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João Borges

@joao-borges.bsky.social
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Senior Researcher @CICECO @uaveiro.bsky.social working on #supramolecular #chemistry #biomaterials | Co-Chair @Global Conversation on Sustainability 🌱 | Fellow of the Global Young Academy 🌍 Young Academy of Europe 🇪🇺 Young Academy of Portugal 🇵🇹 #ChemSky

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globalyacademy.bsky.social @globalyacademy.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Introducing our new Executive Committee members! globalyoungacademy.net/gya-members-...
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GYA members choose new leadership during 2026 Annual General Meeting in Bremen, Germany - Global Young Academy
GYA members choose new leadership during 2026 Annual General Meeting in Bremen, Germany -
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globalyacademy.bsky.social @globalyacademy.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The Opening Discussion Panel is happening now - do join us! #gyagm2026 www.youtube.com/live/Ywm2XPC...
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Beilstein-Institut @beilstein-institut.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
The 📷 photo gallery of the Beilstein Organic Chemistry Symposium “Designing dynamic matter: Frontiers in supramolecular systems” is online ➡️ tinyurl.com/5n955x5u Thanks to all our speakers and participants for making #BeilsteinDesigningMatter2026 an amazing event! @weilgroup.bsky.social
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Tanja Weil @weilgroup.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Excited to co-organize the Beilstein Symposium “Designing Dynamic Matter – Frontiers in Supramolecular Systems”! Join the livestream to explore how supramolecular design enables synthetic cells, molecular machines, adaptive biomaterials & much more! #BeilsteinDesigningMatter2026 @mpip-mainz.mpg.de
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João Borges @joao-borges.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
‼️SYMPOSIUM @eutermis.bsky.social 2026 🇪🇸‼️ 👉Working on #supramolecular #materials for #regenerative #therapies & planning to attend #TERMISEU 2026 in Palma 🇪🇸? 🎯Submit your abstract for #oral #communication to our #symposium by Nov 1️⃣3️⃣ ⏳ 🔗 eu2026.termis.org/programme/ab... @termisam.bsky.social
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Fran Kerton @chemmouse.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Even though it seems a long way out…. we are very excited that @aspuru.bsky.social will be a Plenary Speaker @iupac.org #IUPAC2027 World Chemistry Congress. Great change to see an inspiring speaker talking about their team’s amazing research. #SaveTheDate #Chemsky www.cheminst.ca/conference/i...
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COMPASS Research Group @compass-rg.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Heading to #ESB?? Do not miss the chance to listen to our research group presentations! From coacervates to capsules and bioprinting - here you can find it all 😎 Come and reach out to us 🙌🏼
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João Borges @joao-borges.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
👉 Check out our perspective published in #ACSNano @acs.org 📑Merging Natural Biopolymers with Supramolecular Chemistry: Emulating the Native Extracellular Matrix’s Complexity V Sousa @brunomladeira.bsky.social E Garanger S. Lecommandoux EW Meijer P Dankers JF Mano 🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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João Borges @joao-borges.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
‼️The 5th #SupraLife Newsletter is out! 🥳 👉 Dive into: ✅ Exchanges🇵🇹🇳🇱🇫🇷 ✅ Third school @uaveiro.bsky.social🇵🇹 ✅ Symposium @TermisEU2025🇩🇪 ✅ Themed collection @jmaterchem.rsc.org #B @rsc.org ✅ Publications 🔜 Workshop & Final Conference @uaveiro.bsky.social🇵🇹 and more! Enjoy🤗 mailchi.mp/e97dd04dedfa...
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The 5th SupraLife Newsletter is out!
Dear SupraLife Friends and Colleagues, the 5th SupraLife Newsletter is out!
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Juliana Vidal @julianavidal.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Yep - time is flying, and I'm looking forward to my first ever @iupac.org conference next week! If you're available, drop by the Global Conversation on Sustainability Session organized with @joao-borges.bsky.social on Thursday and DM me if you're interested to learn more about Beyond Benign!
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João Borges @joao-borges.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
🧐 Did you miss the deadline for #abstract submission to #SupraLife #Final #Conference? ⏳ No worries, we have extended it until June 3️⃣0️⃣! 👉 This will be the last opportunity to submit your #abstract for #oral or #poster presentation. 🫵 Do not miss it and join us in Aveiro 🛶 🇵🇹 from 29 Sept to 3 Oct!
