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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Inês Isabel Sobral Escoval

Citation names

  • Escoval, Inês
  • Sobral Escoval, Inês
  • Sobral Escoval, Inês Isabel

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
E71A-81FA-E81F
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2701-3170

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
  • Social Sciences - Sociology - Anthropology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
German Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
French Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/04/26 - 2023/04/27
Concluded
Redação de Peidos de Patentes (Outros)
Major in Química
Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial IP, Portugal
2022/10 - 2022/11
Concluded
Biotechnology Entrepreneurship (Outros)
Major in Entrepreneurship
Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom
2022/09/29 - 2022/09/30
Concluded
Building Strong Partnerships between Industry and Academia (Outros)
Major in Transferência de Tecnologia, Inovação
European Infrastructure for Translational Medicine, Netherlands
2022/05 - 2022/06
Concluded
BiotechTransfer: Step-by-Step (Outros)
Major in Transferência de Tecnologia
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular da Universidade de Coimbra, CNC, Portugal
2021/10/12 - 2022/02/01
Concluded
Science Communication - Life and Health Sciences (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
20
2019/05/07 - 2021/12/13
Concluded
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"Overcoming the 'Valley of Death' in Healthcare: A study of factors that influence the licensing of healthcare technologies from R&D Centres in Portugal" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
17
2014/09/22 - 2016/09/13
Concluded
Human Evolution and Biology (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
"Análise métrica do dimorfismo sexual da escápula na população portuguesa: Um novo método de diagnose sexual" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
14
2015/08/24 - 2016/06/15
Concluded
Forensic Anthropology (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
16
2011/10 - 2014/09/04
Concluded
Human Biology (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
14
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2022/05/01 - 2023/05/31 Science and Technology Management Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular da Universidade de Coimbra, CNC, Portugal
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular da Universidade de Coimbra, CNC, Portugal
2020/09 - 2021/12 Researcher (Research) Gabinete de Transferência de Tecnologia do Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular da Universidade de Coimbra, CNC, Portugal
2015/09 - 2016/09 Researcher (Research) Laboratório de Antropologia Forense da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/05/01 - 2022/05/31 BiotechSTARS
Science and Technology Management Fellow
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular da Universidade de Coimbra, CNC, Portugal
Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Newspaper article
  1. Sobral Escoval, Inês Isabel; Ana Catarina Cunha Santos. "O potencial crescente de um ecossistema bioempreendedor em saúde na região Centro", Diário de Coimbra, 2022
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Escoval, Inês Isabel Sobral. "Overcoming the 'Valley of Death' in Healthcare: A study of factors that influence the licensing of healthcare technologies from R&D Centres in Portugal". Master, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/99094.
  2. Escoval, Inês Isabel Sobral. "Análise métrica do dimorfismo sexual da escápula na população portuguesa: Um novo método de diagnose sexual". Master, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/33811.

Artistic / Performance

Visual artwork
  1. André Caetano; Sobral Escoval, Inês; Varela Amaral, Sara; Leandro Várzeas; Ana Catarina Cunha Santos. Banda Desenhada «Viagens pelo Bioempreendedorismo».

Intellectual property

Copyright registration
  1. 2021. "CNC HealthPT Database".
    Registered
Activities

