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BETTER BUSINESSES 

BETTER WORLD

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Interview of UPTEC Entrpreneur

BUSINESS PROJECTS

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The mission

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

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UPTEC is a meeting point between the University of Porto and businesses, where companies benefit from business development support to connect them with global growth networks.

In order to increase the interaction between our vibrant community, we are connected with strategic partners and actively organizing events and networking opportunities.

Here you can find a place—office, lab or cowork—to establish your business and be part of our purpose of building a better society through innovation and knowledge.

Following a knowledge sharing strategy, UPTEC has been developing acceleration programmes for entrepreneurs and researchers, as well as open innovation programmes for corporate leaders or municipalities.

Extra!

18/11/2024

UPTEC joins the Cultural and Creative Industries Cluster Association

UPTEC is one of the founding organisations of the Cultural and Creative Industries Cluster Association, created by AEP - Associação Empresarial de Portugal.

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15/11/2024

UPTEC startups featured in The Portugal Fintech Report 2024

Impacte, Jscrambler, Ethiack, Probely, Tagpeak, Invisible Collector, Coverflex and Ubirider were featured in the annual report on the fintech ecosystem.

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14/11/2024

Intuitivo wins Web Summit's final Pitch

After Smartex in 2021, Intuitivo, an EdTech company, is the second UPTEC startup to win Web Summit's biggest competition.

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Since the beginning of its activity, in 2007, UPTEC has supported the development of more than 630 business projects in areas as diverse as nanosciences, nanotechnologies, new materials and production, energy, health, food, biotechnology, information technology and communication, digital media, architecture, interactive marketing, content production.

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Becoming a member of UPTEC community is being part of a multidisciplinary ecosystem of innovation. Here entrepreneurs create new businesses and big companies develop new technologies in cooperation with the University of Porto.