Rogério Anacleto Cordeiro Colaço (Soure, 27 June 1968) is a Full Professor and researcher in the field of Materials Science and Engineering (biomaterials, hydraulic binders, nanostructured materials, and nanotechnologies).

He has been President of Instituto Superior Técnico since January 2020.

An engineer by training, he began his professional path in 1986 at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), where he enrolled in the Materials Engineering degree. While still a student, he started working as a grant holder of the Instituto Nacional de Investigação Científica e Tecnológica (INICT) at the Laser Laboratory of the Department of Physics, University of Lisbon.

In December 1991, he became a Trainee Assistant at Instituto Superior Técnico.

In 2002, he completed his PhD and began his academic career, later becoming Full Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2014.

Over more than 30 years, he has taught in several areas, including tribology, materials engineering, nanostructured materials, and biomaterials.

In 2002, he introduced nanotribology research in Portugal and, in this field, established several collaborations with researchers and leading international laboratories (e.g., Ali Erdemir, Argonne National Laboratory; Andrej Kulik, EPFL; Ernst Meyer, University of Basel). In 2007, he founded NanoMatLab – Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnologies Laboratory (http://nanolab.ist.utl.pt/index.html).

In 2012, he launched a new research line with the support of Cimpor SGPS, aiming to find ways to reduce CO₂ emissions in cement production. He is one of the founding members of the collaborative laboratory C5Lab – Sustainable Construction Materials Association, which seeks to combat climate change by innovating the processes used by the national and international cement industry.

On 2 December 2019, he was elected President of Instituto Superior Técnico, a position he has held since the beginning of 2020.

He is included among the world’s most highly cited scientists, ranking in the top 2% of his respective fields in an assessment carried out by Stanford University.

Cecília Rodrigues is full professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon and investigator at the Research Institute for Medicines. She was visitor at the University of Cincinnati and the University of Minnesota, USA.

At the Faculty of Pharmacy, she was head of Department, vice-chair of the Scientific Council and co-founder and vice-chair of FARM-ID. She created the Doctoral Program in Medicines and Pharmaceutical Innovation and the Master’s Degree in Biopharmaceutical Sciences. She co-founded and directed the R&D Unit. She was member of FCT Scientific Council for Health and Life Sciences and governing board member of the European Association for the Study of the Liver.

She investigates in biopharmaceutical and biomedical sciences. She has led consortia, coordinated research projects and published international books, chapters and articles and global patents. She is executive editor, associate editor and member of the editorial board of international scientific journals and sits on international evaluation panels for institutions and projects in medical and health sciences. She is a recipient of the Sir Hans Krebs Medal.

Gonçalo Amorim is the founder and CEO of BGI – Sustainable Ventures and the founder and Executive Director of the Collaborative Laboratory Food4Sustainability.

He holds a degree in Mechanical and Environmental Engineering and a Master’s degree in Engineering Management. An MIT Sloan alumnus, he also holds a certificate from the Venture Capital Institute in Early-Stage Finance.

He has over 20 years of experience in venture capital investment, technology transfer, and commercialization. He has facilitated the creation of more than 75 high-technology startups, contributing to the raising of over €600 million in funding and the creation of nearly 1,000 highly skilled jobs.

Through his work at BGI and Food4Sustainability, he has focused on collaboration with universities and research centers in the development of innovative products and services in the areas of biofertilizers, biostimulants, bioponics, sustainable aquaculture, and nutrient recirculation, as well as soil regeneration and the nutritional density of food.

Throughout his career, he has taught technology-based innovation, technology transfer, entrepreneurship, and corporate venturing in several countries (Canada, Portugal, Romania, and Germany), and has served as an independent expert for SME support instruments and the Fast Track to Innovation at the European Commission, as well as for several EIT KICs (Digital, Climate, Health, Food, and Urban Mobility).

Abeer Mohtar is Vice-President and Integrated Member of CERENA, IST, specializing in indoor air quality control, process simulation, computational fluid dynamics, and machine learning.

