Helena Pereira

President of the Foundation for Science and Technology – FCT. Previously, she held several academic and scientific management positions in bodies of Universities, Polytechnic Institutes and Research Institutes. She was rector and vice-rector of the Technical University of Lisbon, and between 2008 and 2010 she chaired the association AMONET – Portuguese Association of Women Scientists. She holds a degree in Chemical-Industrial Engineering from the Instituto Superior Técnico, a PhD (Dr. rer. Nat.) from the Faculty of Biology of the University of Hamburg, Germany and obtained her aggregation at the Instituto Superior de Agronomia, where she is a Full Professor. Her research area has been forests and forest products, including bioenergy and biorefineries.

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September 11, 2019

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The importance of Science

Knowledge has always been a success factor Key to moving forward in today's societies, research and innovation deliver results that are integrated with great speed. science is affirmed as the condition for economic success and investment in this area enhances the development of societies Scientific research is the basis of knowledge creation, whether related to...