The 3B’s Research Group (Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics) was established in 1998 at the University of Minho and supports a multidisciplinary and highly skilled team which works at the interface of biotechnology, biology, biomedical engineering and materials science. Major research areas at our group include, among others, new materials development, drug delivery, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, nanomedicine, and stem cell isolation and differentiation. The group belongs to the new Portuguese Government Associate Laboratory ICVS/3B´s, the only one of these laboratories totally based in the University of Minho. This a collaboration with the Institute of Health and Life sciences of U. Minho.