Manuel Duarte Pinheiro
Full professor at Técnico in the Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environment, researcher in the field of environment and sustainability of built environments.

Pedro graduated in Chemical Engineering at University of Lisbon in 2012 where he was introduced to the beauties of catalysis. During his PhD work, at both University of Lisbon, Portugal, and IFP Energies Nouvelles, France, he bridged industrial catalysts performance to laboratory scale phenomena. Upon defending his PhD in 2017, he moved to UGent to learn the intricacies of multi-scale modelling. Since 2021, he is assistant professor back at Técnico, aiming at i) understanding how catalysts work via mathematical models (catalysis informatics) and (ii) design sustainable processes by combining key knowledge at all scales (multi-scale modelling). He has been fortunate to encounter dedicated and brilliant people who have shaped his education and passion for science.

Co-founder and Chief Science Officer at Feedzai

As co-founder and Chief Science Officer of Feedzai, Pedro Bizarro leads a team of researchers and engineers who develop the best fraud prevention algorithms and tools for the financial industry. With over 20 years of experience in high performance data processing, Pedro is an expert in databases, high-performance and benchmarking, and machine learning. He is also a member of the Global Innovator Programme at the World Economic Forum, the Algorithmic Bias Working Group at IEEE, and the Forbes Technology Council.

Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at Técnico, and Principal Investigator of the Biomedical Engineering Lab at the Institute for Systems and Robotics – Lisboa. She is the chair of the Medical Imaging and Neuroimaging courses, was Vice-Coordinator of the MSc in Biomedical Engineering, and is currently the Vice-President of the Bioengineering Department.

Full Professor and Scientific Coordinator of the Information Systems area at the Department of Computer Engineering of Instituto Superior Técnico, and coordinator of the Digital Transformation research group at INESC INOV.

Full Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico of the University of Lisbon. She is a member of the Governing Board at IST, responsible for the Campus at Oeiras-Taguspark and a member of the administration of Taguspark.

Senior Consultant Deloitte

Researcher in plasma physics and X-ray imaging. Head of the VOXEL laboratory and coordinator of NanoXcan, she develops advanced diagnostics and biotechnology solutions with an impact on health.

Associate Professor at the Department of Bioengineering, Coordinator of the MSc in Biotechnology, and Principal Investigator at the Institute of Bioengineering and Biosciences (iBB-IST).

Principal Investigator at the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Sciences (DECN) and at the Nuclear Sciences and Technologies Centre (C2TN), where she coordinates the thematic line “Radiopharmaceutical Sciences and Radiological Protection.”

Head of Open Innovation at Galp

Full Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico, Department of Chemical Engineering and President of the Scientific Council of IST-ID.
Her scientific activity focusses on new functional coatings for surface protection and for electrochemical energy storage. She has been awarded with the EFC medal and has received a Doctor Honoris Causa Degree by University of Mons.

Maria João Pereira, Full Professor at the Instituto Superior Técnico;
Chair of the Department of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineering;
Former Secretary of State for Energy in the 24th Constitutional Government

Distinguished Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico – University of Lisbon, President of IN+, Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research. He is a Board Member of the EUREKA Association and a former President of the COST Association.

Arlindo Oliveira is a distinguished professor of Instituto Superior Técnico, with the Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering. President of INESC. Member of the Board of Caixa Geral de Depósitos. Distinguished invited professor at Macau University of Science and Technology.

PhD from UC Berkeley in 1994. BSc and MSc from IST, in 1986 and 1989, respectively. Major areas of interest are Algorithms and Complexity, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics and Digital Circuit Design. Worked at CERN, Cadence Laboratories, UC Berkeley Electronics Research Lab and INESC-ID.

Member of the Portuguese Academy of Engineering and senior member of IEEE.

