Interview @ “Cromo da Semana”, PT

PURE coordinator Cecília Roque was invited for an interview on “How to make cheaper and environmentally friendly drugs”. The live interview was in the weekly program “Cromo da Semana”, where high profile people working in science and technology, in Portugal, are invited to talk about their projects to the general public.

Watch the video below (in Portuguese):

 

The PURE project, coordinated by FCT NOVA has just received three million euros for the development of a technology that makes it possible to produce cheaper and environmentally friendly biological medicines. Cecília Roque,  explains how this technology can help us have better access to cancer drugs and anti-viral vaccines, such as Covid 19.

Link:

https://visao.sapo.pt/exameinformatica/2020-11-02-cromo-da-semana-como-produzir-vacinas-e-medicamentos-mais-baratos-e-amigos-do-ambiente/