Manuel Mendes is an MSc Student at Bioengineered 3D Microenvironments—Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3s), University of Porto, since 2024. From 2023 to 2024, they worked as a Research Trainee with the Medical Device Design Group, University College Dublin. Manuel has also worked as a Trainee at Bioengineered Surfaces, Institute of Research and Innovation in Health (i3s), University of Porto.