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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!

26/03/2024

The world's largest cleantech competition has already yielded 500 million euros and is looking for Portuguese solutions

The world's largest cleantech competition, ClimateLaunchpad, looks for the best business ideas to fight climate change and has 10 thousand euros in prizes

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20/03/2024

ST3ER Consortium seeks mentors for green and digital transition projects in tourism

UPTEC is the only Portuguese partner of the European project ST3ER, with an overall budget of three million euros, which aims to support more than 200 SMEs

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19/03/2024

Infinite Foundry receives distinction in Santander programme

UPTEC's startup, Infinite Foundry, was among the seven winners out of 260 in the competition, having received an honourable mention in the Santander X Global Award

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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.