Paula Marques Alves BS, PhD

Paula Alves is the CEO of iBET, the Head of the Animal Cell Technology Unit and Professor at the NOVA University (ITQB and FCT). She received her Ph.D. at Biochemical Engineering from the NOVA University of Lisbon in 2001 and her B.S in Biochemistry from the Sciences Faculty of the University of Lisbon in 1991. Professor Alves research group integrates cell metabolism understanding with biochemical engineering for the improvement of bioprocesses efficiency and is also focused at developing new tools and technologies for pre-clinical research. She is currently the President of the ESACT, the European Society for Animal Cell Technology and Member of the IMI Scientific Council (Innovative Medicines Initiative) and of EURL-ECVAM (EU Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to Animal Testing). She was a member of the Advisory Board of Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 1 - European Commission between 2013 and 2018.