Santos' Lab

@SantosLab_UMCG

Prof. Biomedical Engineering/Head of Department @researchumcg @univgroningen; ex Prof. Pharm.Nanotech @helsinkiuni; Cofounder&Chairman Capsamedix 🇵🇹🇳🇱🇫🇮

Groningen, The Netherlands

Joined October 2015

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Santos' Lab@SantosLab_UMCG · Feb 17

🌟Santos' Lab in numbers-Feb.2025!🌟 ➡️1 Asst. prof. ➡️17 PhD students (3 visiting) ➡️4 Postdocs (3 MSCA-PD fellows) ➡️3 Undergrads An amazing and very talent research team for an impactful science - stay tuned! 🌟 Very proud of everbody!👏🙏🚀🔬 @BBT_UMCG_RUG @researchumcg

SantosLab_UMCG's tweet image. 🌟Santos' Lab in numbers-Feb.2025!🌟
➡️1 Asst. prof.
➡️17 PhD students (3 visiting)
➡️4 Postdocs (3 MSCA-PD fellows)
➡️3 Undergrads
An amazing and very talent research team for an impactful science - stay tuned! 🌟
Very proud of everbody!👏🙏🚀🔬
@BBT_UMCG_RUG @researchumcg

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Drug Delivery and Translational Research@DDTReMedia · Jul 24

It is our pleasure to share the Best Paper awardee of the @DDTReMedia July 2025 Issue. link.springer.com/article/10.100… @CRSScience @CRS_FG_Gene @CRS_FG_Immuno @CRS_FG_NANO @CRS_FG_Ocular @CRS_FG_Oral @CRS_FG_SkinMuco @CRS_FG_BioEng @CRS_YSC @MariaJ_Alonso

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Santos' Lab@SantosLab_UMCG · Jul 21

I am happy to welcome Beatriz Ferreira @UnivAveiro, visiting master student in our lab for the next 2 months, as part of the Short-Term Scientific Mission @COST_NETPORE collaborative project. Welcome and all successes in your stay and research @BBT_UMCG_RUG @researchumcg

SantosLab_UMCG's tweet image. I am happy to welcome Beatriz Ferreira @UnivAveiro, visiting master student in our lab for the next 2 months, as part of the Short-Term Scientific Mission @COST_NETPORE collaborative project.
Welcome and all successes in your stay and research @BBT_UMCG_RUG @researchumcg

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Santos' Lab@SantosLab_UMCG · Jul 21

I am happy to welcome Muhammad Amirul Asyraf bin Noh from University Sains Malaysia,visiting PhD student in our lab for the next 10 mon,as part of the MSCA-RISE collaborative project,@micro4nano. Welcome and all successes in your stay and research @BBT_UMCG_RUG @researchumcg.

SantosLab_UMCG's tweet image. I am happy to welcome Muhammad Amirul Asyraf bin Noh from University Sains Malaysia,visiting PhD student in our lab for the next 10 mon,as part of the MSCA-RISE collaborative project,@micro4nano.
Welcome and all successes in your stay and research @BBT_UMCG_RUG @researchumcg.

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Santos' Lab@SantosLab_UMCG · Jul 20

Contributed to an interesting study @dariog_helsinki on the safety assessment of engineered nanomaterials,bridging data gaps & revealing toxicity mechanisms related to environmental nanomaterial exposures,integrating expert knowledge w computational models doi.org/10.1021/acs.es…

SantosLab_UMCG's tweet card. The development of new approach methodologies (NAMs) to replace current in vivo testing for the safety assessment of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) is hindered by the scarcity of validated experim...

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Drug Delivery and Translational Research@DDTReMedia · Jul 19

Check out the July 2025 Issue of @DDTReMedia (EiC @MariaJ_Alonso), an official journal of @CRSScience! link.springer.com/journal/13346/… @CRS_FG_BioEng @CRS_FG_Gene @CRS_FG_Immuno @CRS_FG_NANO @CRS_FG_Ocular @CRS_FG_Oral @CRS_FG_SkinMuco @CRS_FG_Nervous @CRS_YSC #DrugDelivery”

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Santos' Lab@SantosLab_UMCG · Jul 19

Another year, another unforgettable #CRS2025. Big congrats to the organizers for putting together such an outstanding scientific and social program, specially the AMPC team led by @ZingerAssaf - amazing job, it was a big blast! We look forward to the next one in #Lisbon #CRS2026!

SantosLab_UMCG's tweet image. Another year, another unforgettable #CRS2025. Big congrats to the organizers for putting together such an outstanding scientific and social program, specially the AMPC team led by @ZingerAssaf - amazing job, it was a big blast!
We look forward to the next one in #Lisbon #CRS2026!