Alexandra Vilela is the Chairman of the Board of COMPETE 2030, the Portuguese national programme for innovation and digital transition, co-financed by the EU. She holds a degree in Sociology from the Universidade Nova de Lisboa and has extensive experience in the management of European Union funds, with a postgraduate degree in Financial and Budgetary Management from NOVA IMS, and executive training in Innovation in Times of Disruption from INSEAD.

She began her career in 1992 at the Ministry of Planning and has since then held various prominent positions, including national expert in the European Commission – in DG Employment and Social Affairs (ESF/Portugal), manager of the Priority Axes “Qualifying to Modernize Public Administration” (POEFDS/ESF) and “Open State – Modernizing Public Administration”, coordinator of the Innovation and Knowledge Mission Unit (UMIC) for the area of Innovation, director of the National Agency for the Socrates and Leonardo da Vinci II Programmes, manager of PRODEPIII, Board Member of the Human Potential Operational Programme ( QREN 2007-2013), and also Board Member of the Human Capital Operational Programme (PORTUGAL 2020).

Between 2016 and 2023, Alexandra Vilela integrated COMPETE 2020 as Board Member, where she had direct responsibility for the areas of Science and the R&D Incentive Scheme, Digital Transition of Public Administration, Qualification of Company Workers, Transport Infrastructure and Audit.

In 2023, she joined the Board of Directors of the National Innovation Agency (ANI) as Administrator.

Managing Director NEW R&D Centre for New Energy Technologies · EDP
Técnico Alumni, Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores

President of the National Monitoring Committee (CNA) of the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) President of the Coordinating Council of Higher Polytechnic Institutes between 2018 and 2012.
President of the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal between 2014 and 2022 Coordinating Professor of the School of Business Sciences of the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, in the area of Management. He holds a PhD in Management from the Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão (UL), a Master’s degree in International Economics and a degree in Economics. He was a member of the Coordinating Council for Higher Education and of the Group for the Modernization and Enhancement of Polytechnic Education, appointed by the Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education. He is the author or co-author of more than 40 publications and articles in international conferences on internationalization, born-globals and entrepreneurship.

Born in Oliveira de Azeméis, Aveiro. He holds a degree in Aerospace Engineering from IST and a postgraduate qualification in Information Systems for Organisations from ISEG.
In 2019, he obtained the Global Management Program certificate, specialising in Management, from AESE Business School in Lisbon.

He began his professional career at Edisoft, where he was involved in the development of C2 systems, naval tactical systems for the defence sector, and tactical communications systems. He later led the development team responsible for the testing and validation system for engine control systems and helicopter systems.

From an early stage, he was involved in defence innovation projects, notably the European UCAV (Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle) project, as well as international robotics projects.

In 2010, he joined the TEKEVER Group, where he became Head of TEKEVER Autonomous Systems, with responsibilities spanning sales and marketing and innovation.

In 2018, he took on the role of Innovation Director at TEKEVER Group. In 2019, he also joined the executive management of the Collaborative Laboratory “+Atlantic”, and in 2020 he joined the Board of AED (the Portuguese Aeronautics, Space and Defence Association) within the aeronautics sector committee.

Throughout this period, he was involved in multiple innovation initiatives and national and international projects, including EDA and, more recently, EDIDP and EDF, as well as national projects such as the development of aerial platforms for urban mobility.

Rodrigo Ventura holds a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST). He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (DEEC) at IST, teaching courses in the areas of artificial intelligence and robotics. He is also a permanent member of the Institute for Systems and Robotics (ISR-Lisbon), where he conducts research at the intersection of artificial intelligence and robotics, with a focus on space. He is also a member of the global faculty of the International Space University (ISU) as an adjunct faculty member. He has collaborated with NASA and MIT in the course of robot testing at the International Space Station (ISS). He is the coordinator of the minor in Space Sciences and Technologies and the Master of Business Engineering (MBE) in Space Systems, both offered by IST.

