The Madeira Chemistry Research Centre (CQM) was at the "11th ENCromatografia" which took place from 9-11 December at UNL, where CQM's junior researcher Vera Alves won the "Best Poster" award with the title "Screening of ' Spice 'herbal Mixtures using GC-MS and NMR techniques to complementary. " (Vera L. Alves; João L. Gonçalves; Maria J. Caldeira; Helena M. Teixeira; José S. Câmara). This award was given by the Editor of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry Magazine.