STUDENT STORY
From pharmacist to digital creator
She joined to explore. She stayed to build things she once thought were out of reach.
Meet Sara Rodrigues
Pharmacist by training. Software fan at heart. Always chasing intellectual stimulation.
Sara Rodrigues, a Portuguese pharmacist living in London, spent years in the pharmaceutical industry. But curiosity kept tugging. She wasn’t unhappy at work—she just wanted more. More creativity. More challenge. More ways to explore new ideas without waiting on someone else to build them.
“It was very enriching… learning something I thought was out of my reach and, in the end, it’s not. It opened doors for me to give in to my creative processes—things I had and didn’t really know how to start.”
Sara Rodrigues
Academia de Novos Talentos Digitais, 2024
Behind the scenes
Favourite tool
Softr (especially when paired with Airtable)
Favourite mission
Capstone project (her MVP moment)
Biggest challenge
Automations between Airtable and Softr
Most valuable learning
That she could design and build digital tools—even without code
What’s Next for Sara?
Project Highlight
In the final stage of the Cohorts, students have the opportunity to create a Capstone Project to showcase what they have learned across the journey. They have the liberty to use whichever tool they want or even explore new ones, promoting their critical thinking and proactivity. Always with the support of our Mentors.
Farmácia de Bolso (Pocket farmacy): Farmácia de Bolso is a “click & collect” platform where users can upload prescriptions, choose a pharmacy, and get notified when their medication is ready—skipping long waits and making the whole experience smoother.
The goal is to simplify and speed up the prescription pickup process in Portuguese pharmacies.
Tools: Glide, Airtable
“It was an idea that I already had for some time and I had no idea how to do it. And then being able to think, design the steps and do Airtable and engage with the software and really in the end something appeared.”
Project Features
A functional MVP that streamlines prescription handling for busy, tech-savvy customers aged 30–50. The user uploads their prescription (via photo or text), selects a pharmacy, and submits personal details. The pharmacy receives a notification, prepares the medication, and sends a message when it’s ready for pickup—ideally with a future option for online payment.