João Fernandes is a Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico and integrated member at IDMEC/LAETA. His research focuses on electrical machines, advanced electromagnetic materials and electric mobility.

Retired Professor of the Department of Electrical Engineering at IST, in the Antennas and Propagation Area. He is a specialist in wireless systems, particularly for terrestrial and satellite mobile communications.

Since 2015, Lara has played a central role in promoting innovation and research at A-to-Be, a Brisa Group company, where she specialised in cooperative and connected mobility, leading national and international projects, as well as developing the Project Management area. She is currently Director of Innovation and Sustainability at Via Verde, where she drives new mobility solutions.

Lara began her career in 2004 as a researcher at the Instituto Superior Técnico, later co-founding a consulting company in the areas of energy, environment and transport. She has a degree in Environmental Engineering and a Master’s in Transport from the same institution.

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Researcher at Instituto Superior Técnico in the field of air quality, working at the interface of urban mobility, environmental health, and more sustainable cities.

Full Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico, Professor of Planning, Urbanism and Environment at the Department of Civil Engineering, and President and researcher of CiTUA, the Centre for Innovation in Territory, Urbanism and Architecture.

Luís Guilherme de Picado Santos
Professor of Transport and Communication Routes
Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environment (DECivil)
Specialisation in ‘pavement mechanics’, ‘asset management’, ‘traffic operational management’ and ‘road safety in urban areas’. More than 80 WoS articles, 15 R&D projects and 20 TT projects. Director of the PD in Transport Systems. 5 international conferences. 500 TT interventions for industry and institutions.

Rita Maria Diogo de Carvalho de Moura, born in Lisbon, graduated in Civil Engineering from the Instituto Superior Técnico of the Technical University of Lisbon in 1986. She is a Structures Specialist certified by the Order of Engineers. She is a Project Management Professional (PMP) certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI). She was honored by the Order of Engineers as a Personality for the 2017 TEKTÓNICA Engineering Award and the 2021 Engineering Excellence Award. She is a member of the Disciplinary Council of the Southern Region. She has been a member of the Teixeira Duarte Group since 1986, where she has worked in the area of studies and projects, and is currently Director of Innovation at Teixeira Duarte – Engineering and Construction.

She is president of the AEC Cluster – Architecture Engineering and Construction and of PTPC (Portuguese Construction Technology Platform); Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of the Built CoLAB Collaborative Laboratory; Vice-Chair of ECTP (European Construction Technology Platform); Chair of the DBE Committee; permanent member of the Board of Directors of the Horizon Europe Built4People partnership; member of the Strategic Council of ENCORD (European Network of Construction for Research and Development); Secretary of the Order of Engineers, Southern Region.

Guest lecturer in undergraduate and postgraduate courses. She has three registered invention patents and has participated in twenty ID&T projects, five of which are international. She has published more than fifty technical articles in the national and international press and two co-authored books. She has organized more than two dozen technical conferences.

Full Professor at the Instituto Superior Técnico
Department of Physics
Head of the N-PRiME group at IPFN and co-inventor of seven patents on devices and processes for graphene and derivative synthesis using microwave plasmas.

Joana Mourão is a research fellow at the Centre for Innovation in Territory, Urbanism and Architecture (CiTUA) of Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), where she is developing the project New Habitats for Convertible Vacant Buildings. She is also an invited lecturer at FA.UL, teaching courses focused on sustainability and the environment. She holds a postdoctoral degree in Urban Regeneration and Building Rehabilitation and a PhD in Architecture, with a specialization in urban dynamics and forms. Her work focuses on developing projects aimed at circularity and the reduction of carbon emissions throughout the housing life cycle, through the integrated application of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) frameworks, for the benefit of both people and the environment.

Luís P. Fonseca is an Associate Professor at the Department of Bioengineering (DBE) at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) in the University of Lisbon (UL). He received a PhD in Biotechnology in 1995 and later a DSc in Biotechnology in 2006 at IST.

