Meet our Team
Welcome To Mitotag
We are a Biotech Company that specializes in Mitochondria Targeted Antioxidants.
We develop targeting systems to deliver Antioxidants and other bioactive molecules to the cellular energy sources in order to protect them from damage.
Founders
António M. Santos
António Santos has a BSc. in Biochemistry (University of Coimbra, Portugal) and wide experience in private companies. António has also competences in the area of entrepreneurship and project management.
Fernanda Borges, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Adviser
Fernanda Borges has a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry (University of Porto, Portugal) and more than 30 years of experience in medicinal chemistry (in Portugal and in Europe). She is the coordinator of the Drug Discovery group (https://drugdiscoveryup.pt), and Associate Professor at Faculty of Sciences of University of Porto. Fernanda Borges is the developer of the technology used by Mitotag and responsible for advising in drug discovery and development projects.
Paulo J. Oliveira, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Adviser
Paulo Oliveira has a Ph.D. in Cell Biology (University of Coimbra, Portugal) and about 20 years of research on cellular energy generation in the same University. He is currently Principal Investigator at the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (University of Coimbra, Portugal) and advises Mitotag R&D.
José F. Duarte
José Duarte has a background in Biochemistry (University of Coimbra, Portugal) and experience in marketing, communication and social media, as well as multimedia and creative design, including training in HTML and Javascript (University of Aveiro, Portugal).