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UPTEC is a meeting point for people using knowledge to develop better businesses for a better world. This is a community where, through connections to academia, industry, and investors, you can innovate, create, and reinvent. Join the UPTEC community!

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At the UPTEC community, we host:

Business Ideas

Students, researchers, and/or entrepreneurs who have a business idea, and want to transform it into a company.

Startups

Newly established company, under development.

Innovation Centres

Innovation department of a company already consolidated in the market, which benefits synergies with talent, r&d+i departments, and interface institutes of the University of Porto.

UPTEC brings together projects from the arts, sciences, and technologies, welcoming open-minded individuals from around the world with diverse academic backgrounds. Apply to join the UPTEC community!

André Jordão

The place where we did most of our growing! It was important because we were surrounded by other entrepreneurs with the same issues, pains and focus, which is not only supportive but also challenges our assumptions. The infrastructure is also great for the growth phase of a startup!

Barkyn

Maria João Maia

I already knew the city and was aware that UPTEC existed, a science and technology park affiliated with the University, which made it easier for us to establish contacts, and that's why we came here.

Corium Biotech

Daniela Cunha

Our move to UPTEC was strategic because we knew the value this community would add to us. Not only because of the ecosystem, but also because of all the support we have felt in leveraging our project.

WisePirates

Ricardo Teixeira

UPTEC is like a second home to me, where I have worked in co-working spaces, small offices, and larger offices. Throughout this journey of growth, from when there were four of us to now, when we have more than 150 members, the UPTEC community has been instrumental in providing strategic advice, promoting entrepreneurship, and offering logistical support.

Metyis

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