Luis Fonseca stayed for one year (1998-1999) as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, and later (2004-2005) with a Fulbright fellowship, he was a Visiting Scholar at the Chemical Engineering Department, University of California, Berkeley, USA.

Luis Fonseca has been involved in 20 research projects, 14 of which were national (6 as coordinator), 6 of which were funded by the EU (2 as PI responsible in Portugal), and, since 2024, has been the coordinator of the Polymers-5B CBE-JU project, funded by the EU Polymers-5B). He has published more than 190 articles in international journals, holds a national and international patent, and has supervised 6 postdocs, 16 PhD students, and several M.Sc. students.

Recently, Luis Fonseca is the Coordinator of the Biocatalysis and Biotransformation Research Group (2BRG), based in the Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (iBB) at IST, on the development of bioprocesses for the valorisation of Agro/food wastes in the concept of a new Bio/Chemical Platform supplier to produce biobased monomers and bioactive compounds in the concepts of Biorefinery and Circular Economy.

Bruno is a Principal Consultant, having over +9 years of professional experience. Bruno participated in several projects such as Business transformation projects, Core systems and operational transformation projects, and Business Intelligence projects.

During his career, Bruno has developed his expertise in domains of Data Science, Machine Learning, Data Management, Data Engineering, Data Governance, Big Data, Cloud architectures, Solution Design, Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing.

Bruno has known several clients, in different countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Portugal, Canada, United States, among others.

Professor of HCI at Técnico – University of Lisbon, President of the Interactive Technologies Institute, and a visiting professor at Carnegie Mellon University. His research explores how AI, sensors, and mixed reality drive sustainability and participatory culture in domains from the Ocean to cultural heritage and urban sustainability. He’s currently captain of the Bauhaus of the Seas one of the six lighthouse projects of the New European Bauhaus.

Full Professor with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. He is Coordinator of the Center of Intelligent Systems, Institue of Mechanical Engineering (IDMEC). He received the MSc in mechanical engineering from IST in 1992 and the PhD in electrical engineering from Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, 1998.

Mário Figueiredo is a Distinguished Professor and the Feedzai Professor of Machine Learning at IST. He is a group leader at Instituto de Telecomunicações, a Fellow of the IEEE, IAPR, EURASIP, and ELLIS, and a member of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences.

PhD in Law

Chairman of the Board of Directors and Executive Commission of the Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation since 2022 until today, and Associate Professor of the Católica Portuguesa University Law School

From 2008 to 2014 he was advisor on Legal and Constitutional Affairs of the President of the Republic’s Civil House, and consultant for the same body since 2014. He was Director of the Observatory for Migrations.

Deputy Minister of Administrative Modernisation in the 2015 Government. He was member of the National Board for Migrations and Asylum and the Management Board of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights.

Ricardo Constantino is Partner and Head of Public Sector & Health at NTT DATA Portugal, with over 25 years of experience in business consulting, management and technology.

Throughout his career, he has led multiple digital transformation projects across the healthcare and public administration sectors, contributing to the reinvention of public services and the improvement of healthcare delivery. He has extensive experience in managing multidisciplinary teams and coordinating initiatives in strategy, process optimisation, digital transformation, design and development of information systems, digital platform integration, and application maintenance programmes.

As Head of Public Sector & Health at NTT DATA Portugal, he leads a team of over 200 professionals, supporting more than 60 clients in Portugal across areas such as Education, Finance and Taxation, Social Security, Administrative Modernisation, Environment, Justice, Local Government and Healthcare.

He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico and completed the Senior Management Programme for Healthcare Institutions at AESE Business School.

Chief Investment Officer, CIO – Portuguese Promotion Bank

Head of Center For Transformation Fidelidade

Ana Teresa Freitas is a Full Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (DEI) at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), where she currently serves as President (Head). Over the past four years, she was President of the IST School Assembly and coordinator of the DEI scientific area of Programming Methodologies and Technologies.

