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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!

07/10/2025

CM Matosinhos has €10,000 in prizes for blue economy businesses

Winners will be eligible to carry out a pilot project in Cádiz, Spain

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01/10/2025

UPTEC and the António Pargana Foundation launch a free programme to turn students into entrepreneurs

Thirty students from any educational institution will be selected. The first ten applicants will receive tickets to the Web Summit.

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25/09/2025

MobyFly raises over €10 million to produce electric boats

The UPTEC company is developing vessels capable of carrying hundreds of passengers using 80% less energy than a diesel boat.

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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.