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2023/01/05 - Current BiotechTransfer: Step-by-Step (2nd Edition) Intensive training course in biotechnology technology transfer. Approaches topics such as Intellectual Property, Intellectual Law, patent filling, valorization, negotiation, and pitch, among others. (2023/06/01 - 2023/06/16)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular da Universidade de Coimbra, CNC, Portugal
2022/05/01 - Current BioSTART 1st Edition This course aims to train entrepreneurs in the field of biotechnology, in the areas of health, industry, sea and agri-food. (2022/11/08 - 2022/12/06)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular da Universidade de Coimbra, CNC, Portugal
2022/05/01 - Current BioSTART 2nd Edition This course aims to train entrepreneurs in the field of biotechnology, in the areas of health, industry, sea and agri-food. (2023/01/03 - 2023/01/26)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular da Universidade de Coimbra, CNC, Portugal
2022/05/01 - Current BioBOOST It is a mentoring programme in entrepreneurship that aims to deepen knowledge and test with practical implementation the ideas validated in the BioSTART programme. (2023/02/10 - 2023/03/31)
Call (Member of the Organising Committee)
Biocant Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/05/01 - 2023/01/04 Webinar «Building a Biotech Start-Up: What I have learned» by Doctor Rodrigo Val d'Oleiros (Founder of Organvalue) (2023/01/04 - 2023/01/04)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular da Universidade de Coimbra, CNC, Portugal
2022/08/01 - 2022/12/31 INNOTECH 2022 - CNC Technology Showcase Event to promote the scientific platforms (services and technological infrastructures) of the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology of the University of Coimbra. (2022/11/28 - 2022/11/28)
Exhibition (Co-organisor)
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular da Universidade de Coimbra, CNC, Portugal
2022/05/01 - 2022/11/18 Webinar «Building biotech companies from groundbreaking academic science» by Doctor João Rito and Doctor Rodrigo Santos (Venture Capitalists at Novo Holdings) (2022/11/18 - 2022/11/18)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular da Universidade de Coimbra, CNC, Portugal
2022/11/07 - 2022/11/11 Cantanhede Innovation Days This event promotes actions and training dedicated to innovation, design thinking and entrepreneurship, promoting teamwork among the various participants who will aim to solve real challenges posed by different health organizations. Participated on this event as a mentor. (2022/11/07 - 2022/11/11)
Call (Other)
EIT Health, Germany

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular da Universidade de Coimbra, CNC, Portugal

Biocant Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia, Portugal

Unidade R&D International Networks da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Hospital Rovisco Pais, Portugal

Hospital Arcebispo João Crisóstomo Cantanhede, Portugal
2022/05/01 - 2022/11/07 Webinar «Shinning a light on tissue repair: from the bench to the bedside» by Doctor Maria Pereira (Chief Innovation Officer of Tissium) (2022/11/07 - 2022/11/07)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular da Universidade de Coimbra, CNC, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/03/30 - 2023/03/30 Webinar «Boas práticas em escritórios de Empreendedorismo Universitário»
Seminar
Webinar «Boas práticas em escritórios de Empreendedorismo Universitário»
MetaRed, Portugal
2023/02/19 - 2023/02/22 AUTM 2023 Annual Meeting This event promotes lectures and discussions on the most relevant topics in the area of technology transfer, promotion of networking and meetings to promote collaborations between the entities present. This event is organized by AUTM (Association of University Technology Managers).
Congress
AUTM 2023 Annual Meeting
AUTM, United States
2022/11/10 - 2022/11/10 National Conference of TTO'S (Conferência Nacional de TTO'S) National Conference of TTO's, a event organized by the National Agency for Innovation. Conferência Nacional de TTO'S
Agência Nacional de Inovação SA, Portugal
2022/06/01 - 2022/09/30 Training on the use of the PatSnap Platform
Workshop
Training on the use of the PatSnap Platform
PatSnap, United Kingdom
2022/09/27 - 2022/09/27 Intellectual Property Law (Direito da Propriedade Intelectual) Training in Intellectual Property Law promoted by the University of Coimbra
Seminar
Direito da Propriedade Intelectual
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/09/16 - 2022/09/16 Inovação em Saúde Technology Showcase and seminars promoted by FCTUC.
Exhibition
Inovação em Saúde
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/11/15 - 2021/12/15 Attended the conferences on: - How to lead innovation from the inside out (Como liderar a inovação de dentro para fora) - The power of Human-Centered Design (O poder do Human-Centered Design) - How to be truly adaptable to change (Como ser verdadeiramente adaptável às mudanças) - Leading in uncertainty (Liderar na incerteza) These conferences were inserted in the Thematic Meeting:'Creativity and Systematised Value Creation '(Criatividade e Criação Sistematizada de Valor) of the project StartUp Boost Powered by Capacitar para Empreender IAPMEI
Other
Thematic Meeting: 'Creativity and Systematised Value Creation ' (Criatividade e Criação Sistematizada de Valor)
Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação IP, Portugal
2021/12/06 - 2021/12/14 Attended the conferences on: - Introduction to Project Management (Introdução ao Project Management) - Capital budget (Orçamento de Capital) These conferences were inserted in the Thematic Meeting: 'Management and Finance for Entrepreneurs' (Gestão e Finanças para Empreendedores) of the project StartUp Boost Powered by Capacitar para Empreender of IAPMEI.
Other
Thematic Meeting: 'Management and Finance for Entrepreneurs' (Gestão e Finanças para Empreendedores)
Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação IP, Portugal
2021/12/02 - 2021/12/09 Attended the conferences on: - Leadership and Team Management (Liderança e gestão de equipas) - Marketing Skills (Competências de Marketing) These conferences were inserted in the Thematic Meeting: 'Skills to establish and conduct a good business' (Competências para estabelecer e conduzir um bom negócio) of the project StartUp Boost Powered by Capacitar para Empreender of IAPMEI.
Other
Thematic Meeting: 'Skills to establish and conduct a good business'
Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação IP, Portugal
2021/11/25 - 2021/12/03 Attended the conferences on: - The Deep Tech Wave - A revolution across industries - Revolutionary Trends in Biotech - Emerging Business Models for Sustainability These conferences were inserted in the Thematic Meeting: 'Emerging business models through new technologies' of the project StartUp Boost Powered by Capacitar para Empreender of IAPMEI.
Other
Thematic Meeting: 'Emerging business models through new technologies'
Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação IP, Portugal
2021/10/04 - 2021/11/02 Attended the Specialized Course on the Essentials of Patents
Workshop
Specialized Course on the Essentials of Patents
Organisation Mondiale de la Propriété Intellectuelle, Switzerland
2021/05/03 - 2021/05/27 Attended the training course in 'Professional Training for E-Trainers and Moodle'
Other
Professional Training for E-Trainers and Moodle
Mindform, Portugal
2021/03/01 - 2021/04/04 Attended the course 'Promoting Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation' - A WHO, WIPO, WTO Executive Course on the Intersections between Public Health, Intellectual Property and Trade
Other
Promoting Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation
Organisation Mondiale de la Propriété Intellectuelle, Switzerland