Throughout her 33-year career at IST, she also worked in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, where she conducted research in microelectronics and magneto-optics. Since 2010, she has been a professor at DEI, teaching courses in algorithms and computational biology. Between 2012 and 2016, she was a member of the IST Scientific Council and served on the DEI Executive Board.

She began her research career at INESC (later INESC-ID) about 36 years ago. After completing her PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, she redirected her research toward algorithms, machine learning, computational biology, and health informatics.

Twenty-two years ago, she co-founded the Knowledge Discovery and Bioinformatics (KDBIO) research group. She currently leads the “Life and Health Technology” thematic line, which brings together more than 50 researchers.

In 2013, she co-founded HeartGenetics, Genetics and Biotechnology SA, a startup in the area of digital health and human genetics. She served as CEO until 2022. In 2013, she completed advanced training in management and entrepreneurship at the Católica Business School in Lisbon.

At the European level, she represented Portugal as a Council member (2010–2016) of ELIXIR, the European Research Infrastructure for life-science data, and was Vice-Chair of the Council in 2017. She is currently the Director of the ELIXIR Portugal Node.

He was born in Beja in 1970 and graduated in Civil Engineering from the Instituto Superior Técnico in 1993. His final year of university was spent at the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées in Paris (1993). In 1998, he went to the USA where he enrolled at Harvard University and obtained a Master’s in Business Administration (1998/2000).

He began his career with the Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux group in France, where he lived for 5 years. He worked for several years in the City, particularly at the investment bank Goldman Sachs.

In 2004, he returned to Portugal to head the Aguirre Newman company, where he was also a member of the Group’s Executive Committee in Spain. In 2008, he set up his own investment management company.

He was a member of the PSD team that negotiated the 2011 State Budget and was one of the party’s representatives at the meetings with the European Union delegation and the International Monetary Fund, as part of the economic and financial adjustment program.

In 2011, he was elected as a member of parliament for Beja and became Assistant Secretary of State to the Prime Minister in the 19th Constitutional Government, with responsibility for coordinating the Adjustment Program.

In 2014, he was appointed by the Prime Minister as a member of the European Commission. He is the Commissioner responsible for Research, Innovation and Science, managing one of the largest science and innovation programs in the world (77 billion euros). He was the architect of the proposal for a future Horizon Europe program of 100 billion euros that will come into force in 2021. He is the fifth member of the European Commission of Portuguese nationality since Portugal joined the then EEC in 1986.

In 2019, he joined the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation as a director. He is also Vice-President of the Jacques Delors Institute in Paris.

He has co-authored several publications in the field of Innovation and Science, including the article“Open Innovation: Research, Practices and Policies” in the prestigious California Management Review, co-signed with the creator of the Open Innovation concept, Henry Chesbrough.

In 2014, he was elected the youngest member of the Portuguese Academy of Engineering. He is also an honorary member of the African Academy of Science. In 2016 he received an Honorary Doctorate in Law from the University of Cork in Ireland and in 2018 an Honorary Doctorate from ESCP Europe(École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris).

On September 26, 2021, Carlos Moedas was elected Mayor of Lisbon.

BeeWisee is a platform that connects students with mentors, making mentorship an essential part of academic and personal development. We help students gain guidance, clarity, and confidence through the shared experience of those who have already walked the same path.

BreastScreening-AI is a health-tech start-up, Made in Técnico, which uses advanced artificial intelligence to analyse mammograms, ultrasounds and MRIs and assist in the early detection of breast cancer, improving diagnostic accuracy and supporting radiologists and healthcare professionals.

DroneMist is a pioneering drone company, emerging as a disruptive force in the field of building maintenance and construction, through its innovative application of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Specializing in the washing and painting of walls, DroneMist addresses the inefficiencies and safety risks associated with traditional building façade maintenance by offering a cutting-edge solution: autonomous drones equipped for high-precision washing and painting.

