A new partnership was established in 2010 between the IGC and Vista Alegre, a prestigious Portuguese porcelain manufacturer viewed as a market leader in this domain.

As a result of this partnership,  various porcelain products such as coffee cups and mugs were designed with original scientific images captured by IGC scientists creating the IGC science porcelain collection.

This collection is available for sale at the IGC, at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation shop, and also at Vista Alegre shops around Portugal. 

Part of the funds obtained from the sale of these products are used to support biomedical research at the IGC.