                              Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal 
                                 Health Products Research and Development Lda, Portugal Centro Hospitalar Cova da Beira EPE, Portugal  | 
                              Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
                                  Ongoing 
                               | 
                           
| 2018/01/01 - 2020/12/31 | R.E.NewAL Skills
                                 
                                  Researcher
                                     
                              Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal 
                                  | 
                              European Commission
                                  Concluded 
                               | 
                           
| 2014/06 - 2018/05 | Technology, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy Lab | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. | 
| 2013/04/26 - 2017/04/25 | COST Action - Analysing the dynamics of information and knowledge landscapes (KNOWeSCAPE) (TD1210)
                                 
                                  Researcher
                                     
                              Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal 
                                  | 
                              European Commission
                                  Concluded 
                               | 
                           
Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014/06/01 - 2018/11/30 | Laboratório de Empreendedorismo, Tecnologia e Política de Inovação
                                  CMUP-ERI/TPE/0028/2013 
                                 Carnegie Mellon University, United States 
                                 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Portugal Universidade Católica Portuguesa Unidade de Investigação em Gestão e Economia, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal Instituto Superior Técnico Centro de Estudos de Gestão, Portugal Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal  | 
                              Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
                                  Concluded 
                               | 
                           
| 2011/01/01 - 2013/12/31 | Projecto Estratégico - UI 151 - 2011-2012
                                  PEst-OE/EME/UI0151/2011 
                                 Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal 
                                  | 
                              Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
                                  Concluded 
                               | 
                           
Outputs
            Publications
| Book | 
                                 
  | 
                           
| Book chapter | 
                                 
  | 
                           
| Conference paper | 
                                 
  | 
                           
| Journal article | 
                                 
  | 
                           
Intellectual property
| Patent | 
                                 
  | 
                           
Activities
            Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location)  | 
                           |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/09/18 | Do the Human and Social Capital of Startups Matter for Initial Hiring Decisions and Survival? An Empirical Application to the Portuguese Entrepreneurial Ecosystem |  22nd Interdisciplinary European Conference on Entrepreneurship Research 2024 in Innsbruck
                                  MCI | The Entrepreneurial School (Innsbruck, Austria) 
                               | 
                           
| 2016/06/06 | Startups’ Dream Teams: Do Similar Backgrounds Matter For NewVenture Growth And Survival? | 3rd International ZEW Conference on the Dynamics of Entrepreneurship
                                   ZEW  (Mannheim, Germany) 
                               | 
                           
| 2015/10/01 | Pereira, D. & J. Leitão (2015). ‘Absorptive Capacity and Firms’ Generation of Innovation: Revisiting Zahra and George’s Model | ’5th European Conference on Corporate R&D and Innovation CONCORDi 2015, European Commission JRC IPTS
                                   (Sevilha, Spain) 
                               | 
                           
| 2014/02/14 | Coopetition and co-innovation: Do manufacturing and service providers behave differently?. | IECER 2014. University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur, Chur (Switzerland) .
                                   (Chur, Switzerland) 
                               | 
                           
| 2012/03/15 | Does the Academic Spin-Off Condition Play a Role in Patent Valuation?. | IECER 2012.
                                  University of Regensburg, Germany (Regensburg, Germany) 
                               | 
                           
Supervision
| Thesis Title Role  | 
                              Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization  | 
                           |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/06/01 - 2029/06/01 | Pre-clinical validation of a new therapeutic solution to prevent Parkinson's disease dementia
                                  Co-supervisor 
                               | 
                              PhD Biomedicina (PhD)
                                  Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal 
                               | 
                           
| 2024 - 2029 | Pre-clinical validation of a new therapeutic solution to prevent Parkinson's disease dementia
                                  Co-supervisor 
                               | 
                              Biomedicine (PhD)
                                  Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal 
                               | 
                           
| 2023/09/23 - 2027/09/09 | New strategy to prevent the progression of neurodegeneration occurring in Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 
                                  Co-supervisor 
                               | 
                              PhD Biomedicina  (PhD)
                                  Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal 
                               | 
                           
| 2023 - 2027 | New strategy to prevent the progression of neurodegeneration occurring in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
                                  Co-supervisor 
                               | 
                              Biomedicine (PhD)
                                  Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal 
                               | 
                           
| 2023 - 2027 |  "New strategy to prevent the progression of neurodegeneration occurring in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis”, Doutoramento no
                                 Programa Doutoral em Biomedicina da Universidade da Beira Interior (Supervisors:  Doutora Ana Clara Cristóvão; Doutora Dina
                                 Batista Pereira)
                                  Co-supervisor 
                               | 
                              Programa Doutoral em Biomedicina (PhD)
                                  Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal 
                               | 
                           
| 2024/10/14 - 2025/06/01 | Marketing Digital e Inteligência Artificial: 
                                 Um estudo das implicações para o futuro das Start-ups nascidas em Incubadoras
                                  Co-supervisor 
                               | 
                              Mestrado em Gestão  (Master)
                                  Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal 
                               | 
                           
| 2024 - 2025 | "Marketing Digital e Inteligência Artificial: Um estudo das implicações para o futuro das Start-ups nascidas em Incubadoras",
                                 (Supervisors: Prof. Doutor Vítor Manuel Pinto de Figueiredo; Doutora Dina Batista Pereira)
                                  Co-supervisor 
                               | 
                              2.º Ciclo/Mestrado em GESTÃO (Master)
                                  Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal 
                               | 
                           
| 2024 - 2025 | "PLANO DE EXPLORAÇÃO PARA A COMERCIALIZAÇÃO DE UMA MOLÉCULA INOVADORA PARA COMBATER A DOENÇA DE PARKINSON: ESTUDO DE CASO
                                 DA MOLÉCULA NSV-1 E DISPOSITIVO INTRANASAL DA NEUROSOV".  (Supervisors: Doutora Dina Batista Pereira; Doutora Ana Clara Braz
                                 Cristóvão)
                                  Supervisor 
                               | 
                              Ciências Biomédicas (2º ciclo de estudos) (Master)
                                  Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal 
                               | 
                           
Committee member
| Activity description Role  | 
                              Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 - 2028 | I3 Support Facility - EISMEA & DG REGIO - Discussion Group Member - The I3 discussion groups (I3DGs) will convene over three
                                 years (2025–2027) to address critical topics in inter-regional collaboration. In 2025, three groups will be established to
                                 focus on specific themes organized into three blocks: Ecosystem; Investments; Framework conditions and regulatory framework.
                                  Member 
                               | 
                              European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency, Belgium | 
Journal scientific committee
| Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 - Current | Journal of Management & Organization. | Cambridge University Press. | 
Distinctions
            Other distinction
| 2018 | Innovation National Award, Ministry of Economy - “Absorptive Capacity and Firms' Generation of Innovation: Revisiting
                                 Zahra and George's Model” (2018)
                                  Ministerstwo Gospodarki, Poland 
                               | 
                           
| 2013 | IAPMEI AWARD 2013 - for developing and implementing a start-up contest award for accelerating entrepreneurship creation - 'WINUBI' | 
| 2012 | Best Paper Award of IECER 2012 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation | 
