The CTI project’s main objective is to deepen the effort to expand and consolidate the network of interface institutions between the academic, scientific and technological system and the Portuguese market, ensuring the necessary support to enhance their impact in promoting investment in R&D and innovative investment in companies, namely in terms of their internationalisation.

GOALS

• Promote innovation, aiming to increase the technological intensity of Portuguese companies, enabling them to better compete in international markets
• Increase the transfer, enhancement, and exploitation of scientific and technological knowledge from the academic, scientific, and technological system
• Stimulate the creation and support the growth of knowledge-based spin-offs and high-tech companies
• Consolidate and reinforce transversal units and tools

ACTION LINES

INNOVATION PROMOTION

1. Growth of RTD laboratories
2. Highly qualified employment
3. Accreditation of laboratories
4. Proximity approach to companies
5. Reinforcement of participation in RTD projects
6. Interaction with the market
7. Support for companies in Intellectual Property

VALUATION AND EXPLOITATION OF R&D

8. Evaluation and promotion of RTD results
9. Open calls for companies with innovative digital projects
10. Innovation Management
11. Open Innovation

BUSINESS CREATION

12. Idea and business acceleration programs
13. Internationalisation support
14. Promotion of increased technological intensity
15. Access to finance for companies

CROSS-CUTTING SKILLS

16. Institutional, internal and external communication
17. Expansion of the internal management support tools
18. Capacity building of cross-cutting units

EXPECTED RESULTS

With this project, IPN aims to consolidate the institutions growth trend, with new areas of activity and focus on internationalisation.

FUNDING

The CTI project is supported by the basic funding component of the Technology and Innovation Center (CTI), under the terms of Call for Opening Notice (AAC) nº 03/C05-i02/2022, under the Portuguese Recovery and Resilience Program (PRR). The IPN is recognized as CTI in Despacho n.º 2688/2022.