Bial Foundation

Founded in 1994, Bial Foundation's mission is to foster the scientific study of the human being from the physical and spiritual perspectives.

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🏆 Neuroscientist Miguel Castelo-Branco was the winner of the Prémio Bial de Medicina Clínica 2022, an award presented by the #BialFoundation in recognition of his significant work in the study of the brain.

A physician and researcher at @UnivdeCoimbra, where he heads the Coimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research (CIBIT), he has devoted much of his career to research into autism. In 2026, he was appointed to the Global Senior Leaders Committee of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR).

Find out more about the award and discover the winning projects at https://t.co/HHqeOMSP5z

#ClinicalResearch #ClinicalMedicine

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🔬 Joana Palha is one of the #Ambassadors for the #BialFoundation.

A Full Professor at the School of Medicine of @udominho in Braga, she is renowned for her academic and scientific career dedicated to teaching, research and the advancement of health sciences.

Find out more about our ambassadors at 🌐 https://t.co/P5AjtR9CRn

#ScientificResearch

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✨ “Possibility.” That is how researcher Carlotta Lega, from @unipv, Italy, sums up the pivotal role of the #BialFoundation in advancing science and promoting discoveries about the human mind and brain.

🌐 Find out how we are empowering the scientific community and discover the projects we support: https://t.co/T0Uqtr6RiM

#ScientificResearch #Neuroscience

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🔬 Applications are open for the 2026 edition of the #NunoGrandeDoctoralScholarships!

Created by the family of Professor Nuno Grande, @ICBAS_UPorto and the #BialFoundation, the scholarships once again recognise three research projects in #FundamentalHealthSciences, awarding grants of €25,000 each (totalling €75,000).

ℹ️ Regulations and applications are available until January 16, 2027 at https://t.co/oEOn22N83z

#NunoGrande #BiomedicalSciences #BDNG2026 #phd #ICBASOneSchoolOneHealth

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💡 Scientific progress stems from curiosity, creativity and the courage to test truly innovative ideas.

António de Sousa Pereira, former Rector of the Universidade do Porto, highlights the importance of recognition in science: giving a voice to and encouraging those who have dared to think outside the box and pursue disruptive research.

🔗 Learn more at: https://t.co/gcPKv9s1Yk

#ScientificResearch #BialAward

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🏛️ In 2024, to celebrate three decades dedicated to science, the #BialFoundation marked its 30th anniversary with a memorable conference entitled “On the Physiology of the Mind 2024”, featuring the renowned neuroscientist couple António Damásio and Hanna Damásio.

🧠 The major commemorative event took place on October 9 and attracted a full house at the Aula Magna da Reitoria da Universidade de Lisboa. The ceremony, chaired by the Prime Minister, also included the presentation of the 4th edition of the #MariadeSousaAward, honouring five young Portuguese researchers.

🎯 Stay tuned to know more about #OurHistoryFB.

#BialFoundation30Years #ScientificaResearch #Neuroscience

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😠 Do we all see anger the same way?

With the support of the #BialFoundation, Liliana Capitão led a study conducted at the Centre for Research in Psychology at the @udominho, investigating whether individual differences in anger management are associated with not only the ability to recognise emotions in others but also the speed at which emotional signals reach conscious awareness.

🔎 Learn all about the main conclusions of this study in the latest #ScienceStory, available at https://t.co/2MrvC6iY0m

#ScientificResearch #Psychology #FacialExpressions #EmotionalPerception

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🎉 There’s just one month to go until we find out the winners of the 6th edition of the #MariadeSousaAward - 2026!

On November 6, the five young Portuguese researchers and their projects in #healthsciences awarded in this edition will be announced at the Award Ceremony, which will take place at the Ordem dos Médicos, in Lisbon.

🎯 Find out more about the award at https://t.co/C7omSMf7JH

#OrdemdosMédicos #ScientificResearch #MariaDeSousa

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📅 It's been a busy year at the #BialFoundation, with award ceremonies, scientific events and research funding initiatives. But there are still important dates to mark on your calendar:

📍October 16 | Applications open for the Nuno Grande Doctoral Scholarships 2026
📍November 6 | Maria de Sousa Award Ceremony 2026

Learn more at 🔗 https://t.co/sl77tHRf4A

#ScientificResearch #NGDS #MariaDeSousaAward

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🔬 Daniel Guimarães de Oliveira was the first winner of the Nuno Grande Doctoral Scholarship, in its 1st edition in 2022!

A specialist in Internal Medicine and a researcher at the Unidade Local de Saúde do Tâmega e Sousa, IMEI - Instituto Médico de Especialidades Integradas, @ICBAS_UPorto e @i3S_UPorto, has been recognised for his project “DySLE – Disfunção celular e disbiose intestinal no Lúpus Eritematoso Sistémico”.

🎯 Next edition will open really soon! Stay tuned for more information, and learn more at https://t.co/oEOn22NFT7

🤝 Family of Professor Nuno Grande, the #ICBAS, and the #BialFoundation.

#BDNG2022 #ScientificResearch #MedicalSciences #Medicine #Lupus

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🏆 “Beyond the Brain” wins an award at the Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards!