Our technology has been developed to keep pace with the technological advances demanded by the implementation of innovative and promising techniques in the field of radiotherapy, which is currently used in around 50% of oncological treatments. With a unique ability to monitor the beams used in this context, it offers unprecedented temporal resolution and no saturation effects, reinforcing patient safety throughout treatment. In this way, we actively contribute to bringing these new approaches closer to clinical adoption.

Flash – Rapid Diagnostics is a Portuguese biotech startup developing rapid diagnostic solutions using magnetic biosensors and artificial intelligence

Ripenew is a technology start-up focused on controlling the ripening of fruit and vegetables after harvesting. Our solution extends shelf life, maintains quality and reduces waste.

Absence of high-quality graphene derivatives has impaired development of graphene-based technologies. GTechPlasma produces customized high-quality graphene-based materials with enhanced properties using an innovative, versatile, cost-effective and environmentally friendly plasma technology.

Immersiv Studios uses immersive technologies like VR, AR, and gamification to help organizations communicate better in brand activations, retail experiences, and training.

Lampsy Health is a Portuguese health-tech start-up, Made in Técnico, which has created a smart lamp with AI that detects epileptic seizures with high precision and sends real-time alerts to carers, improving the safety of people with epilepsy.

Print’n’Eat provides advanced edible inks, made of vegan and food-grade materials, for production of tasty, nutritious and structured food products by additive manufacturing, such as 3D (bio)printing (Patent PT 119747).

RAILspect revolutionizes railway infrastructure monitoring by bringing real-time, AI-powered inspection capabilities to railway networks. Our mission is to enable safer, reliable, and cost-effective railway operations through continuous monitoring solutions. We provide a smart inspection system that leverages sensors and machine learning algorithms to assess infrastructure conditions in real time. By enabling predictive maintenance, RAILspect helps infrastructure managers detect issues early, and reduce inspection and maintenance costs. Our solution transforms traditional, reactive inspection processes into a proactive and data-driven maintenance strategy.

Sensei is a technology company specialising in autonomous retail solutions that transform physical stores using artificial intelligence, computer vision, and real-time data analytics. Its platform enables retailers to operate shops without traditional checkouts, offering customers a seamless shopping experience with no scanning or queues, while providing retailers with enhanced operational efficiency, inventory visibility and actionable insights.

Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Lisbon, Sensei has a presence across several European and global markets, powering over 100 autonomous points of sale and aiming to scale this further. The company combines cutting-edge technology with a strong focus on privacy compliance and human-centred retail innovation.

StoneBrick is a Portuguese company focused on delivering next generation data solutions for the construction and infrastructure sectors.

Founded on solid scientific knowledge and a strong commitment to continuous research and innovation, we empower our clients to remain at the forefront of their industries.

At StoneBrick, we understand the critical role that science and data analytics play in value creation, particularly in capital intensive projects. By leveraging our deep sector expertise and state of the art scientific research, we offer a unique combination of capabilities to optimise your project’s performance.

SurfACTinnov turns agro-industrial residues into high-performance, eco-friendly microbial surfactants for detergents, cosmetics, bioremediation, and more.

Testwaves is an AI-powered, plug-and-test platform that automates video game testing using intelligent bots to detect bugs, failures, and player experience issues without complex integration.

Trash4Goods is an app that rewards recycling by giving value to the waste we throw away. For each recycling action, Trash4Goods awards points that can be exchanged for different types of rewards, such as discounts or offers on digital products and subscriptions. The app can be used anywhere in the world with any existing recycling bin, but it can also be used with smart bins that will be available on the streets, in supermarkets, and at festivals.

Técnico Venture Labs (TVL),is a strategic initiative of the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST). Our vision is to become a leading actor in the Greater Lisbon innovation ecosystem, actively promoting the growth of Deep Tech startups by leveraging IST’s significant scientific and technological potential.

