Bioengineering and regenerative medicine are redefining the boundaries of modern medicine by opening up new possibilities for repairing, replacing and regenerating tissues and organs, with implications for the entire population, from the youngest to the oldest. From the interface between biology, engineering and technology, innovative solutions are emerging that promise to profoundly transform the way we treat injuries, chronic diseases and degenerative conditions.
This roundtable will bring together experts from different fields — from medicine to engineering, from academia to industry and civil society — to reflect on the challenges and opportunities of bioengineering, as well as its role in building innovative, accessible and sustainable solutions for health.
As part of the celebrations marking i3S’s 10th anniversary, this initiative reinforces the institute’s commitment to interdisciplinary science that is innovation-driven and impact-focused, capable of transforming knowledge into solutions that improve the quality of life.


Programme

17h00 Opening session
Cristina Ribeiro, i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto, Portugal

17h05 Bioengineering and people’s lives
Ana Paula Pego, i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto, Portugal

17h30 Round Table | Bioengineering and people’s lives

Panellists
Nuno Neves
Director of the Centre for Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Medicine, CUF Porto Hospital, Portugal

Rui Martins Silva
Medical Coordinator of the Health Department, Futebol Clube do Porto, Portugal

Bento Aire
Chair of the Governing Board, Order of Engineers – Northern Region, Portugal

António Conceição
Chair of the Board, Portugal AVC – Union of Survivors, Family Members and Friends, Portugal

Mário Barbosa
Professor Emeritus at the University of Porto; Founder of INEB and i3S, Portugal

Fernando Jorge Monteiro
Professor Emeritus at the University of Porto; former Director of INEB, Portugal

João Miguel Branco Silva
Medtronic Portugal

19h00 Porto de honra