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One of the world’s largest and most prestigious robotics conferences, IROS (International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems), took place this year, in China (late October). INESC TEC was represented by four researchers who presented five papers at this event, which gathered more than 8,000 participants from across the globe.
14th November 2025
The Innovation Radar Prize has just recognised the 12 most promising spin-offs in Europe; Seedsight – established in INESC TEC – made the ranking in the Smart Hardware and Robotics category. This comes in the same month that the INESC TEC spin-off successfully concluded an investment round worth €1.78M, including €1M in public funding, marking yet another important milestone in the company’s growth.
14th November 2025
Drivolution, Bioeconomy BE@T, and Produtech_R3: these were the three Mobilising Agendas from Portugal’s Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) that INESC TEC presented at the APMS 2025 International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems, held in Kamakura (Japan).
12th November 2025
An event within the scope of the be@t project marked the presentation of the Textile Sorting Pilot Unit – an infrastructure incorporating solutions developed by INESC TEC, capable of processing around 50 tonnes of waste per year.
10th November 2025
Combining advanced techniques in machine learning, deep learning, and eXplainable AI, a new system is being developed to predict operational faults and generate understandable explanations for maintenance teams. FOX-PM is a project bringing together INESC TEC and CaetanoBus to create an innovative online and explainable predictive maintenance system for electric bus fleets. The goal is to increase system reliability, reduce downtime, and optimise resource use.
07th November 2025
From Porto to Viana, with a stop in Aguçadoura: this is the route towards the future of renewable energy. Over two days, the EnerTEF consortium – with INESC TEC as a member - had the opportunity to discuss the project’s achievements and visit one of the Testing and Experimentation Facilities (TEFs) based in Portugal - a site where it will be possible to test, validate, and certify Artificial Intelligence solutions applied to the energy sector.
07th November 2025
On 31 October, INESC TEC signed a new collaboration protocol with Águas do Douro e Paiva (AdDP) at AdDP’s facilities in Lever.
06th November 2025
What is the importance of monitoring seabed exploration for the sustainability of the oceans? How is the sustainability of human activities on Earth closely associated with the global transfer of knowledge and technology? These and many other questions were at the centre of a high-level event promoted by the Portuguese Government and co-organised by INESC TEC and the University of Évora, held at the headquarters of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) in Kingston, Jamaica.
06th November 2025
Did you know that INESC TEC is developing a clinical decision-support tool designed to help doctors analyse brain signals and even plan surgeries for patients with epilepsy?
06th November 2025
The 2023-2025 European campaign “Safe and Healthy Work in the Digital Age” ended with a final event that featured INESC TEC’s participation - confirming the Institute’s commitment to the initiative’s key messages.
05th November 2025
After the invitation by the Confederação Empresarial de Portugal (CIP), INESC TEC took part in a high-level, closed-door meeting held in Lisbon with Stéphane Séjourné, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission. The exclusive meeting was attended only by presidents and CEOs of Portuguese associations and companies, with INESC TEC represented by João Claro, Chairman of the Board of Directors.
05th November 2025
We already know a great deal about COVID-19; however, there is still much to uncover. This was the idea behind COVID-19 e a Condição Pós-COVID, an initiative promoted by the Institute of Advanced Studies of Academy of Sciences of Lisbon and coordinated by Alexandre Quintanilha – which brought together several experts to present ongoing research and projects on the subject. INESC TEC participated to address innovation in times of emergency and uncertainty, highlighting the key role played in 2020 as a research, innovation, and policy advisory actor.
04th November 2025