The IPN – Financiamento Base FITEC project aims to value Portuguese products, through innovation, increased productivity, value creation, and the incorporation of technology in the production processes of national companies, in the following priority areas: Circular Economy, Energy Efficiency and Industry 4.0. Through this project, IPN intends to strengthen its position in global value chains and its positioning mainly internationally for greater sustainability.

GOALS

1. Consolidation and expansion of R&DT laboratories
2. Streamlining R&D activities and strengthening interactions with the market
3. Increase in the capacity to value R&D results, including the creation of spin-off companies
4. Consolidation of business acceleration activities
5. Strengthening the training activities
6. Strengthening institutional communication
7. IPN sustainability

ACTIVITIES

R&D ACTIVITIES

• Strengthening resources of laboratories
• Strengthening collaboration with research institutions
• Team creation to promote activities under the priority areas (Circular Economy, Energy Efficiency and Industry 4.0)
• Consolidation of the capacity to support R&D projects
• Expansion of laboratory accreditation

INTERACTIONS WITH THE BUSINESS MARKET

• Market diagnosis
• Organization of collaborative workshops
• Organization of technological seminars

IPN ASSET VALUATION

• Technological assets value proposal definition
• Protection of Intellectual Property
• Pilot projects development
• Assets promotion
• Spin-off companies creation promotion

INSTITUTIONAL VISIBILITY

• Internal content production
• Dissemination of IPN's competences and activities

MANAGEMENT AND EVALUATION

• Expansion of the IPN' Information System
• Continuous evaluation of the project

FUNDING

This project was approved under the National Call with reference no. 01/FITEC/2018 to obtain multi-year base financing under the INTERFACE Program, governed by the provisions of Council of Ministers Resolution No. 84/2016, of December 21st , Decree-Law No. 86-C/2016, of December 29th, in Ordinance No. 258/2017, of August 21st, which approves the FITEC Management Regulation and its regulation.