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Medical foam market seen reaching $49.51 billion by 2031
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Mordor Intelligence projects the global medical foam market will grow from $35.18 billion in 2026 to $49.51 billion by 2031, driven by advanced wound care, aging populations and broader use in packaging and healthcare products.
BrainCX AI launches Interpreterly to interpret live calls in Spanish and Portuguese
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BrainCX AI has launched Interpreterly, an AI phone interpreter built to bridge live conversations between English-speaking staff and customers who speak another language.
S Lea launches retirement adventure series set in Portugal
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S Lea’s new women’s fiction book turns retirement worries into a story about friendship, finances, and a possible move abroad.
Collaborative robots market seen reaching $5.72B by 2031
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Mordor Intelligence says the collaborative robots market will rise from $2.28 billion in 2026 to $5.72 billion by 2031, driven by labor shortages, warehouse automation and easier-to-deploy systems.
Akka opens Pre-IPO investing to Portugal
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Akka launched its global Pre-IPO offering in Portugal on August 31, 2026, giving local investors access to private tech companies such as Anthropic, Sword Health and OpenAI from 300 euros per deal.
Why one identical twin gets schizophrenia and the other does not
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A new book by UTHealth Houston psychiatric genetics researcher Consuelo Walss-Bass examines the mystery at the heart of schizophrenia: why identical twins can share all their DNA and still diverge on illness.
How to evaluate pharmaceutical and medical translation qualifications
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As China’s pharmaceutical market shifts from growth to quality, translation quality is becoming a compliance and market-entry issue, not just a language task.
Portugal joins HealthAI’s global AI health regulator network
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Portugal has become the first European Union member state to join HealthAI’s Global Regulatory Network, a move that puts the country inside a growing international group focused on safe, effective and equitable AI in health.
Global health insurance market seen reaching $3.11 trillion by 2031
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Mordor Intelligence projects the global health insurance market will rise from $2.14 trillion in 2026 to $3.11 trillion by 2031, driven by employer-sponsored coverage, digital enrollment and rising medical costs.
Global Citizen Solutions ranks Switzerland, UAE and Portugal top for residency programs in 2026
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Global Citizen Solutions released its 2026 Global Residency Programs Index on August 10, ranking 48 residency programs across 46 jurisdictions.
YWBCRI opens Lisbon site to expand early breast cancer research in young women
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The Young Women’s Breast Cancer Research Institute launched a new site at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, on June 23, 2026, to speed research on the earliest biology of breast cancer in young women.
TTW names top 50 medical tourism destinations for 2026
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Travel And Tour World has released its 2026 ranking of the world’s top 50 medical tourism destinations, citing healthcare quality, affordability, specialist expertise and patient services.
Rare gene mutation links schizophrenia, autism and wellness in one island family
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A study of Portuguese island families found that one ultra-rare CHD2 mutation can show up as schizophrenia in some carriers, autism in another, and no illness at all in a grandmother.
Heallexa adds healthcare search and booking in any language
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Heallexa launched a multilingual AI healthcare search and booking platform in the U.S. that lets patients find providers, request appointments and communicate across SMS, phone, chat and WhatsApp in dozens of languages.
FLEOA deepens global law enforcement ties at ICPRA meeting
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FLEOA sent two leaders to the 2026 International Council of Police Representative Associations meeting to exchange ideas on officer safety, technology, wellness and other cross-border policing issues.
Labiana wins new EU approvals and Latin America deal
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Labiana added new European marketing authorizations, secured a supply agreement for Precyst in seven Latin American countries, and launched two veterinary medicines in Spain.
Nanomaterials market seen reaching $119.29 billion by 2031
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Mordor Intelligence projects the global nanomaterials market will more than double by 2031, driven by demand from semiconductors, batteries, healthcare and water treatment.
Benenv details stainless-steel multi-disk screw press line for continuous sludge dewatering
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JIANGSU BENENV ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD has published engineering and certification details for its MDS series of multi-disk screw press sludge dewatering machines, which target 24/7 continuous operation across municipal, industrial and…
Influential Women spotlights bilingual counselor Autumn Thomas
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Autumn Thomas, a bilingual counselor and educational leader in Washington, D.C., is being featured by Influential Women for her work in college and career readiness, student development, and educational equity.
Breaking The Walls ends European run in Porto with The World Battle
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Breaking The Walls will wrap its 2026 European program in Porto from Aug. 24-30 at The World Battle, pairing breaking workshops with mental health work for young people.
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