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19th March 2020

€2.65M to support SMEs in the agri-food and forestry sectors

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Click here for agROBOfood Open Call for Innovation Experiments, open until May 31.

11th March 2020

Portuguese researchers develop smart optical technology for the distinction and detection of cancer cells

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An article published in one of Nature's scientific journals shows that iLoF (Lab on Fiber) intelligent device is a promising technology to identify cancer cells with different profiles.

27th February 2020

Collaborative Laboratory for the Integrated Forest and Fire Management is currently hiring

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The ForestWISE Collaborative Laboratory (CoLAB), focused on research, innovation and knowledge development, and technology transfer activities expected to promote the sustainable forest management and the competitiveness of the forestry sector, while reducing the negative consequences of rural fires, has 10 open positions to senior researchers and project managers.

13th February 2020

Portugal tests innovative smart grid technology with residential and business customers

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The implementation stage takes place in Alcochete, Caldas da Rainha, Mafra and Valverde

11th February 2020

Experts are developing an algorithm to optimise car sharing in Portugal

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The car sharing models are a current trend, thanks to a greater environmental awareness. In this sense, researchers aim to make this business cheaper for companies and users.

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"Diaries of a Pandemic" aims at understanding how the Portuguese are adapting to covid-19

To understand how Portuguese citizens are adapting to the covid-19 pandemic. This is the main objective of an initiative launched by the Institute of Public Health of the University of Porto (ISPUP) and by the Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (INESC TEC), in partnership with the newspaper Público.

Date25th March 2020

SourceViva Porto

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ISPUP, INESC TEC and Público present "Diaries of a Pandemic"

The main goal of the project is providing tools to scientists, so they can assess, monitor and study the behaviours of Portuguese people during the covid-19 pandemic.

Date24th March 2020

SourceRádio Nova

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Institute from UPorto launches "diaries" to understand the adaptation to the outbreak

ISPUP and the Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (INESC TEC) developed this platform, in partnership with the newspaper Público.

Date24th March 2020

SourceNotícias ao Minuto

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Institute from UPorto launches "diaries" to understand the adaptation to the outbreak

ISPUP and the Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (INESC TEC) developed this platform, in partnership with the newspaper Público.

Date24th March 2020

SourceExpresso

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ISPUP, INESC TEC and Público present "Diaries of a Pandemic"

The main goal of the project is providing tools to scientists, so they can assess, monitor and study the behaviours of Portuguese people during the covid-19 pandemic.

Date23rd March 2020

SourcePúblico

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University of Porto develops a technology to detect cancer cells

The system, developed by INESC TEC Centres for Applied Photonics and Biomedical Engineering Research - in partnership with the spin-off iLoF -, combines "artificial intelligence algorithms with photonics signals to identify different categories of biomarkers".

Date22nd March 2020

SourceTime Out

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European project provides more than €2M to support innovative SMEs in the agri-food and forestry sectors

The European project agROBOfood is providing €2.65M to support small and medium-sized (SME) in the agri-food and forestry sectors.

Date21st March 2020

Sourcee-Global

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U.Porto entrepreneurs part of the "30 under 30" list by Forbes

The founders of Addvolt, iLoF and Smartex are part of the 2020 list of the most promising European entrepreneurs, published by the prestigious North-American magazine.

Date20th March 2020

SourceViva Porto

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