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João Borges @joao-borges.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
‼️ 4-days left to submit abstracts for #oral and #poster communication at the #SupraLife #Final #Conference ‼️ 📆 29 Sept-3 Oct 2025 📍Universidade de Aveiro 🇵🇹 🗣️ Fantastic line-up of plenary speakers 🤩 🔗 www.supralife.eu/finalconfere... ⏳ Hurry up in wrapping up and submitting your abstracts 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻
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João Borges @joao-borges.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
🗣️ Ian Hamley is Diamond Professor of #Physical #Chemistry at the University of Reading 🇬🇧 🎯 His research interests focuses on #soft #materials, namely on the development of #bioactive #self-#assembling #peptides for #therapeutic applications and as #antimicrobial materials. 👉 Join us!
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João Borges @joao-borges.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
🗣️ @albertosaiani.bsky.social is Full Professor of #Molecular #Materials at the @officialuom.bsky.social 🇬🇧 🎯 His research interests focus on the #molecular #design and #development of #short #self-#assembling #peptide-based #hydrogels for #cell #culture and #drug #cell #delivery. 👉 Join us!
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João Borges @joao-borges.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
🗣️Luísa De Cola is Full Professor @Univ. Milan & Head of the Materials for Heath unit @MarioNegriIRCCS🇮🇹 🎯Her research interests span from #supramolecular #chemistry & #biomaterials to #nanotechnology, focusing on #stimuli-#responsive and #self-#assembled #nanomaterials for biomedicine. 👉 Join us!
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João Borges @joao-borges.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
🗣️ @boekhovenlab.bsky.social is Associate Professor in the Bioscience Department at the @tumunich.bsky.social 🇩🇪 🎯 His research focuses on #molecular #selfassembly and #non-#equilibrium #chemically fueled #supramolecular #assemblies towards #synthetic #life from the bottom up 👌 👉 Do not miss it!
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João Borges @joao-borges.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
🗣️ Tina Vermonden is Full Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics at the @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social 🇳🇱 🎯 Her research focuses on the development of #dynamic #smart #biopolymeric #hydrogels for #tissue #engineering and #drug #delivery. 👉 Join us! ⏳Abstract submission open until June 1️⃣5️⃣ !
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João Borges @joao-borges.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
🗣️ Carlijn Bouten is Full Professor at the Department of Biomedical Engineering @tue.nl 🇳🇱 🎯 Her research focuses on pioneering strategies for in situ #tissue #engineering aimed at regenerating #cardiovascular #tissues and #organs directly within the human body. 👉 Do not miss it!
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João Borges @joao-borges.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
🗣️ @webberlab.bsky.social is the Keating-Crawford Collegiate Professor of Engineering at the @notredame.bsky.social 🇺🇸 🎯 His research focuses on applying #supramolecular principles, leveraging defined and rationally designed non-covalent interactions, to advance #biomaterials for #drug #delivery 👌
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João Borges @joao-borges.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
🗣️ @zenobilab.bsky.social is Full Professor of #Tissue #Engineering & #Biofabrication @ethzurich.bsky.social🇨🇭 🎯 Her research focuses on the development of #advanced #biomaterials based on #bioprinting technologies for #tissue #engineering & #regenerative #medicine. 👉 Join us in Aveiro 🇵🇹
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João Borges @joao-borges.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
🗣️ Sébastien Lecommandoux is a plenary speaker @ #SupraLife #Final #International #Conference 🤩 🎯 His research focuses on the molecular design, synthesis and development of #polysaccharide- and #polypeptide-based #block #copolymers for #drug #delivery, #theranostics and #synthetic #biology 👌
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João Borges @joao-borges.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
🗣️ Catherine Picart is a plenary speaker @ #SupraLife #Final #Conference 🤩 🎯 Her research focuses on #selfassembling #polymer #films as #reservoirs of #proteins and #growth #factors for #drug #screening & #biomimetic #surfaces for high content #cell #signalling in advanced #therapies
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João Borges @joao-borges.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
🗣️ João Mano is a plenary speaker @ #SupraLife #Final #Conference 🤩 🎯 His interdisciplinary research utilizes #biomimetic, #bioinspired and #nano/#micro-#technology approaches to develop #polymer- and #protein-based #biomaterials for #tissue #engineering, #regenerative and #personalized #medicine
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João Borges @joao-borges.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
🗣️ Bert Meijer is a plenary speaker at #SupraLife #Final #Conference 🤩 🎯 He is a pioneer in the development of #functional #supramolecular #polymers and #systems as a new class of materials! 👉 Do not miss the chance to submit your abstract for #oral or #poster by June 1️⃣5️⃣!
