Frederico Ferreira, PhD

Prof. Frederico Ferreira is an Associate Professor at the Department of Bioengineering (IST) and leads, at Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (iBB), the Focus Area Biomaterials and Devices for Advanced Medicine and the “Biomimetic and Bioinspired Materials and Processes Lab” Frederico Ferreira got his Ph.D. in 2004 from Imperial College London (IC), holds a MBA  (2006-2008) and a BSc on Applied Chemistry (5 years degree with a 2 years specialization in Biotechnology), both from Nova University of Lisbon. 

Frederico Ferreira current research interests, balance between fundamental and applied research, with potential translation into the market of sustainable products and processes. The current research lines aim at the development of new processes, reactors and materials for: 

1. Tissue engineering, with focus on the developing of electrical and magnetic stimuli responsive nanotechnologies, scaffolds and bio-inks for developing tissue constructs from stem cells and target cancer therapies exploring biophysical approaches;
2. Sustainable separations and biorefineries, including the use of membrane technology and design of molecular imprinted polymers with focus on pharmaceutics and food industry, as well as the use of unconventional yeasts for production of added value products, such as fuels, biosurfactants and enzymes from residues and wastes; and
3. Cellular Agriculture, with focus seafood products production with low ecological impact, namely by developing novel edible bio-inks and scaffolds made from algae and vegan materials and their use on strategies that foster tissue growth, maturation and organization into final food prototypes.