Our mission

UPTEC fosters the creation and development of business projects in the arts, sciences and technologies, through sharing knowledge between the university and the market.

Our impact

801

supported projects

[since 2007]
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109

graduated companies

[since 2007]

231

projects

[2024]

2320

people

[2024]
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+130

events

[2024]

7

acceleration programmes

[2024]

140

participants

[2024]

Our vision

To become a worldclass Science and Technology Park that contributes to the development of the new economic paradigm, more transparent, ethical and sustainable.

ARTS, SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES

3 Centres

Following a clustering strategy and resources sharing between startups, innovation centres and anchor projects, UPTEC offers its projects the specific support they need, engaging them into a broader and transversal network of national and international partners and mentors.

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Team

Joana Resende

President

Maria Oliveira

Executive Director - Business

Fernando Pires

Executive Director - Finance

João Afonso

Head of Business Development — Arts

Pedro Pinto

Head of Business Development – Tech

Susana Pinheiro

Head of Business Development – Sciences

Raphael Stanzani

Entrepreneurship Program Manager

Miguel Lima

Head of Infrastructures and Operations

Elsa Cunha

Infrastructures

Miguel Rodrigues

Front-office

Pedro Dias

IT Support Technician

Joana Silva

Procurement & Talent

Carla Vieira

Finance Assistant

Lúcia Saraiva

Administrative Assistant

Isabel Martins Silva

Head of Communications and Sustainability

Miguel Fonseca

Communications

Nelson Luís

Design

Ana Luísa Correia

PR & Content

Francisca Eiriz

Head of Project Management

Inês Morgado

Project Manager

Maria João Bessa

Project Manager

GOVERNING BODIES

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

António Sousa Pereira (President)
Nazaré Teixeira

STATUTORY AUDITOR

Martins Pereira, João Careca & Associados, SROC, Lda

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Joana Resende (President)
Fernando Pires
Maria Oliveira

OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS

Report and Accounts 2023
View the 2023 Report
Report and Accounts 2022
View the 2022 Report
Report and Accounts 2021
RELATORIO CONTAS 2021
View the 2021 Report