Curriculum Vitae
Marta Patrícia Carvalho dos Santos
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Marta Patrícia Carvalho dos Santos
Citation names
- Santos, Marta
- Santos, M.
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 9615-4D56-1273
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-1079-3070
Email addresses
- marta.santos@uc.pt (Professional)
- martasantoseq@gmail.com (Professional)
Telephones
- Telephone
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- 239798789 (Professional)
Addresses
- Departamento de Engenharia Química, Rua Sílvio Lima, Polo II, 3030-790, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- http://timeuphealth.com (Professional)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/marta-santos-ab3739146/ (Social media)
Knowledge fields
- Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering - Chemical Process Engineering
- Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials
- Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering
- Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Polymer Science
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Intermediate (B1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2021/01/01 - 2024/12/31
Ongoing
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Chemical Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal
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2024/08/03 - 2024/11/08
Concluded
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Regulatory Pathways to Market Bootcamp (Outros)
EIT Health, Germany
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2023/05/23 - 2023/05/25
Concluded
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Workshop: Getting started with Design of Experiments (Outros)
JMP Statistical Discovery LLC, United States
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2023/01/03 - 2023/01/26
Concluded
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BioSTART Bioentrepreneurship Program (Outros)
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular; Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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2019/01/14 - 2019/01/14
Concluded
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Synergy HTX microplate reader training (Outros)
Izasa Scientific SLU, Spain
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2018/09/11 - 2018/09/12
Concluded
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Safety Course in Chemistry Laboratories (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal
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2017/12/06 - 2018/01/31
Concluded
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Basic life support training (Outros)
Profiforma, Portugal
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2011/09 - 2017/09
Concluded
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Chemical Engineering (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Biossistemas
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Preparation of asymmetric membranes by electrospinning for skin regeneration" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2008/09 - 2011/07
Concluded
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Sciences and Technologies (Ensino secundário)
Escola Secundária da Lousã, Portugal
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Affiliation
Positions / Appointments
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/07/05 - Current | Co-Founder | TIMEUP, Lda., Portugal |
Others
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2019/08/01 - 2020/05/31 | Subcontracted expertise service for TimeUp | PRODEQ, Portugal |
| Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal | ||
| 2019/06/01 - 2019/12/31 | Researcher | Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
| 2018/08/20 - 2019/03/31 | Researcher | Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2019/06/01 - 2019/12/31 | Design of new DOPA-containing macromolecular bioadhesive
IF/01432/2015
Research Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2018/08/20 - 2019/03/31 | Functionalization of textile substrates with biodegradable microparticles produced in a continuous process
I&D POCI-01-0247-FEDER-003472
Research Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
| Conference poster |
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| Journal article |
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| Thesis / Dissertation |
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Intellectual property
| Provisional application for patent |
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Other
| Spin-off company |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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| 2023/07/18 | TimeUp project pitch | PPB Meeting Day
CIEPQPF, University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
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| 2023/05/18 | I&D Based Bio-Entrepreneurship: TimeUp | New Challenges for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Chemical Engineering Department of University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2023/03/17 - Current | Organization of the activity "Tudo Isto é Química" promoted by the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of
Coimbra for schools. (2023/03/17)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
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Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal |
| 2024/01/01 - 2024/12/31 | Conceptualization and organization of the monthly event “CERES talks” promoted by the Chemical Engineering and Renewable Resources
for Sustainability research center (CERES) to promote interaction between researchers and industry. The team I was part of
started this event and designed its entire operation during the year 2024. The events took place at the Department of Chemical
Engineering at the University of Coimbra.
https://www.uc.pt/ceres/noticias/o-ceres-esta-a-dinamizar-uma-serie-de-seminarios-sobre-engenharia-quimica/ (2024/01/01)
Seminar (Co-organisor)
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Chemical Engineering and Renewable Resources for Sustainability research center, Portugal |
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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| 2024/11/28 - 2024/11/29 | "EIT Health Career Path: From Students to Innovators" event organized by EIT Health to bring together graduates of EIT Health educational programs to celebrate successful learning pathways. TimeUp was selected for this event as the winner of the Regulatory Pathway Bootcamp, having the opportunity to present at a Round Table and to mentor and give feedback to the i-Days teams during their semifinals and finals. This event took place on the 28th and 29th of November 2024, in Budapest, Hungary. | EIT Health Career Path: From Students to Innovators
EIT Health, Germany
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| 2024/11/04 - 2024/11/04 | Participation in the "Get Together Investors" event organized by Portugal Ventures to promote the connection between its portfolio
companies and investors, to share investment opportunities. This event took place on the 5th November 2024, in Porto, Portugal.
https://www.portugalventures.pt/get-together-investors/
Meeting
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Get Together Investors
Portugal Ventures, Portugal
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| 2024/10/09 - 2024/10/11 | Participation in the "Coimbra Invest Summit", an event aiming to strengthen the entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem,
and attract investments to Coimbra, organized by Câmara Municipal de Coimbra (CMC), University of Coimbra (UC), Polytechnic
University of Coimbra (IPC), iParque and Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN). TimeUp was present at the business exhibition on the
11th of October 2024, in Coimbra, Portugal.
