STRATEGY
The vision of CoLAB TRIALS is to create a unique framework of excellence in clinical research.
The ambition of this CoLAB is to compromise relevant players (e.g. SME, Healthcare Units, Universities, Biotech/Pharma Industry, IT, medical and IVD devices companies, patient associations) to work towards the common objective of strengthening multidisciplinary team’s skills in clinical research, particularly experimental studies (clinical trials) and optimize the storage and access to harmonized health information and produce real time and real-world data.
Our mission is to leverage the clinical research and health products development to increase innovation in the health sector, in strategic areas as medical devices, IVD devices, biomarkers validation, advanced therapies and personalized medicine.
CoLAB TRIALS will be managed
considering a system for value delivery,
ethical principles and values.
PRESIDENT
José Germano de Sousa
CML-GS
1st SECRETARY
César Fonseca
Universidade de Évora
2nd SECRETARY
Inês Alves
EUPATI-PT
MC Godinho & Associados
Sociedade de Revisores Oficiais de Contas, Lda.
President
Carlos Galamba (CHLO)
President of CoLAB TRIALS’ Administration Board
Executive member of the Administration Board of CHLO
President of the Committee for the Personal Data Processing, CHLO
President of the Local Committee for Clinical Digitalization, CHLO
President of the Support Commission for the Operational Intervention Program for the Environmental
Prevention of Legionella, CHLO
Degree in Business Management and Administration, UCP
MSc in Art History (Curricular component) – Universidade Lusíadas
PADIS – Programa de Alta Direcção de Instituições de Saúde, Associação de Estudos Superiores de Empresa (AESE) Business School
Health Economics & Health Technology Assessment Training Program – Scuola di Direzione Aziendale dell’Università Bocconi (SDA), School of Management , Milan
VICE-President
Francisca Leite
(Luz – GLSMED-Learning Health)
Executive Director, Hospital da Luz Learning Health
Director of Training, Research and Innovation, Luz Saúde
Invited Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UCP
Member of the Dean’s Board at the Faculty of Medicine, UCP
Non-Executive Board Member at UpHill, SA,
PhD in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics, MIT BSc in Engineering Physics, Instituto Superior Técnico
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2550-2616
VOGAL
Hélder Dores (NMS)
CoLAB TRIALS Administration Board Member representing NMS|UNL
Researcher at CHRC|NMS|UNL
PhD in Clinical Research (NMS|UNL)
Invited Assistant Professor at NMS|UNL
Coordinator of the Clinical Cardiology, Sports Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation at Hospital da Luz Lisboa
Cardiologist at Human Performance Department of the Sport Lisboa e Benfica
General-Secretary of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology (2021-2023)
Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology
Cardiology Consultant
Aeromedical Medicine Competence (Portuguese Medical Association)
Military Medicine Competence (Portuguese Medical Association)
Medical Doctor Degree (NMS|UNL)
VOGAL
Manuel José Lopes (UÉvora)
Full Professor and Director of the S. João de Deus School of Nursing of the
University of Évora.
Member of the Management Council of the University of Évora
Director of the Doctoral Course in Sciences and Technologies of Health
and Welfare
Researcher at the Comprehensive Health Research Centre and member
of its Board of Directors
Member of the Board of Directors of CoLAB Trials
Member of the Coordination of the Portuguese Observatory of Health
Systems
Member of the General Council of the NHS Foundation
Vice-President of the Portuguese Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology
Former Coordinator of the Reform of the NHS for the Area of
Integrated Continued Care
VOGAL
Maria José de Sousa (CML-GS)
Medical Doctor, Clinical Pathologist (MD)
Doctorate in Medicine (PhD) (NMS)
Owner and Chair in Grupo Germano de Sousa;
Chief Medical Officer, Chief of Teaching Department, Chief of Education Department, Chief of Quality Department, Head of Immunology and Autoimmunity Department Head of Pre-Natal Department at Centro de Medicina Laboratorial Germano de Sousa
Elected President of Portuguese Scientific Society for Clinical Pathology
Invited Professor of Integrated Master in Medicine (MIM) of NMS-UNL
Head of Laboratory Medicine Curricular Unit of Integrated Master in Medicine (MIM) (3o year) of NMS-UNL
Coordinator of post-Graduation in Laboratory Medicine (1st to 5th Edition) of the UCP (Portuguese Catholic University)
Head of Curricular Unit “Regulation and Integration” in Master in Medicine (MIM) (1st year) of Catholic Medicine School
Researcher in “EASI- European Autoimmunity Standardization Initiative”
Author/Co-author of 30 scientific published papers in the area of autoimmune diseases, prenatal screening, NIPT, immunology, microbiology.
