Prof. Pedro Assis and Gonçalo Ribeiro represented the FLASHGuard Project in Barcelona at the official kick-off of the CaixaImpulse Health Innovation Grant
On September 16th and 17th, Prof. Pedro Assis and Gonçalo Ribeiro represented the FLASHGuard Project in Barcelona at the official kick-off of the CaixaImpulse Health Innovation Grant. The event marked the beginning of the program and included the first week of business training, bringing together selected projects from across Portugal and Spain.
Being part of this highly competitive initiative, with a success rate of only 6.7%, is a major milestone for FLASHGuard and reinforces our mission to translate cutting-edge physics into medicine.
Read MoreFLASHGuard Project awarded CaixaImpulse Health Innovation Grant
Another milestone for FLASHGuard: the project has been awarded the CaixaImpulse Health Innovation Grant 🎉 This is one of the most competitive programs in Iberia, with a success rate of only 6.7%, and applications are restricted to excellent research centers in Portugal and Spain.
The grant includes an initial €50,000 and provides a pathway to securing up to €700,000 over five years, distributed across three stages. Beyond funding, it offers 5 hours of mentoring, 10 hours of expert advice with top specialists from the “la Caixa” Foundation network, and four weeks of business training.
Read MoreGonçalo Roriz delivers a talk at IST-PhysFront'25 in the session Outstanding Student Talk
Gonçalo Roriz was invited to present in the Outstanding Student Talk session at IST-PhysFront’25. His talk, “FLASHGuard: How to Enable Revolutionary Cancer Treatment With a Particle Physics Device”, highlighted the innovative potential of FLASHGuard in bringing cutting-edge particle physics technology into the fight against cancer.
For more information on the event and full program details, visit the IST-PhysFront’25 official website.
Congratulations to Gonçalo Roriz!
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FLASHGuard Project awarded Best PhD Poster at IST-PhysFront'25
We are proud to announce that FLASHGuard Project was awarded with the Best PhD Poster at IST-PhysFront’25 as part of the highly selective Outstanding Student Talks segment.
For more information on the event and full program details, visit the IST-PhysFront’25 official website.
Congratulations to FLASHGuard's team!
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FLASHGuard welcomes 3 new students!
Maria Eduarda Fidalgo, Carlota Pataca, and Francisco Cavaco, Engineering Physics students at Instituto Superior Técnico, have joined FLASHGuard to develop their bachelor’s theses. Carlota and Francisco will conduct experimental work, while Eduarda will focus on simulations, under the supervision of Prof. Pedro Assis and Gonçalo Ribeiro.
Gonçalo Roriz to Present at IST-PhysFront’25: Featured in Outstanding Student Talks
We are proud to announce that Gonçalo Roriz, a student researcher involved in the FLASHGuard Project, will be presenting his work at IST-PhysFront’25 as part of the highly selective Outstanding Student Talks segment.
For more information on the event and full program details, visit the IST-PhysFront’25 official website.
Congratulations to Gonçalo Roriz!
Read MoreGonçalo Roriz's Bachelor's Thesis Defense
On July 1st, 2025, Gonçalo Roriz successfully defended his Bachelor's thesis with a final grade of 20/20, developed within the FLASHGuard Project under the supervision of Prof. Pedro Assis and Gonçalo Ribeiro. His work focused on the development of advanced electronics and data acquisition systems for real-time monitoring of FLASH Radiotherapy beams. Congratulations to Gonçalo Roriz on earning his Physics Engineering degree and the highest distinction on his thesis!
Introducing BoneOscopy Researcher Prof. Pedro Assis
Meet Prof. Pedro Assis, Particles4Health Group Leader, key researcher behind BoneOscopy, advancing personalized proton therapy for metastatic bone cancer.
Read MoreFLASHGuard Project Presented at XXII Seminar on Software in Alghero, Italy
Gonçalo Ribeiro presented the FLASHGuard Project at the XXII Seminar on Software for Nuclear, Subnuclear and Applied Physics in Alghero, Italy as a grant awardee. Carolina Miranda also attended this summer school. The event combined technical presentations with a scientific school featuring a full course on the Geant4 simulation toolkit, a Machine Learning fundamentals course, and seminars on the latest developments in particle accelerators.
