iBB is now part of i4HB - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, an Associated Laboratory (LA) that has just been granted the by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT).
i4HB is a strategic partnership between three leading research units that thrive on fundamental and applied science in the Biomolecular Sciences, Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Micro- and Nanotechnology fields: iBB - Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (IST, University of Lisbon), UCIBIO - Applied Biomolecular Sciences Unit (NOVA University of Lisbon and University of Porto), and INESC-MN (Institute for System Engineering and Computers - Microsystems and Nanotechnologies - a nonprofit research and development Institute).