Find your path to Barbara
60 people in our graph share verified history with Barbara — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Ricardo JacintounlockedBarbara: together at Universidade Nova de Lisboa (2007–2008)
×8Barbara: together at Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Barbara: together at Luminate
×2Barbara: together at University of Galway
About
Barbara Oliveira is a biomedical engineer and co-founder of Luminate Medical, a medical device company based in Galway, Ireland focused on cancer and chemotherapy patient support. She has led clinical trials for medical devices.
CCO and Co-Founder at LuminateYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Barbara went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Luminate's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Barbara can intro founders to Luminate's investors below.
Luminate's investors · 8
8VCAustin · $100K – $50M checks · since 2026Artis VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $25M checks · since 2026Atlantic Bridge VenturesDublin · $1M – $5M checksFaberLisbon · $2.7M checks · since 2026Lachy Groomsince 2026MetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checksSciFoundersSan Francisco · $1M checks · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021
Co-founders at Luminate
AH
Aaron HannonCEO and Co-Founder
PM
Prof. Martin O'HalloranCo-Founder
Experience
- Luminate MedicalCo-Founder & Chief Clinical Officercurrent2023 — presentGalway, County Galway, Ireland
- Luminate MedicalCo-Founder & CTO2020 — 2023Galway, County Galway, Ireland
- University of GalwayResearch Fellow2019 — 2021Galway, Ireland
- HRB Clinical Research Facility GalwayClinical Research Engineer2018 — 2019County Galway, Ireland
- Youth Academy, NUI GalwayTeacher2015 — 2018County Galway, Ireland
- University of GalwayPHD Researcher2013 — 2018County Galway, Ireland
- COST Action TD1301 MiMedParticipant at COST Action TD1301 MiMed2013 — 2017Ireland
- Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia BiomédicaResearcher2013Lisboa e Região, Portugal
- Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia BiomédicaM.Eng. Student2012Lisboa e Região, Portugal
- Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia BiomédicaResearch Grant Holder2011Lisboa e Região, Portugal
- Instituto Nacional de Estatística -- Statistics PortugalCensus Interviewer2011Lisboa e Região, Portugal
Skills & more
Digital Signal Processing6Biomedical Engineering24Positron Emission Tomography14Medical Imaging14Image Processing12C7Matlab25Linux4Entrepreneurship10LabVIEW1Simulations3Research7
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PhysicsLaTeXScienceProgrammingLanguages Dutch · English · Portuguese
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Barbara Oliveira?
- Barbara Oliveira is a biomedical engineer and co-founder of Luminate Medical, a medical device company based in Galway, Ireland focused on cancer and chemotherapy patient support. She has led clinical trials for medical devices.
- Where does Barbara Oliveira work?
- Barbara Oliveira is CCO and Co-Founder of Luminate.
- What companies did Barbara Oliveira found?
- Barbara Oliveira founded Luminate.
- Where did Barbara Oliveira go to school?
- Barbara Oliveira studied at University of Galway (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical and Electronic Engineering); Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Biomedical Engineering); Academia Militar (Leadership Course).
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Universidade Nova de Lisboa mafia8
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Shared employers
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