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Sérgio Costa's doctoral thesis, funded by FCT, on the evolution of university spin-offs, was considered the best in the world in 2015 by the Academy of Management.

FCT-funded research has produced a mathematical model for how new blood vessels form from existing ones, in both health and diseases such as cancer and diabetes.

A study funded by FCT has produced a mathematical model that explains the formation of new blood vessels in healthy and diseased conditions, such as cancer and diabetes.

The first results of a study into female genital mutilation (FGM) in Portugal suggest that over 6,500 women may have been subjected to the practice.

Initial findings on the prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Portugal indicate that more than 6,500 women may have undergone the practice.

A governance structure for the ocean, and regulations for the exploration of marine resources, underpinned by a solid knowledge base, were discussed at an international OECD-sponsored workshop.

Ocean governance and marine resource regulation, based on a solid scientific foundation, were the topics of an international workshop with participants from OECD countries.

New findings provide insight into a mechanism that may be targeted to improve the efficacy of a drug used to treat cystic fibrosis.

New findings shed light on a mechanism that is a potential target for increasing the effectiveness of a drug used to treat cystic fibrosis.

Mario Ruivo, a leading figure in international ocean political and civic forums, is a 2015 laureate of the European Citizen's Prize, awarded by the European Parliament.

Mário Ruivo, a leading figure in political and civic forums on the oceans, is one of the winners of the European Parliament's Civi Europaeo Praemium Award.

FCT Investigator David Sobral, of theInstitute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences, found the first evidence of the first stars to be formed, in the brightest galaxy of the early Universe ever to be discovered.