The initiative is the result of Des Solutio, a NOVA FCT spin-off co-founded by Alexandre Paiva and Ana Rita Duarte, both professors and researchers in the School's Chemistry Department.
APPIA, founded in 1984, aims to promote research, teaching and dissemination of artificial intelligence as a scientific field.
Researcher Ana Rita Duarte, from NOVA FCT Department of Chemistry, along with PhD students Liane de Meneses and Filipe Oliveira, promotes the use of sustainable green chemistry practices to address Boehringer Ingelheim's challenge.
Currently Director of Technology and Business Support at Fidelidade, Teresa Rosas received the Best Digital Leader award, which recognises the personality who has most distinguished themselves in digital transformation in Portugal.