Bruno Soares has a PhD in “Leaders for Technological Industries” under the MIT-PORTUGAL programme, and is an Assistant Professor at NOVA School of Science and Technology – NOVA FCT. He is also an integrated member of UNIDEMI “Unidade de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Engenharia Mecânica e Industrial”.

Bruno is responsible for the 3D Printing and Reverse Engineering Laboratory and sub-coordinator of the 3D Printing Centre for Health. He is the author of scientific articles and book chapters and he is regularly invited as a reviewer for internationally renowned journals and has been a member of several Scientific Conference Committees.

His scientific areas of research are related to 3D printing, cost modelling and product development, especially when applied to medical solutions.