European Conference on Health Communication 2025

Hernâni Oliveira is a researcher and guest professor at the University of Évora, Portugal.

He has two degrees in Biology and Communication Sciences, from the University of Porto. At this institution, he also completed two master’s degrees, one in Oncology and the other in Public Health, defending his doctoral thesis within the scope of the Austin | Portugal in Digital Media applied to Health Communication, in partnership with the University of Texas, USA.

At the beginning of 2018, Hernâni Oliveira was selected to be one of the young scientists by the EIT Health Starship program, obtaining the 1st Prize in the competition at Sorbonne University, Paris.

Hernâni is also the founder of BRIGHT DIGITAL, a start-up focused on developing health communication technology that promotes citizen empowerment and therapeutic adherence among vulnerable populations.

His projects in the area of breast cancer and pediatric oncology were awarded the Diogo Vasconcelos Prize for Social Entrepreneurship, the RedEmprendia prize from Banco Santander and the Grand Prize C3 Prize. Hernâni received the vote of praise from the municipality of Esposende, as well as the Active Citizenship Award in the Entrepreneurship area of the University of Porto, for his efforts in working on digital solutions that use participatory principles to drive change in public institutions.