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João Borges @joao-borges.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
🗣️ Patricia Dankers is a plenary speaker @#SupraLife #Final #Conference 🤩 🎯 Her interdisciplinary research bridges #supramolecular #chemistry & #regenerative #medicine, focusing on the development of #bioactive #supramolecular #materials for #biomedicine. 👉Join us in Aveiro 🛶🇵🇹 from 29 Sept to 3 Oct
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João Borges @joao-borges.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
🗣️ Samuel Stupp is a plenary speaker @ #SupraLife #Final #Conference 🤩 🎯 He is a pioneer in the development of #selfassembling #peptide #amphiphile based #materials for #regenerative #medicine! 👉 Do not miss the chance to submit your abstract by June 1️⃣5️⃣! ➕ℹ️ www.supralife.eu/finalconfere...
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COMPASS Research Group @compass-rg.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Our team is heading to @eutermis.bsky.social in Freiburg, Germany! 🇩🇪✨ We’ll be there as speakers and with a poster presentation — sharing our latest advances in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Curious about our presentations? Check out the attached schedule! See you in Freiburg! 👋🧬
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Fer @gomobel.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
On Monday, an unprecedented blackout caused chaos across Spain and Portugal. Nevertheless, research centres stayed strong and showcased survival skills and resilience. Yours truly, reporting for @chemistryworld.com: www.chemistryworld.com/news/researc...
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Research centres weather unprecedented blackout in Spain and Portugal
Backup batteries and diesel generators guaranteed the stability and security of scientific systems
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João Borges @joao-borges.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
A very nice surprise and kind gift from @acs.org arrived today in my post 📬 celebrating (and reminding me!) my 15-year anniversary of membership in #ACS 🥳🙏🏻 (I guess I am getting older) It has been for sure a rewarding experience and I am looking forward to the continuation of this journey!
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João Borges @joao-borges.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Many thanks to all authors that contributed with full #papers, #communications, #perspectives & #reviews to this themed collection on #bioinspired #functional #supramolecular #systems! Read the 4️⃣5️⃣ articles for free until May 20👌 Thanks as well to the Editorial Office for the kind assistance 🙌
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João Borges @joao-borges.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
‼️ #REGISTRATION & #ABSTRACT #SUBMISSION #OPEN ‼️ 👉 #SupraLife #Final #Conference 🤩 📆 29 Sept-3 Oct 2025 📍Univ. Aveiro 🇵🇹 🗣️ Fantastic line-up of plenary speakers 🤩 🔗 www.supralife.eu/finalconference ⏳ Abstract submission deadline: 15 June 2025 ➕ℹ️ on registration at the conference website 🫵 Join us!
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Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org · 03/03/2025
We're almost there! 🙌 Tomorrow, the #RSCPoster competition will start on LinkedIn. If you haven't already, then please register before midnight TODAY (UK time) ➡️ buff.ly/ZKw4l9j We look forward to seeing all your posters! #ChemSky
#RSCPoster 2025 - Share your research with the world.
