News EU introduces European Tech Champions Initiative to retain most successful tech startups Tom Driver Mar 21, 2023 To help European start-ups in their advanced growth phase and prevent non-European investors from acquiring them as they become more established, the European Investment Bank... continue reading
Art & Culture Does innovation suffer when protecting European gastronomic heritage? Sophie Foggin Jun 18, 2019 Imagine if the monks who pioneered the creation of the traditional Portuguese pastel de nata (custard tart) in the 19th Century had known how much of a symbol the small,... continue reading
Startups Tech companies fight EU Copyright Directive – but it wasn’t enough David Apr 2, 2019 Written by Tamara Davison Last week, internet users in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Denmark and Germany were unable to access Wikipedia for the whole of Thursday, March 21 as... continue reading
Featured Portugal incubator invited to co-create EU-India Incubators and Accelerators Network in Bengaluru Tim Hinchliffe Oct 11, 2018 The Instituto Pedro Nunes is among 10 European incubators invited to be among the founders of the EU-India Incubators and Accelerators Network, a network of high-performance... continue reading
Featured EU Commission is scouting Portuguese startups to include in research project Tim Hinchliffe Apr 5, 2018 The EU Commission is looking for Portuguese startups to complete its EU Startup Monitor research project. Here's how to submit your startup. (more…)... continue reading
Featured EU-Startups Summit to bring 750 industry leaders to Barcelona Mathew Di Salvo Mar 1, 2018 Barcelona is set to host the EU-Startups Summit in April, an event that will see 750 founders, startup enthusiasts, corporates, angel investors and VCs flock to the city for one... continue reading
Featured What does Brexit mean for Portugal, startup-wise? Daniela Monteiro Jun 29, 2016 We still don’t know what the implications of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union are. Reality indicates there’s a long process to come. As many cities try to claim... continue reading
Awards EIT Digital Challenge – scale up your startup Daniela Monteiro Jun 6, 2016 Digital Industry, Digital Cities, Digital Wellbeing, Digital Infrastructure and Digital Finance are areas booming worldwide, and they are strategically highly important for Europe... continue reading
Awards EIT Digital says Sensefinity is the best IoT startup in Europe Daniela Monteiro Dec 4, 2015 News arrive in several forms and this one arrived as a tweet: https://twitter.com/orlandoremedios/status/672555815279173632 This means Sensefinity won the first place in the... continue reading
Featured UPTEC – highlighted as an example by the European Comission Daniela Monteiro Nov 22, 2014 The European Commission has chosen UPTEC (Science and Technology Park of the University of Porto) as a successful example of the good use of EU funds to promote economic growth... continue reading
Oct 4, 2024 Startup Valencia to host one of Europe’s leading conferences on entrepreneurship and startups this October
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