Dr. António J. Salgado is a biologist with a PhD in Materials Science and Technology- Tissue Engineering and Hybrid Materials (2005), and a Habilitation (DSc) in Health Sciences from the University of Minho. Currently, he is a Coordinating Investigator at the Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine–University of Minho. His research interests are focused on the development of innovative therapies for CNS repair, namely on Spinal Cord Injury and Parkinson’s Disease. His main areas of research are: Development of ECM-like hydrogels for the transplantation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells into the injured CNS; Role of the secretome of MSCs in neuroprotection and repair, particularly the establishment of novel therapies based on the sole use of MSCs' secretome.