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COMPASS Research Group @compass-rg.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
‼️ SupraLife #Third #School is almost here ‼️ We are very excited to have this amazing line-up of speakers 🗣️ ⏰ 9-11 March 2025 📍 @uaveiro.bsky.social
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COMPASS Research Group @compass-rg.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
The 4th Edition of the International Webinars on Cell & Tissue Engineering is here! 📅 Don’t miss out — Our first guest is Prof. Chunming Wang, tomorrow at 8:30h (PT/UK time) 🔗 Free registration available now: topicscteng.web.ua.pt #CellTissueEngineering #Biotech #Webinar #FreeEvent
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João Borges @joao-borges.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
‼️ @julianavidal.bsky.social & I are organizing a symp @ #IUPAC2025🇲🇾 👉Abstracts welcome by 📅 Feb 28 on actions toward sustainable future🌍 🔗 iupac2025.org/abstract-sub... Cluster I -> #greenchemistry ->Symp 16 🗣️Hear from amazing @chemmouse.bsky.social & Jane Wissinger 🙌 @iupac.bsky.social #chemsky
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João Borges @joao-borges.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
🔬 Why Can’t We Create Life? 🧬🧫🤔 📍Join us for a fascinating 🆓 public talk by Bert Meijer 🇳🇱 at the @uaveiro.bsky.social! 📅 March 11 ⏰ 11:45 AM 📍 Auditorium Renato Araújo, Rectory building of the University of Aveiro 🇵🇹 #Science #UniversityOfAveiro #SUPRALIFE #Chemistry #Biotechnology #PublicLecture
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João Borges @joao-borges.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
✈️ On my way to Barcelona 🇪🇸 to attend 5th 🇪🇸🤝🇵🇹 Local Chapter of the #CRS Young Scientists Meeting! 🙌 Thanks for the invitation to share our work on #supramolecular #biomaterials for #drug #delivery & #regenerative #medicine @SupraLife_EU 🇪🇺 Looking forward to it! meeting2025.splc-crs.org/program/
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João Borges @joao-borges.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
‼️Symposium alert‼️ 👉Working on #supramolecular #biomaterials based on #peptide and/or #proteins & planning to attend #ESB2025 🇮🇹 ?🤔 🎯Submit your abstract for #oral comm to our #symposium until March 15! 👉https://esb2025.org/abstract-submission/ 🙏🏻to @rscbiomaterchem.bsky.social for sponsorship 🙌
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João Borges @joao-borges.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
‼️ #SAVE #THE #DATE‼️ 👉 #SupraLife #Final #Conference 🤩 📆 29 Sept-3 Oct 2025 📍University of Aveiro 🇵🇹 🗣️ Fantastic line-up of plenary speakers 🤩 🔜 Registration + abstract submission opening soon 🔗 www.supralife.eu/finalconference 🫵 Do not miss the chance to join us and share your research with peers!
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ChemistryViews @chemistryviews.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Who Are the Chemistry Europe Fellows Class of 2022/23? Before the next nomination round, let's honor the remarkable 22 Chemistry Europe Fellows of 2024 for their exceptional commitment and achievements. Check them out! buff.ly/4hatwhm
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Laura Fisher @laura85.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
The @roysocchem.bsky.social annual poster competition is taking place on LinkedIn again in 2025. Join us there in March!
#RSCPoster 2025
Join our 24-hour online conference on LinkedIn
4 March 2025
12:00 (UK time)
Save the date.
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João Borges @joao-borges.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
✈️ On my way to London 🇬🇧 to attend the 19th Annual Meeting of the @roysocchem.bsky.social #Biomaterials #Chemistry Group at the stunning Burlington House 🤩 Thanks for the invitation to share our work on #supramolecular #biomaterials developed in the framework of #SupraLife_EU 🇪🇺 Looking forward to it!
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Juliana Vidal @julianavidal.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Happy 2025, everyone! To start it on the right foot, Beyond Benign & IUPAC CHEMRAWN are launching a new webinar series! Join us for the first session and learn from @chemashlee.bsky.social about MOFs & their potential to tackle urgent world needs! 🌱 Register here: bit.ly/4a5UQep #GreenChemistry
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João Borges @joao-borges.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
🎙️Check out our latest work published in #Biomacromolecules @acspublications.bsky.social focusing on cytocompatible layer-by-layer #LbL #supramolecular #nanobiomaterials encompassing #silk #sericin 🐛🕸️ and #chitosan🧬 #multilayers👌 👉 pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1... #SupraLife_EU 🇪🇺 @uaveiro.bsky.social
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Silk Sericin/Chitosan Supramolecular Multilayered Thin Films as Sustainable Cytocompatible Nanobiomaterials
Silk sericin (SS) has been widely discarded as a waste by the silk textile industry during the degumming process to obtain fibroin. However, in the past decade, an in-depth understanding of its proper...
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João Borges @joao-borges.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
👋”Meet the scientist” 🔝Last Friday I had (again!) a lot of fun sharing the joy & key role of #chemistry in everyday life with children from school EB Barrocas #Fábrica #Centro #Ciência #Viva #Aveiro🤓👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 An opportunity to share the work we do in EU-funded project #SupraLife 🇪🇺👌 @uaveiro.bsky.social
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