Prof. Henrique Silveira participated on the roundtable “Knowledge Transfer and Impact on Society” of the NOVA Innovation Day 2021.
This initiative aims to share the innovation and knowledge transfer strategy of NOVA University Lisbon and its most recent developments in this area, promoting the debate on the creation of knowledge-based value, through collaborations with business and social sectors.
The subject of Prof. Silveira’s talk was his groundbreaking research, development and patent project BLOODLESS.
BLOODLESS allows:
- greater nutritional control in the quality of the mosquitoes’ feed;
- research laboratories to function independently of animal facilities or blood supplies;
- independence of research laboratories from animal facilities or blood supplies;
- to overcome ethical restrictions with animal handling;
- the production of large amounts of parasites;
- the development of repellents, drugs or vaccines for malaria;
without the need for fresh blood.
The project was financed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, through a Grand Challenge, and FCT, the Portuguese national funding agency for science, research and technology.
Prof Silveira at 03h and 37m.