UPTEC

Name: UPTEC
Address: Porto, PT
Telephone: +351220301500

UPTEC – Science and Technology Park of University of Porto supports the development of startups.

30/04/2026

Organisations are not people — that’s true — but they are deeply shaped by those who build them every day.

Some people leave a mark not only through results but also through the way they support, challenge, and help everything around them grow.

Over the past seven years, Maria Oliveira has been one of the pillars of UPTEC. She joined shortly before one of the most demanding moments we faced — the pandemic — and helped turn uncertainty into direction. During this time, she was part of a journey defined by growth, transformation and ambition: a team that expanded, an organisation that strengthened its economic and social impact, reached further — in Portugal and beyond — gained recognition, received awards and celebrated (a lot) its 15th anniversary.

Today marks Maria’s last day as UPTEC’s Business Director — a bittersweet moment, filled with both gratitude and pride.

Maria will continue to be a driving force — bringing not only her leadership, but also her energy and dedication — to innovation in Portugal, now as Vice-President of the Agência para a Investigação e Inovação. We wish her every success in this new chapter.

More than the work accomplished, it is the way she did it that stays with us: with energy, generosity and a genuine commitment to UPTEC. Thank you 🤍

UPTEC will always be your home, Maria.

19/02/2026

🏆 𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝟏𝟎 𝐈𝐍 𝐄𝐔𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐄

🚀 UPTEC is now among the 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟭𝟬 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁-𝘂𝗽 𝗵𝘂𝗯𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 — according to the Financial Times “Europe’s Leading Start-up Hubs” ranking (with Statista and Sifted ).

Also ranked among the 180 best start-up hubs in Europe ( #𝟭𝟭𝟲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹).
Thanks for the recognition, UPTEC Community ❤️

+info: https://uptec.up.pt/uptec-among-the-best-startup-hubs-in-europe/

18/09/2025

Yesterday we had the last session of 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 - 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬! 🎯

Over the 6 amazing sessions at UPTEC - Science and Technology Park of University of Porto about the phases of raising investment, we had over 𝟑𝟓𝟎 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 from 𝟑𝟎 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬! 🌏

We want to thank all the great Speakers: Alex Santos, Maria João Souto, Diogo Sousa Batista, Maria C. Morais, Ricardo Luz, Hugo Ramos and Sofia Santos.

And also a huge thank you to all who participated in the Roundtables: Bruno Azevedo, Raquel Magalhães, André Eiras dos Santos, Veronica Costa Orvalho, Ana Ferreira, Rui Jerónimo, Andre Jordão, Ricardo Jacinto, Pedro Fortuna, André Miranda and Luis Valente.👏

Thank you for welcoming us in your Auditorium.

16/09/2025

𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐫 🌅

This chill gathering is a great opportunity to 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤, 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 get to know the 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬 at UPTEC over music and drinks. 🎵🍹

Date: 𝟏 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟓𝐩𝐦
Place: 𝐔𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐂 𝐌𝐚𝐫

We’re thrilled to announce three more founders who will pitch their business at Cheers:

📌 OMI - Open Music Instruments - Vicente Lora
📌 Black Drop Biomedical - Susana Neves Domingues
📌 Proteios Technology, Inc. - Robert Snyder

🔥 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬? 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐮𝐩 𝐧𝐨𝐰!

15/09/2025

🎙️ 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤!🎙️

Are you a young entrepreneur with an eye for innovation? Then you cannot miss this talk!

📅 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝟎
🕙 𝟓:𝟎𝟎 𝐩𝐦
📍 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞

Featuring a panel of several young and influential actors in the Portuguese innovation ecosystem, from students to founders, we'll be addressing youth entrepreneurship, starting your own business, challenges and how to overcome them, while connecting with the Portuguese diaspora.

The session is organised by UPTEC and Fundação António Pargana, as part of the 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬: 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 programme.

Book your spot in bio!

12/09/2025

🌅 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐫 - 𝟏 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫: innovative people, music and drinks!! 🍹🍺🎶

We’re thrilled to have the following founders confirmed to pitch their business at Cheers:

📌 - Ricardo Maia
📌 Regenera Sciences - Ana Cláudia Gonçalves
📌 Hanhaa Supply Chain Solutions - Azhar Hussain MBE
📌 SCEMAI - Rodolfo Caramez

🔥 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬? 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐮𝐩 𝐧𝐨𝐰 in bio!

10/09/2025

🎯 Ready for the last session of 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 - 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬?

It is already next Wednesday, 𝟏𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, with the theme “𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲”.

📌 The Roundtable will be composed by André Eiras dos Santos from Sword Health, Veronica Costa Orvalho from Didimo, Alex Santos from Chamaeleon and moderated by Maria Moura Oliveira from UPTEC - Science and Technology Park of University of Porto.

Don't miss it resgister in bio.

09/09/2025

Selected participants will have the opportunity to structure and validate innovative ideas to enhance business models with market potential and impact. The programme is organized by .portoinovacao and this year will be run by , with the support of 𝐔𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐂 as a partner in the initiative. 💡

Applications for 𝐁𝐈𝐏 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 are open until 𝟐𝟐 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝟔𝐩𝐦 via the forms in the article. At the end, three winners will be selected, and the prizes include cash and free access to UPTEC’s 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬: 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 programme.

📰 Read full article in bio.

09/09/2025

UPTEC is partnering up with for 🎯

From 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝟏𝟔𝐭𝐡, Portugal will gather more than 300 free events across the country, including 13 Tech Days!

📆 The agenda is being filled with tech and innovation events - submit your event in bio.

08/09/2025

📢 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬 – 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞:

👉 5 office hours sessions of 1 hour each, both online and in-person;
👉 More than 40 experienced mentors who will support entrepreneurs throughout the process;
👉 Guidance through market research, product development, and business strategy.

Applications open until 𝟐𝟏 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫, get to know all yhe mentors in bio.

Endereço

Porto

Telefone

+351220301500

Website

http://www.uptec.up.pt/

Notificações

Seja o primeiro a receber as novidades e deixe-nos enviar-lhe um email quando UPTEC publica notícias e promoções. O seu endereço de email não será utilizado para qualquer outro propósito, e pode cancelar a subscrição a qualquer momento.