We are immensely proud to announce that our docuseries “Beyond the Brain” has been awarded a Silver Dolphin Trophy in the Trailers and Teasers for Documentaries and Reports category at the 2026 edition of the prestigious Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards.

On behalf of the Bial Foundation and the docuseries team, the Bial Foundation’s Secretary General, Paula Guedes, journalist Mário Augusto Pereira, and video editor André Banza took to the stage to receive the award at the Awards Gala Dinner held at Annex Beach Cannes on September 24.

🎬 Watch the award-winning trailer 🌍 https://t.co/ey7jpzJbHP

📸 OONIFY/Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards

#BeyondtheBrain #CannesCorporate #CannesCorporate26 #Documentary #Science #Innovation

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🧠 There are names that shape a country’s scientific landscape, and Professor Alexandre Castro Caldas is undoubtedly one of them. A leading neurologist and Coordinator of the National Council for the Health Sciences of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, his career in brain sciences reflects a life dedicated to discovery and the advancement of medicine.

🏆 This constant pursuit of excellence has earned him remarkable international recognition, notably the Distinguished Career Award from the @INSneuro. However, it was winning the Grande Prémio Bial de Medicina that cemented a historic connection to the #BialFoundation, a connection born of scientific merit and which today endures through his role as a member of our Scientific Board and as one of our #Ambassadors.

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💬 Researcher Christine Simmonds-Moore, from University of West Georgia (USA), highlights the #BialFoundation’s unique ability to bring together different perspectives on the human mind: “I think that Bial Foundation is really good at connecting the dots between different ways of knowing and different ways of asking questions about consciousness and experience”.

🎯 Through its Grants Programme for Scientific Research, the Bial Foundation continues to promote projects of international significance in the fields of #Psychophysiology and #Parapsychology 🌐 Learn more at https://t.co/T0Uqtr6jte

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🔬 Have you spotted a groundbreaking research paper in the field of #Biomedicine?

The #BialAwardinBiomedicine from the #BialFoundation recognises, at an international level, works of a broad biomedical nature with exceptional quality and scientific relevance results published within the last ten years.

🚀 Next edition of the Bial Award in Biomedicine returns in 2027! 🔗 https://t.co/gcPKv9s1Yk

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🔬 Since 1994, the #BialFoundation has approved for funding 947 scientific research projects involving nearly 1,900 researchers from 31 countries.

🌍 Beyond funding, the Grants Programme for Scientific Research offers international visibility and serves as a mark of excellence. The supported projects have resulted in 2,342 publications indexed in Scopus or Web of Science, with half of these papers published in leading international scientific journals.

📚 Discover the scientific output of researchers supported by the Bial Foundation and access the full list of peer-reviewed publications 🔗 https://t.co/T0Uqtr6jte

#ScientificResearch #Neuroscience #Psychophysiology #Parapsychology

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💻💡Medical innovation is just a click away!

Join us on a tour of the #BialFoundation website as we step inside our Documentation Centre to show you where we preserve the history of the #PrémioBialdeMedicinaClínica🏅

🔗 Visit our website and learn more here https://t.co/sAYdwNGVGU

#PrémioBial #ScientificResearch #ClinicalMedicine

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🧘‍♂️ Is meditation just an esoteric concept, or does it have a real impact on our minds?

🎬 In episode 14, ‘Meditation’, of the docuseries ‘Beyond the Brain’, we explore the premise that this practice directly alters our grey matter and shapes specific brain networks. Steven Laureys, Director of the "GIGA Consciousness Research Unit" at @UniversiteLiege, explains that different types of meditation actively change our biology.

Discover the answers in the docuseries “Beyond the Brain”, available on @playrtp 🎬 https://t.co/Y1NTFODRu9

#ScientificResearch #Meditation #BeyondtheBrain

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🔬 The #BialAwardinBiomedicine seeks to distinguish the most relevant discoveries that have been made in the #BiomedicalResearch field.

🌍 Luís Portela, Chairman of the Bial Foundation, shares the vision behind the #BialAwardinBiomedicine as a broad award, covering the whole world and the whole field of #biomedicine, dedicated to recognising outstanding contributions that drive the advancement of science and knowledge in health.

🏆 The next edition of the Bial Award in Biomedicine returns in 2027! Learn more at https://t.co/gcPKv9s1Yk

#ScientificResearch #BialAward

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✨ Meet our supported researchers.

On the #BialFoundation website, you can find a series of engaging interviews about the projects supported by our Grants Programme for Scientific Research.

🎥 Watch the interviews at: https://t.co/ahwP8SvK2M

#ScientificResearch #Neuroscience #Psychophysiology #Parapsychology

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🎮 Do games make preschool children more attentive or more distractible?

With support from the #BialFoundation, Andrea Facoetti, Sara Bertoni, Sandro Franceschini and Giovanna Puccio, @UniPadova, led a study analysing the immediate effects of play in early childhood, and found that a brief play session – digital or non-digital – temporarily alters the balance between attentional processes and cognitive control.

🔎 Learn all about this study in the latest #ScienceStory, available at https://t.co/P5JBqf1VmW

#ScientificResearch #CognitiveDevelopment #PreschoolChildren #VideoGames