Biocant or Biocant Park, is a

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entirely devoted to

biotechnology Biotechnology is the integration of natural sciences and engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms, cells, parts thereof and molecular analogues for products and services. The term ''biotechnology'' was first used ...

which is headquartered in Cantanhede. It is a venue devoted to advanced life sciences knowledge where technology is developed and applied creating value in business initiatives. It was created and developed through investment and partnerships of the Municipality of Cantanhede, the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology of Coimbra, the

University of Coimbra The University of Coimbra (UC; pt, Universidade de Coimbra, ) is a public research university in Coimbra, Portugal. First established in Lisbon in 1290, it went through a number of relocations until moving permanently to Coimbra in 1537. The u ...

proper and the Aveiro University. Among the most noted companies headquartered in this science park is Crioestaminal. Biocant-led research on

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DNA, was the main theme of a front-page article published in the Portuguese version of the March 2009

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. In February 2010, Portuguese Prime Minister

José Sócrates José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa, GCIH (born 6 September 1957), commonly known as José Sócrates (), is a Portuguese politician who was the prime minister of Portugal from 12 March 2005 to 21 June 2011. For the second half of 2007, he ...

was invited to inaugurate a new building in the biocant, an event which was covered by the national media.José Sócrates classifica Biocant Park como projecto inovador e com ambição
RDP Antena 1 (February 2010)

References

External links

Official website
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