World Health Organization , Switzerland

World Trade Organization , Switzerland
2021/01/15 - 2021/04/02 Attended the course 'Introduction to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)'
Other
DL101PCT Distance Learning Course - Introduction to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Organisation Mondiale de la Propriété Intellectuelle, Switzerland
2021/02/08 - 2021/03/24 Attended the General Course on Intellectual Property
Other
Organisation Mondiale de la Propriété Intellectuelle, Switzerland
2021/02/11 - 2021/02/11 Attended the conference 'The Intellectual Property metamorphosis in the Age of Digital Transition'
Conference
'The Intellectual Property metamorphosis in the Age of Digital Transition'
Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial IP, Portugal
2021/02/02 - 2021/02/02 Attended the workshop 'Writing and publishing scientific articles' organized by the Department of Community Medicine, Health Information, and Decision (MEDCIDS) of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto.
Workshop
'Writing and publishing scientific articles'
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2020/11/05 - 2020/11/20 Participated in 'Coimbra Innovation Days 2020'
Other
Coimbra Innovation Days 2020
EIT Health, Germany
2020/11/11 - 2020/11/11 Attended the course 'Transferência de Conhecimento e Estratégias de Valorização da PI' (Knowledge Transfer and IP valorisation strategies).
Workshop
Curso em Transferência de Conhecimento e Estratégias de Valorização da PI
Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial IP, Portugal
2020/09/17 - 2020/10/21 Attended the training course for 'Initial Pedagogical Training for Trainers' (Curso de Formação Pedagógica Inicial para Formadores), which grated the 'Certificate of Pedagogical Skills' (Certificado de Competências Pedagógicas, CCP), accredited by the Instituto de Emprego e Formação Profissional
Other
Curso de Formação Pedagógica Inicial de Formadores
Mindform, Portugal
2018/10/20 - 2018/11/17 Attended the 'IX Course in Peace Operations and Humanitarian Action' (IX Curso em Operações de Paz e Ação Humanitária, OPAH9)
Workshop
IX Curso em Operações de Paz e Ação Humanitária (OPAH9)
Ius Gentium Conimbrigae - Centro de Direitos Humanos , Portugal