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Santos' Lab@SantosLab_UMCG · Jul 17

It was a great pleasure to co-chair the Skin and Mucosal Delivery III session with @paredesaj with such an amazing line of speakers. Thank you very much for all the speakers and attendees. #CRS2025 #Philadelphia

SantosLab_UMCG's tweet image. It was a great pleasure to co-chair the Skin and Mucosal Delivery III session with @paredesaj with such an amazing line of speakers. Thank you very much for all the speakers and attendees.
#CRS2025 #Philadelphia

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Santos' Lab@SantosLab_UMCG · Jul 10

Big congrats, and well deserved! 🥳🎉

IIdaira Pacheco-Fernández@IdairaPacheco · Jul 10

I just found out that our review article was highlighted in the cover of Analytica Chimica Acta!🤩It's the starting point of my work at @SantosLab_UMCG with my #MSCA postdoc project. Results will be out soon! In the meantime, check the review here 👇doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.…

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Bruno Sarmento@brunocsarmento · Jul 9

Thrilled to share our latest review in Materials Today Bio on organ-on-chip models for evaluation of safety and efficacy of nanomedicines! Great collaboration with @SantosLab_UMCG. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #Nanomedicine #OrganOnChip #i3SPapers

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Santos' Lab@SantosLab_UMCG · Jun 28

Had another fantastic time in Nanjing and Nanjing University Hospital 🇨🇳 with an amazing collaborator and reunion with former Santos' Lab PhD student. Thank you so much for the friendship and amazing hospitality. Looking forward to close collaborations 👏👍👌🙏

SantosLab_UMCG's tweet image. Had another fantastic time in Nanjing and Nanjing University Hospital 🇨🇳 with an amazing collaborator and reunion with former Santos' Lab PhD student. Thank you so much for the friendship and amazing hospitality. Looking forward to close collaborations 👏👍👌🙏

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Santos' Lab@SantosLab_UMCG · Jun 27

Had a fantastic time @ i-CAME2025 in Shanghai 🇨🇳 with an amazing reunion with former Santos' Lab PhD students and Postdocs, and long-term collaborators, all now well established leaders in different universities. So proud and so happy to seeing you all succeeding so well! 👏👍👌

SantosLab_UMCG's tweet image. Had a fantastic time @ i-CAME2025 in Shanghai 🇨🇳 with an amazing reunion with former Santos' Lab PhD students and Postdocs, and long-term collaborators, all now well established leaders in different universities. So proud and so happy to seeing you all succeeding so well! 👏👍👌

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Santos' Lab@SantosLab_UMCG · Jun 24

So looking forward joining and honored to talk @ 2nd International Congress of Advanced Medical Engineering (I-CAME2025),25-27 June,Shanghai,and @ Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital.Can't wait seeing long time friends & reunion with many former PhD & postdocs,now successful professors.

SantosLab_UMCG's tweet image. So looking forward joining and honored to talk @ 2nd International Congress of Advanced Medical Engineering (I-CAME2025),25-27 June,Shanghai,and @ Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital.Can't wait seeing long time friends &amp; reunion with many former PhD &amp; postdocs,now successful professors.

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Santos' Lab@SantosLab_UMCG · Jun 24

As the academic year ends,we gathered together to distress a year of innovation,teamwork,scientific impact w/ a fantastic team that pushes everyday the boundaries of biomedical research. Here's to another year of breakthroughs & great ideas!💡🔬💙 💪👏 @BBT_UMCG_RUG @researchumcg

SantosLab_UMCG's tweet image. As the academic year ends,we gathered together to distress a year of innovation,teamwork,scientific impact w/ a fantastic team that pushes everyday the boundaries of biomedical research. Here's to another year of breakthroughs &amp; great ideas!💡🔬💙 💪👏
@BBT_UMCG_RUG @researchumcg

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Santos' Lab@SantosLab_UMCG · Jun 20

Catalyst program at @MIT linQ is now recruiting for 2026 cohort.Catalyst is a year-long (possible exit at 6mo),part-time fellowship that builds innovation capabilities and creates tangible opportunities in health science&technology catalyst.mit.edu/2026-spring-re… catalyst.mit.edu/wp-content/upl…

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Santos' Lab@SantosLab_UMCG · Jun 19

📢CALL FOR PAPERS We are looking for papers to our @JCRnEDITORS Special issue on 'Harnessing reactive oxygen species for advanced drug delivery and therapeutics': Submission deadline: 31 December 2025 sciencedirect.com/special-issue/…

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Santos' Lab@SantosLab_UMCG · Jun 12

Very happy to share our latest review paper on metal-organic frameworks in sample preparation for clinical applications, led by my talent #MSCA-postdoc fellow @IdairaPacheco. Fantastic work, big congratulations! 🥳👏🎉 @BBT_UMCG_RUG @researchumcg doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.…

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Santos' Lab@SantosLab_UMCG · Jun 11

Super proud to see our amazing outcomes and outputs of 2024 out now! 🔝🥳🙌💪👏 Big thanks to all that made this possible! @BBT_UMCG_RUG @researchumcg

DDepartment of Biomaterials & Biomedical Technology@BBT_UMCG_RUG · Jun 11

We proudly present our Annual Report 2024, providing an overview on our research, education, innovation, dissemination, and many other activities of our Department. We thank everyone for all the fantastic achievements in 2024! umcgresearch.org/documents/d/re… @researchumcg

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Santos' Lab@SantosLab_UMCG · Jun 3

Please apply below! ⬇️⬇️

DDepartment of Biomaterials & Biomedical Technology@BBT_UMCG_RUG · Jun 3

We have a new postdoc position open in our department to develop, evaluate and validate upconversion nanoparticles and photoresponsive drugs for localized cancer therapy. Deadline July 1st, 2025! werkenbijumcg.nl/-/vacatures/po… @researchumcg

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