BiotechHealth is a PhD programme jointly organized by two schools of the University of Porto (ICBAS-UP and FFUP), four research institutions (INEB, IBMC, IPATIMUP and REQUIMTE) and one hospital (the Hospital Centre of Porto). It aims to provide excellence in doctoral training in Molecular and Cellular Biotechnology applied to Health Sciences, in an interdisciplinary and international environment, fostering collaboration with internationally recognized research groups, hospitals and industrial companies, both from Portugal and other countries.

Special focus will be in the following scientific areas:
- Regenerative Medicine and Cellular Therapies
- Nanodiagnostics and Nanotherapeutics
- Molecular and Cellular Biophysics and Computational Design of Biomolecules
- Microbial Biotechnology

BiotechHealth will accept up to 15 students per year, and 8 grants will be available in 2014 under the FCT PhD Programme.

The second call for applications will take place between the 3rd June and the 4th July 2014.

Additional Information:
Please visit http://www.biotechhealth.pt for full details on the Programme.  Alternatively, please contact info@biotechhealth.pt