BIAL Foundation

On July 18, BIAL unveiled a new identity, a new brand, and a new narrative, that honours the past, reflects the present, and defines a clear path for the future. The #BIALFoundation is keeping pace with this change, with a continued commitment to being a reference in supporting…

🏆 In 2003, the #BIALFoundation was distinguished with the Prémio Corino de Andrade, by the Secção Regional Norte of the Ordem dos Médicos, intended to reward individuals or organisations that have distinguished themselves through their relevant services to medicine and…

🧠 On this World Brain Day, we renew our commitment to stimulate new researches that benefit people, providing more health and enabling people to reach new levels of knowledge. 🎯 The docuseries "Beyond the Brain", alongside its Awards, Symposia, and Grants Programme for…

🧠 Mediums claim to communicate with spiritual beings. Is the information they convey truly accurate and specific? Tonight at 10:57 pm (GMT+1) on @RTP1, watch the latest episode of the docuseries “Beyond the Brain”, dedicated to “Mediumship”, and learn about the rigorous studies…

🙏 What impact can illusory beliefs about health have on health behaviours and practices? 🎓 To deepen this question, with the support of the #BIALFoundation, a team led by @a_denovan, @LJMU and @ManMetUni (United Kingdom), carried out a study with 1507 participants using…

💡 Did you know that you can watch the in-depth interviews with the 52 international scientists and experts who participated in the docuseries “Beyond the Brain”? 🌐 With new content released every week, the website dedicated to the series is the ideal place to explore questions…

✨ Many people report the sensation of floating above their bodies, observing themselves from an external perspective. Neuroscientists have identified the conditions under which these experiences occur, and the brain regions involved. But is everything truly explained? 📺 Don't…

👨‍🔬 One of the Ambassadors of the #BIALFoundation is Stefan Schmidt, Full Professor at the @UniFreiburg and Board Member of the @IGPP_Freiburg, one of the largest research institutes devoted to systematic and interdisciplinary research of so far insufficiently understood phenomena…

❓ Did you know that projects supported by the #BIALFoundation have led to over 2.000 scientific publications, many of themin prestigious journals? 🔎 Discover in this post the main figures of the scientific production resulting from the BIAL Foundation's support, counted in…

✨ People who have nearly died often describe seeing their own body from above, traveling through a tunnel, meeting beings of light and love, and watching a “movie” of their lives. How can such vivid and complex experiences happen when the brain is severely compromised? 📺…

👀 Did you know that the docuseries “Beyond the Brain” features interviews with 52 scientists and experts from various fields of research in 15 countries? 🎙️ Presented by Luís Portela, Chairman of the #BIALFoundation, and journalist Mário Augusto, "Beyond the Brain”, currently…

📅 On July 1 and 2, the 34th @APDC Digital Business Congress took place at the @Culturgest Auditorium in Lisbon, with the theme “Science & Business: Working Together”, featuring the Chairman of the #BIALFoundation, Luís Portela, as one of the keynote speakers. 🎙️In his…

🧠 Although essential, our ability to adapt to different scenarios on our social interactions is still little studied in social contexts, which is why Teresa Sousa and her team from @CIBIT_UC, @UnivdeCoimbra, with the support of the #BIALFoundation, have developed a project to…

How can we explain phenomena such as clairvoyance and precognition that defy our understanding of the physical world based on fundamental principles established by classical physics? ▶️ Watch the new episode of the docuseries “Beyond the Brain” today on @RTP1, at pm (GMT+1),…