“The aim is to create in Portugal a centre of excellence in the area of energy storage.” - Professor Adélio Mendes
Vasco da Gama CoLAB (VG CoLAB) was established in 2019 as a collaborative laboratory, recognised by FCT (Foundation for Science and Technology) and supported by ANI (National Innovation Agency) in Portugal.
VG CoLAB is positioned in the centre of the electrochemical energy storage value chain.
Our mission
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We develop value-adding innovative technologies, techniques, and prototypes in scalable energy storage, power conversion, and software (interfaces, configuration and sizing tools).
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We accelerate and derisk the technological scale-up and the time-to-market for our associates and ecosystem partners to foster the overall societal effort to facilitate the energy transition.
VG CoLAB positioning
in the value chain
Our Team
Management Team
Adriano Carvalho
President
Full Professor @ University of Porto
Pedro Salomé
Technical Director
Research Group Leader - Nanofabrication for Optoelectronic Applications @ INL
Nuno Costa
Technical Director
Smart Power R&D Manager @ EFACEC
Cipriano Lomba
Vice-President
Technology Management Director @ EFACEC
Júlio Grilo
Technical Director
Director of Engineering @ Simoldes Plásticos
Staff Members
Luís Miguel Costa
CEO & Managing Director
João Paulo Sousa
Business Development Leader
Jorge Pinto
Innovation Team
Energy Storage Innovation & Integration Leader
Alex Lima
Innovation Team
R&D Scientist
Carlos Contente
Innovation Team
R&D Engineer
Afonso Costa
Innovation Team
R&D Engineer
Xavier Mascarenhas
Innovation Team
R&D Engineer
Bernardo André
Innovation Team
R&D Engineer
João Ferreira
Innovation Team
R&D Engineer
Nuno Guerreiro
Innovation Team
R&D Engineer
João Morais
Labs, Services and V&V Team
Laboratory Operations and V&V
Mónica Marques
Labs, Services and V&V Team
Laboratory Operations and V&V
Mónica Maia
Coordinator - Legal and Administration
Ângela Lacerda
Project Manager
José Fonseca
Labs, Services and V&V Team
Labs, Services and V&V Leader
Diana Julião
Innovation Team
R&D Scientist
Guilherme Perestrelo
Innovation Team
R&D Engineer
Mariana Chibante
Innovation Team
R&D Engineer
Ana Ferreira
Innovation Team
R&D Engineer
Henrique Fragoso
Innovation Team
R&D Engineer
Modar Zheiry
Innovation Team
R&D Engineer
Vítor Lopes
Innovation Team
R&D Engineer
João Rigor
Labs, Services and V&V Team
Laboratory Operations and V&V
Nuno Araújo
Labs, Services and V&V Team
Lab Test Engineer
Fun Facts about VG CoLAB
Who was Vasco da Gama?
Vasco da Gama (1469-1524) was a brilliant sailor and Captain, probably the most relevant sailor during the endeavour of the discoveries. He was the first European to bridge Europe directly to Asia (India, 1498), which is widely considered one of the most important milestones for the beginning of a new era of global communication and trade. VG CoLAB got inspired by Vasco da Gama as it aims to bridge scientific knowledge in technological products and solutions for the progress of the humanity.
Vasco da Gama departure to India in 1497, by Roque Gameiro
About the astrolabe
Abraão Zacuto, a rabbi who had been expelled from Spain in 1492 by the Catholic Kings, was one of the wisemen in the court of the Portuguese King D. João II. He developed a more accurate astrolabe model than the old ones and was one of the drivers of Vasco da Gama's trip to India.
VG CoLAB logo sketches this ancient astrolabe, as an inspiring symbol for driving research in the energy storage field.
