The Team

Gonçalo Costa

Executive Director

Founder and CSO at BioMimetx; Auxiliar Researcher at FCUL, working with amyloid proteins, Mass Spectrometry and proteomics.

Catarina Pinto Correia

Member of the Executive Board

Lawyer at Vieira de Almeida, partner in the area of Public Law. Responsible for advising on European financing and structural funds.

João Rito

Member of the Executive Board

Co-founder and CEO of SEAentia. Passionate for aquaculture. Guest professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria.

Sónia Cruz

Member of the Executive Board

Principal Researcher at The University of Aveiro, Department of Biology and CESAM. Develops research on algae eco-physiology, frequently in collaboration with SMEs companies.

Vitor Vasconcelos

Member of the Executive Board

President of the Board of CIIMAR; Professor at Porto University – Biology, Marine and Environmental Sciences, Blue Biotechnology and Ecotoxicology.

Elisabete da Costa

Communication officer / Advisor

Ph.D. in Sustainable Chemistry – Marine biotechnology; Lipidomics; Instrumental analysis; Industrial chemical processes; Science communication; Project management

Mariana Paupério

Project Manager

Economist and PGDip in Project Management; Business Model Developer; Strategic and Financial Planning; Entrepreneurship Mentor; Passionate for marine life.