Exhibition
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Coimbra Invest Summit
Câmara Municipal de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal |
| 2024/05/10 - 2024/05/10 | StartUp Capital Summit (#SCS24), the largest national event on venture capital, innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology
transfer organized by the University of Coimbra (UC), in partnership with Coimbra City Council (CMC) and Instituto Pedro Nunes
(IPN). #SSC24 brought together companies, entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, teachers, and students in a program of more
than 40 panels, pitches, talks, and workshops, with over 1100 attending participants. This event took place in Coimbra, Portugal.
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:ac
Other
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StartUp Capital Summit
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Câmara Municipal de Coimbra, Portugal Instituto Pedro Nunes, Portugal |
| 2024/04/23 - 2024/04/23 | Job Summit IPC & Science2Business, organized by INOPOL Entrepreneurship Academy. TimeUp was present at the R&D project exhibition
at Convento de São Francisco, Coimbra.
https://www.coimbra.pt/2024/04/municipio-de-coimbra-marca-presenca-no-job-summit-ipc-science2business-meetup/
Exhibition
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Job Summit
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal
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| 2024/01/18 - 2024/01/19 | Participation in the "Science for Industry (S4i)" event in Madrid representing the start-up TimeUp, which had the opportunity
to present a pitch. S4i is a Deep Science investment forum organized by the Autonomous University of Madrid and the BeAble
Capital fund. This international meeting brings together European institutions and specialized investors to promote relationships
between science, society and business. https://www.s4industry.eu/pitch-agenda-18
Conference
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Science For Industry
TIMEUP, Lda., Portugal
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| 2023/12/05 - 2023/12/05 | Participation in the "INOVAÇÃO@UC" event with the TimeUp project. The event is an annual initiative that aims to place innovation at the center of the University of Coimbra's activities. https://www.uc.pt/inovc/atualidade/mostra-tecnologica-inovacao-saude/ https://www.uc.pt/ucbusiness/inovacao-em-saude/portfolio/ | Inovação@UC
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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| 2023/10/13 - 2023/10/13 | Participation in the technological exhibition "INNOV-ID Call: Investing in the Future" event with the TimeUp project as one
of the startups invested by Portugal Ventures. A collaborative initiative organized by Portugal Ventures and ANI (National
Innovation Agency), the event was designed to disseminate the results of the three editions of Call INNOV-ID, showing its
influence on the preservation and valorization of innovative projects in the national scientific system. https://fb.watch/u_lOxEu6RC/
Exhibition
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INNOV-ID Call: Investing in the Future
Agência Nacional de Inovação SA, Portugal
Portugal Ventures, Portugal |
| 2023/06/13 - 2023/06/13 | Participation with TimeUp project in the event "Mostra tecnológica transfronteiriça" organized by the INESPO Plus network
to publicize the technologies that have been supported at each of the partner universities. Event with the aim of encouraging
the sharing of knowledge and good practices between researchers and the business community and promoting the creation of future
partnerships. https://www.ua.pt/pt/noticias/11/81209
Exhibition
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Mostra tecnológica transfronteiriça
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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| 2023/02/16 - 2023/05/31 | "Engenheiro Químico por um dia", an activity for students from national and international high schools visiting the department.
Small groups of students accompanied students and researchers in their normal activities in the laboratory, participating
in the experiments. This initiative took place in the Chemical Engineering Department on the 16th and 17th of February, 20th
of April and 31st of May 2023
Other
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Engenheiro Químico por um dia
University of Coimbra, Chemical Engineering Department, Portugal
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| 2022/09/16 - 2022/09/16 | Technological Exhibition "Innovation in Health" at the University of Coimbra. Organized by the University of Coimbra and AIBILI
(Association for Biomedical Research in Light and Image), it aimed to encourage the exchange of good practices between researchers
and the regional business community; promote innovative technologies, products and services; and encourage the establishment
of new strategic partnerships in the region, in the area of Health.
Exhibition
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Innovation in Health
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Associação para a Investigação Biomédica e Inovação em Luz e Imagem, Portugal |
| 2016 - 2016 | Participation in a meeting with an External Evaluation Committee to assign the EUR-ACE (European Acredited Engineer) quality
mark to the Integrated Master in Chemical Engineering (MIEQ).
Other
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Ordem dos Engenheiros, Portugal
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Distinctions
Award
| 2025 | Voucher Startup - Green and Digital (IAPMEI)
Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação IP, Portugal
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| 2024 | 1st place Startup Pitch Competition at Startup Capital Summit
Instituto Pedro Nunes, Portugal
Câmara Municipal de Coimbra, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
| 2024 | Winners of UC proof of concept by Santander Foundation
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Fundação Santander, Brazil |