VOGAL
Filipa Costa (APIFARMA)
Managing Director at The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson (Portugal)
Vice-President of the Direction of APIFARMA
Business Development at Janssen (Italy 2014-2016)
Sales & Marketing Director at Janssen (Italy 2011-2014)
MBA, INSEAD (France)
Chemical Engineer, UP
VOGAL
Elsa Frazão Mateus (EUPATI-PT)
President of the Board of EUPATI-PT (European Patients’ Academy on Therapeutic
Innovation – Portugal), President of the Board of LPCDR (Portuguese League Against Rheumatic Diseases),
Vice President of EULAR (European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology) PARE,
EULAR Board member,
Patient Research Partner at EULAR and at LPCDR
Patient Expert in Research & Development of Medicines at LPCDR and EUPATI-PT
EUPATI Fellow Research Member of Comprehensive Health Research Center|NMS|UNL (CHRC)
PhD, Anthropology, UL
MPhil, Social and Cultural Anthropoloy, UL
Catarina Madeira
Executive Director, CoLAB TRIALS
Researcher at CHRC|NMS|UNL
Clinical Research Manager at NOVA CRU/NMS/UNL (2020-2021)
ECRIN European Correspondent for Clinical Research in Portugal (2015-2019)
Researcher at Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (IBB, IST, UL) (2005-2015)
Collaborator as Lecturer in different MSc, PhD and Post-graduation courses at NMS|UNL and Créteil University, Paris (since 2016)
Author/co-author of 30 scientific publications in Advanced Therapies and Clinical Trials management.
Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI®
PhD Biotechnology, IST, UL
MSc Biotechnology, IST, UL
Diogo Pinto
diogo.pinto@colabtrials.pt
Cooperation and Funding Manager, CoLAB TRIALS
Involved in the preparation of & 50 proposals for European and Portuguese funding programs over
the last 4 years (10 as coordinator), with > 10 projects approved (3 Europeans as coordinator),
attracting > 7M€ in funding
Project and Customer Manager, LandraTech (2022)
EU programmes manager, Fasttrack Action (2021-2022)
Senior Project Manager, A4F Alga Fuel (2018-2021)
Author/co-author of 3 scientific publications in R&D of Advanced Cellular Therapies
PhD Bioengineering Systems, IST, UL (2018)
MSc Biotechnology, IST, UL (2013)
Fábio Lampreia
fabio.lampreia@colabtrials.pt
Research and Innovation Manager, CoLAB TRIALS
Project Manager/ Scientific Analyst on novel technologies, products, and marketing opportunities for
major Biotechnology companies – PreScouter, Inc. (2019-2022)
Teaching Assistant at Cardiff University (2020)
PhD in Biosciences – Cardiff University, UK (2019)
Researcher assistant at University of Trento, Italy (2014-2015)
MSc in Biotechnology – Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal (2014)
Anna Braga
anna.braga@colabtrials.pt
Capacitation Manager, CoLAB TRIALS
Clinical Manager – Sleep &Respiratory Care PHILIPS APAC, Singapore; (2021-2022)
Clinical Specialist – ARTICARES Robotics, Singapore (2019-2020)
Clinical Researcher at Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences – University of Stellenbosch,
South Africa (2016-2018)
Philips Respironics Fellowship in Mechanical Ventilation from the American Respiratory Care
Foundation; New Orleans, LA – USA (2012)
Clinical Researcher at the Clinical and Translational Physiology Unit (Prof Mamede de Carvalho
Lab) – Institute of Molecular Medicine – University of Lisbon, Portugal (2011 – 2019)
PhD in Neurosciences – Faculty of Medicine – University of Lisbon – Portugal (2019)
Masters in Palliative Care – Faculty of Medicine – University of Lisbon – Portugal (2010)
Academic/Professional Equivalence to Degree in Physiotherapy – School of Health Technologies
of Lisbon- Portugal (2001)
Specialization in Locomotor Systems – Escola Paulista de Medicina – Federal University of São
Paulo – Brazil (2000)
Degree in Physiotherapy – Faculty of Physiotherapy – Federal University of Pernambuco – Brazil
(1997)
Publications in peer review scientific journals on topics related to Non-Invasive Ventilation,
Exercise, Telemedicine and Education of patients and caregivers.
Jorge Neves
jorge.neves@colabtrials.pt
Digital Transformation Manager, CoLAB TRIALS
Visiting Assistant Professor at NOVA Information Management School of Universidade Nova de Lisboa
(2009 – Present).
CEO/Founder of Ithaca, Évora, Portugal and Mobnetics, Lisbon, Portugal
(2008-2018).
Senior Manager at Novabase Business Intelligence, Lisbon, Portugal
(2003–2007), Tactical Intelligence unit manager.
Partner at Novabase GeoInformação, Lisbon, Portugal (2002–2003).
Product/Project Manager at PT Multimedia/SAPO (1999–2002).
CEO/Founder of Imersiva, Lisbon, Portugal (1997–1999), later acquired by Novabase.
Virtual Reality Laboratory Researcher and Manager at GASA – FCT/UNL, Monte de Caparica, Portugal (1993–1997).
Researcher at INESC (1992–1993) and UNINOVA (1989-1992).
You will have the opportunity to integrate a dynamic and motivated team of qualified professionals in different areas of the clinical trials field, where the key word is Collaboration.
With a remarkable sense of team spirit, we will provide you continuous training and networking opportunities with different experts focused on bringing innovation and competitiveness in healthcare within Portugal.
If you identify yourself with our core values and are motivated to participate in a new organization focused on bringing innovation to clinical trials, you should contact us (geral@colabtrials.pt), sending your CV and a motivation letter and/or apply if any position is opened.
Partnerships
CoLAB TRIALS will enhance a dynamic environment in clinical research, triggering the establishment of competitive partnerships within European
Funding Opportunities. Starting from the existent expertise and multidisciplinary, CoLAB TRIALS will focus on the cooperation, value and competencies creation within the Health Sector, namely on 4 areas of clinical research: digital transformation; research development & innovation; capacitation of clinical team and community literacy.
