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The FCT facilitated the contacts that made possible the first official Portuguese photographic expedition to the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Chile.

FCT-funded research shows that direct stimulation of nerve cells in fat tissue triggers breakdown of fat, setting the stage for new anti-obesity therapies.

A study funded by FCT shows that stimulating nerve cells in adipose tissue triggers fat breakdown, paving the way for new anti-obesity therapies.

A comunidade científica portuguesa obteve mais financiamento do Horizon 2020 do que a contribuição do país para o orçamento do programa-quadro.

The scientific community in Portugal attracted more Horizon 2020 funding than the country invested in the program.

New all-Portuguese documentary, broadcast on one of the main television channels, features FCT-funded biodiversity, conservation, and health research projects.

A new documentary, produced nationally and broadcast on one of the main television channels, includes projects funded by FCT.

The FCT-led project is establishing a scientifically robust basis for monitoring the priority areas of the R&I Smart Specialization Strategy.

FCT leads project that establishes a solid scientific basis for monitoring priority areas of the R&I Strategy for Smart Specialization. 

The first crystal structure of an enzyme that processes drugs in the liver paves the way for drugs that are more successful in clinical trials. 

The first 3D structure of an enzyme that processes drugs in the liver could enable the development of drugs that are more effective in clinical trials.

Sergio Costa's FCT-funded PhD on business model change of early university spin-offs has been considered the best doctoral thesis in the world in 2015, by the Academy of Management.