Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto
Rua Alfredo Allen, 208 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
Phone: +351 226 074 900
Email: info@i3s.up.pt
FUNDING
The NCN Lab is supported by competitive national and international funding that enables work in neuroengineering, neural computation, brain-on-chip systems, neuromorphic computing, Parkinson’s disease, glioblastoma and closed-loop neuromodulation.
2026–2028
BrainStorm — The therapeutic potential in glioblastomas’ electrophysiology
PI / Coordinator: Paulo Aguiar
Funding: FCT
Reference: 2024.15530.PEX
2025–2026
BoCAD — Establishing humanized Brain-on-a-Chip devices for the study of Activity-dependent neuronal Development
PI: José Mateus
Funding: FCT
Reference: 2023.11280.PEX
2023–2026
smartDBS — Improving Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease with Personalized Electrophysiological Biomarkers and Data-Driven Stimulation
PI / Coordinator: Paulo Aguiar
Funding: Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, Prémio Mantero Belard
Reference: MB-12-22
2022–2026
NeuroSpark — Neuromorphic devices for adaptive real-time neuromodulation in brain electrical stimulation therapies
PI / Coordinator: Paulo Aguiar
Funding: “la Caixa” Foundation, Health Research Call
Reference: HR22-00189
The i3S news page describes this project as aiming to develop neuromodulation strategies based on electrical nanocomponents capable of emulating neuronal synapses, initially tested in epilepsy models for real-time adaptive control of neuronal activity.
2022–2025
Cytoskeletal and membrane adaptations of stretched neurons: from tension-induced growth to traumatic brain injury
Co-PI: Paulo Aguiar
Funding: FCT
Reference: DRI/India/0336/2020
2022–2025
Storing and recalling biological memories with neuromorphic electronics
Partner: NCN Lab
Funding: FCT
Reference: PTDC/NAN-MAT/4093/2021
2022–2025
CARE-In-HEALTH — CArdiovascular REsolution of INflammation to promote HEALTH
Partner: NCN Lab
Funding: Horizon Europe
Reference: HORIZON-HLTH-2022-STAYHLTH-02-01, GA 101095413
2021–2025
LIFESAVER — Living Impact on Fetal Evolution: Shelter-Analyze-Validate-Empower Regulations
Partner: NCN Lab
Funding: EU H2020 Green Deal
Reference: GA 101036702
2018–2022
Mind The Gap — Decoding and bridging somatosensory information in the spinal cord
PI / Coordinator: Paulo Aguiar
Funding: FCT
Reference: PTDC/EMD-EMD/31540/2017