Our core mission is to foster the development of technology-based startups, guiding them from their inception through to market entry and expansion. We place a special emphasis on providing robust support mechanisms for growth and funding, ensuring these companies are solidly integrated into the market.

Técnico+ is the postgraduate training school of Instituto Superior Técnico, offering high-quality advanced and professional training in the field of Technology.

It brings together all existing (current and future) advanced and professional non-degree training at Técnico, responding to market needs and creating value for professionals and institutions, establishing itself as the national benchmark in this area.

Portugal Ventures, a venture capital firm that is part of the Banco Português de Fomento group, currently manages 282 million euros and has 164 portfolio companies. It invests in startups in the pre-seed, seed and series A stages that offer innovative solutions for the international market in the digital & technology, industry & technology, therapeutics & health tech, and tourism sectors.

BGI is an accelerator and powerhouse, equipping startups and entrepreneurs from all over the world with the right knowledge, tools and networks to succeed. We have a multidisciplinary team and a vast network of mentors and partners committed to taking you further.

Magma Studio is a talent management consultancy based in Lisbon, dedicated to bridging the gap between academia and the business world while empowering young professionals to build extraordinary careers.

The company regularly collaborates with Instituto Superior Técnico, promoting initiatives such as the Talent Bootcamp and more recently, the World’s Largest Programming Lesson.

With a strong presence in Portugal’s talent ecosystem and a continuous focus on preparing students and recent graduates for the challenges of the job market, Magma Studio helps build meaningful bridges between future professionals and transformative career opportunities.

The Engineers Hub is a project born from a partnership with Unicorn Factory Lisboa, an innovation hub that will stand out by promoting a dynamic and collaborative environment. This space, currently under development, will be designed to encourage the creation and development of ideas and engineering solutions, providing access to the necessary ecosystem to transform projects into reality.

Aimed at registered members of the Portuguese Engineering Association Southern Region, as well as companies either operating or in the launch phase, the Engineers Hub will offer a shared workspace and a wide range of services intended to support sustainable growth in the market.

Faber is a Lisbon-based venture capital firm investing in outstanding entrepreneurs who innovate at the intersection of science and technology to drive digital transformation and climate action. The firm combines a specialist focus on deep tech early stage startups with dedicated funds, investment teams, and expert advisors to actively help founders build global companies powered by applied science or climate/ocean technologies. Faber’s unique approach in Southern Europe is led by an entrepreneurial management partnership and backed by notable thesis-driven institutions and private investors. Investing since 2013, the firm has been an early investor in hard tech companies such as Unbabel, SWORD Health, Codacy, iLoF, Smartex or Luminate Medical.

Envisioned by the Lisbon City Council with the aim of expanding Lisbon’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, from startups to scaleups, and eventually unicorns, we work as an engine for economic growth and a driving force for innovation, attracting talent, new projects and investment.

Unicorn Factory Lisboa is a platform of programs and hubs, inspired by international best practices, which supports startups and scaleups in creating sound products and business models, developing efficient processes, and achieving sustained accelerated growth from Lisbon.

We cover 4 main areas: “early stage” incubation for startups, “growth stage” programs for scaleups, “soft landing” support for both international startups and scaleups planning to expand through Lisbon and “innovation hubs” such as Hub Criativo do Beato.

Accenture is a global leader in professional services, specializing in digital, cloud, and security capabilities, with a strong presence in consulting, technology, and operations. The company helps major organizations worldwide build their digital core, optimize operations, and accelerate growth through technology and human creativity.

NTT DATA is a global consulting and information technology services company. Throughout its journey, it has supported organizations in defining strategies, optimizing processes, and driving digital transformation, contributing to sustainable and future-oriented growth.

With a presence in more than 50 countries, NTT DATA brings together multidisciplinary teams and a broad partner ecosystem, including established companies and start-ups. Its offerings include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation, and management of applications, infrastructure, and connectivity, positioning the company as a strategic partner in its clients’ innovation and technological evolution.