This work has been carried out within the framework of the COST Action CA21128- PROBONO “PROton BOron Nuclear fusion: from energy production to medical applications”, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology - www.cost.eu).
Prof. Pedro Assis presents an IST Department of Physics Colloquium about his new group, Particles4Health
Find out how Prof. Assis' group is reshaping radiotherapy.
Read MoreFLASHGuard Project wins Lab2Market@Técnico 2025
Discover how the FLASHGuard Project earned recognition at Lab2Market, highlighting its potential to improve cancer treatment technologies.
Read MoreGonçalo Ribeiro Delivers Invited Oral Presentation at CERN for the FLASHGuard Project
The invited presentation was delivered on 23rd May 2025 for the NIMMS group at CERN, reflecting our commitment to continuously share knowledge, foster collaboration, and drive innovation in the field of medical technologies.
Particles4Health Members Honoured on Técnico Day 2025
Congratulations to Particles4Health members Pedro Assis and Gonçalo Ribeiro for receiving Teaching Excellence Awards during Técnico Day 2025.
Read MoreParticles4Health at IST Physics Week 2025
Gonçalo Ribeiro, Carolina Miranda and Bruna Lima presented the applications of radiation in health, medical imaging and space exploration to over 60 high-school students during Semana da Física.
Read MoreFLASHGuard among the finalists of Lab2Market 2025
FLASHGuard was selected as one of five finalists in the 2025 Lab2Market acceleration programme, highlighting its potential to bring real-time FLASH Radiotherapy monitoring to clinical reality.
Read MoreBoneOscopy Kick-off Meeting at LIP
The BoneOscopy project officially launched with its Kick-off Meeting held at LIP in Lisbon, bringing together all six consortium partners from five countries. This meeting marked the start of a joint effort to develop new imaging technologies for daily tumour monitoring in bone metastasis patients. Participants discussed technical strategies, shared expertise, and strengthened collaboration for this ambitious European project.
Read MoreParticles4Health Students Win JEF Awards
Particles4Health students Carolina Miranda and Gonçalo Roriz were distinguished at the JEF Awards, recognising outstanding Bachelor's and Master's research projects. Their work within the FLASHGuard Project, focused on developing advanced technologies for FLASH Radiotherapy beam monitoring, earned them first-place prizes in both competition categories. The awards celebrate academic excellence and the potential impact of their research on cancer treatment.
Read MoreOutreach Talk at Colégio João Paulo II
Gonçalo Roriz visited Colégio João Paulo II in Braga to introduce students to the world of Particle Physics and its applications in medicine. The lecture highlighted how technologies such as those developed within FLASHGuard Project are helping to advance cancer treatment. The session aimed to inspire young students to explore the intersection of physics, technology, and healthcare.
Read MoreOutreach Talk at Nobel Algarve British International School
Gonçalo Ribeiro delivered an outreach lecture at Nobel Algarve British International School, engaging students on how Particle Physics technologies can be applied to improve healthcare. During the talk, students learned about cutting-edge projects like the FLASHGuard Project, which aims to revolutionise cancer treatment using detector technologies developed through Particle Physics research.
Read MoreFLASHGuard Project at the 4th FLASH Radiotherapy Conference in Rome
In December 2024, members of the FLASHGuard team — Pedro Assis, Gonçalo Ribeiro, and Carolina Miranda — participated in the 4th FLASH Radiotherapy and Particle Therapy (FRPT) Conference in Rome, the leading global event on this emerging cancer treatment technique. Gonçalo Ribeiro presented the FLASHGuard Project during a poster session, showcasing innovative solutions for real-time beam monitoring in FLASH Radiotherapy.
Read MoreBoneOscopy Project Launches at LIP
On January 1, 2025, LIP officially joined the European BoneOscopy consortium, a five-year Horizon Europe project aiming to transform the treatment of bone cancer. The project unites multidisciplinary expertise to develop the first technology capable of daily tumour and calcium monitoring during particle beam therapy — without additional radiation exposure. At LIP, researchers including Pedro Assis, Rute Pedro, and Bernardo Tomé will lead the development of advanced detectors, fast electronics, and simulations essential for enabling more personalised and precise treatments.
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