Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, Portugal, 2013-2014
Research Assistant, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal, 2012
MSc in Biomedical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal, 2011
BSc in Biomedical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal, 2009
Stem cell therapies are promising for several unmet medical needs. However, to reach the goal of widespread clinical application, scale up of manufacturing at reasonable costs is required along with a good pricing and reimbursement strategy compatible with the requests from payers. The aim of my doctoral research is to develop a computational decision support tool for a fully integrated manufacturing process of MSCs and iPSCs with assessment of the cost of goods. This tool will be combined with a cost effectiveness analysis to determine the possible reimbursement price. The developed methodology will allow to evaluate the profitability of stem cell based therapies for particular clinical applications.
Bandeiras, C., Completo, A. A mathematical model of tissue-engineered cartilage development under cyclic compressive loading. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 16(2):651-666 (2017).
Bandeiras, C., Completo, A., Ramos, A. Influence of the scaffold geometry on the spatial and temporal evolution of the mechanical properties of tissue-engineered cartilage: insights from a mathematical model. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 14(5):1057-1070 (2015).
Bandeiras, C., Trovoada, M.J, Gonçalves, L.A, Marinho, C.R.F., Turner, L., Hviid, L., Penha-Gonçalves, C., Gomes, M.G.M. Modeling Malaria Infection and Immunity against Variant Surface Antigens in Príncipe Island, West Africa PLoS One 9(2):e88110 (2014).
