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Diana Marques, a PhD candidate at the Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (iBB), was challenged by Fernando Gaspar to answer this question.

In an interview for the podcast "Consórcio do Bem-Estar," Diana discussed the Algae2Fish project's goals with Fernando Gaspar, José Alberto Maia Pereira, and Alvaro Cidrais. Diana is developing research on unique techniques for generating 3D bioprinted fish fillets.

The Algae2Fish project is currently ongoing at iBB and aims to produce seabass fish fillets using 3D bioprinting. These scaffolds will support fish cell growth, provide adequate mechanical and structural properties, and contribute to the final tissue nutritional and organoleptic features.

Our researchers were involved in many different ways at this year's edition of FIC.A – Festival internacional de Ciência 2022. Vasco Bonifácio was involved in the activities "The Perfume Laboratory", "The Air We Live In", "Black Ink Secrets", and also assisted the "Virtual Tour To The International Space Station (ISS)" using VR glasses. Tiago Fernandes talked to young audiences about "Challenges and opportunities in Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells". Our student Diana Marques talked to kids about "The Future of food and 3D printing", an activity developed under the umbrella of the initiative "Soapbox Science Lisbon" that promotes the visibility of women in Science. Finally, we were also represented in the Técnico stand with the hands-on activity "Bioreactors for Cell Expansion".

CellAgri Portugal, the Portuguese Association for Cellular Agriculture Development, is a recently created independent non-profit organization, headquartered at IST-TagusPark.

The mission of CellAgri Portugal is to facilitate and encourage the cooperative development of cellular_agriculture in Portugal as well as to inform the public about the industrial, scientific, and technological developments in the field involving the Portuguese community worldwide.

Joaquim Cabral is the president of CellAgri Portugal and Carlos Rodrigues is the executive director. CellAgri Portugal also counts with the iBB researchers Frederico Ferreira, Ana Fernandes-Platzgummer, Paola Alberte, and the iBB PhD students Diana Marques and Hélder Tavares.