Catarina Madeira is the Executive Director of CoLAB TRIALS and a researcher at the Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC) of the Nova Medical School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (NMS|UNL).

With a strong background in biotechnology and clinical research, she brings extensive experience in clinical trial management, demonstrated by her previous role as Clinical Research Manager at NOVA CRU/NMS/UNL (2020-2021) and as the ECRIN European Correspondent for Clinical Research in Portugal (2015-2019). Prior to this, she spent a decade as a researcher at the Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (IBB, IST, UL).

Dr. Madeira is also a dedicated educator, collaborating as a lecturer in various MSc, PhD, and Post-graduation courses at NMS|UNL and Créteil University, Paris, since 2016. She holds a PhD and an MSc in Biotechnology from Instituto Superior Técnico (Universidade de Lisboa) and she authored or co-authored 30 scientific publications in Advanced Therapies and Clinical Trials management.