Exército Português, Portugal
2016/10 - 2016/12 Attended the Course on 'Management and Enhancement of Palaeontological and Archaeological Collections in Museums' (Gestão e Valorização de Coleções Paleontológicas e Arqueológicas em Museus)
Other
Gestão e Valorização de Coleções Paleontológicas e Arqueológicas em Museus
Centro Português de Geo-História e Pré-História, Portugal
2016/11/12 - 2016/11/12 Attended the Post-Conference Course 'Pubic Symphysis and Age at Death in Forensic Anthropology' (Curso Pós Conferência em 'Sínfise Púbica e Idade à Morte em Antropologia Forense') of the III Conference of the National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences
Workshop
Sínfise Púbica e Idade à Morte em Antropologia Forense
Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal e Ciências Forenses, Portugal
2016/11/11 - 2016/11/11 Attended the III Conference of the National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences (III Conferência do Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal e Ciências Forenses)
Conference
III Conferência do Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal e Ciências Forenses
Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal e Ciências Forenses, Portugal
2016/07/06 - 2016/07/09 Attended the workshop 'The New Coimbra Method for recording entheseal changes'
Workshop
'The New Coimbra Method for recording entheseal changes'
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2016/07/06 - 2016/07/08 Attended the conference 'Working your fingers to the bone: an interdisciplinary conference on identifying occupation from the skeleton'
Conference
'Working your fingers to the bone: an interdisciplinary conference on identifying occupation from the skeleton'
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2016/05/30 - 2016/05/30 Attended the conference 'Human Identification in Contexts of Exception' ('Identificação Humana em Contextos de Exceção').
Conference
Conference 'Human Identification in Contexts of Exception'
Laboratório de Polícia Científica, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2015/12/14 - 2015/12/14 Attended the conference 'Raquitismo en la ciudad de Madrid en el siglo XIX: el cementerio infantil de la cripta de las Trinitarias Descalzas'
Conference
'Raquitismo en la ciudad de Madrid en el siglo XIX: el cementerio infantil de la cripta de las Trinitarias Descalzas'
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2015/05/29 - 2015/05/30 Attended the II Bioanthropological Meeting (II BAM): Life, Death and in Between, held at the University of Coimbra.
Meeting
II Bioanthropological Meeting (II BAM): Life, Death and in Between
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2015/05/27 - 2015/05/27 Attended the conference 'The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Unintentional Dental Modifications Around the World, by Professor Richard Scott.
Conference
'The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Unintentional Dental Modifications Around the World
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Antropologia e Saúde, Portugal
2013/10/25 - 2013/10/25 Attended the '4th PF2MUC Symposium - Personalized Medicine: Myth or Reality?'
Symposium
4th PF2MUC Symposium - Personalized Medicine: Myth or Reality?
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2013/10/12 - 2013/10/12 Attended the conference 'Champalimaud Cancer Talks - The Search for Infections Agents Linked to Human Cancers' pelo Prof. Harald zur Hausen
Conference
Champalimaud Cancer Talks - 'The Search for Infections Agents Linked to Human Cancers' pelo Prof. Harald zur Hausen
Fundação Champalimaud, Portugal
2013/05/09 - 2013/05/10 Attended the 'IV Advanced Course and International Workshop on Clinical Case Reports - The second genome: mitochondrial bigenomics - from genotype and phenotype to clinical expression and genetic counselling'
Workshop
IV Advanced Course and International Workshop on Clinical Case Reports - The second genome: mitochondrial bigenomics - from genotype and phenotype to clinical expression and genetic counselling
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2013/03/16 - 2013/03/17 Attended the course on 'Medico-legal expertise in forensic anthropology' (Perícias médico-legais em antropologia forense)
Other
Perícias Médico-Legais em Antropologia Forense
Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal e Ciências Forenses, Portugal
2012/05/11 - 2012/05/12 Attended the Third Annual Symposium of the Harvard Medical School - Portugal Program on 'Neuromedicine'
Symposium
Third Annual Symposium of the Harvard Medical School - Portugal Program on 'Neuromedicine'
Harvard Medical School - Portugal Program, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization Funding entity
2022/05/26 - 2022/05/26 Evaluation comity of the course «Connecting Researchers with Society and Industry» of the Doctoral Programme in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine of the University of Coimbra
Evaluator

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2022/04/19 - Current Interview for the Horizon Results Platform TV, discussing the results of the study 'Overcoming the 'Valley of Death' in Healthcare: A study of factors that influence the licensing of healthcare technologies from R&D Centers in Portugal' Overcoming the 'Valley of Death' in Healthcare: A study of factors that influence the licensing of healthcare technologies from R&D Centers in Portugal