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Launched in 2022 under the leadership of INESC TEC, to contribute to the development of a more sustainable and resilient industry sector, SoTecIn Factory is now, three years later, showcasing dozens of technologies designed to boost the circularity of value chains. Over two days, the SoTecIn Factory Start-up Day presented high-impact circular solutions across the plastics and packaging, textile, and agro-food sectors - aiming to connect them with companies and organisations interested in increasing the circularity of their processes.
29th May 2025
INESC TEC is leading a project aimed at making Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) more accessible, efficient, and applicable within industrial contexts.
27th May 2025
Digitalisation plays a vital role in decarbonisation, serving as an enabler of energy efficiency, process optimisation, and the transition to more sustainable operations. In a sector like agro-food, where energy consumption is often high, digital transformation allows for real-time monitoring and control of resource use, while supporting data-driven decision-making.This is where INESC TEC comes in. As part of the Roadmap for Decarbonising the Agro-Food Sector, the institute developed specific methodologies to support the digital transformation of companies within the sector; let’s take a closer look.
26th May 2025
Recognised as the most important European meeting point in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), the European Robotics Forum took place in Stuttgart at the end of March. INESC TEC was present at the event, showcasing projects and demonstrating technologies at its own exhibition stand and presenting a scientific paper.
30th April 2025
Homes in Europe are estimated to be responsible for approximately 40% of the European Union's energy consumption and 36% of greenhouse gas emissions. DECODIT, a European project featuring INESC TEC, will support the energy transition of homes, through the development of digital services to support citizens in the decision-making process of renovating and managing the energy of their homes. These services will help us choose the solutions that best meet our personal needs.
18th February 2025
INESC TEC is one of the partners of the European project Mari4_YARD, dedicated to the development of flexible and modular construction solutions in small and medium-sized shipyards; this endeavour was one of the winners in the Economic Viability category of the prestigious Waterbone Awards initiative. The award acknowledged the work carried out within the scope of this project, which aimed to develop technological solutions to assist naval workers, as well as to prepare operations for the future.
13th February 2025
Different areas have merged to improve and increase the innovation and competitiveness of European manufacturing. After the four years of the project, there are important results in terms of redesigning the product portfolio, rationalising the production processes, and exploring new business models.
16th January 2025
INESC TEC’s Industry and Innovation Laboratory (iiLab) has already received six of the 12 planned pilots. The demonstrations aim to provide industrial solutions with different operating and coordination features.
29th October 2024
The Institute contributed to a solution that reduces manual efforts and ensures a more flexible supply chain. This involvement was “fundamental”, stemming from the ongoing progress of the PRODUTECH R3 mobilising agenda.
29th October 2024
Could the increasing interest in language models, like ChatGPT, be diverting resources away from companies to adopt advanced analytics practices that truly support smart decisions? Pedro Amorim, INESC TEC researcher, and João Alves (from INESC TEC LTPLabs spin-off) believe so. In a paper published in MIT Sloan Management Review, they warn about the quality and unpredictability of data generated solely from generative language models - despite advocating for more investment in Artificial Intelligence (AI) that incorporates these models with advanced analysis (with concrete reasons provided).
25th June 2024
What if mathematics could solve an operational problem in the programming of machines that work simultaneously - each with a specific and permanent set of tasks? This was the winning idea of the EstudIO Award, granted to INESC TEC researcher Ângelo Soares, at the 23rd Congress of the Portuguese Operational Research Society.
12th June 2024
Online shopping and just-in-time delivery – or almost. We became familiarised with this scenario over the past few years, mainly because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The environmental impact of new retail strategies is not yet fully known, particularly regarding new business models and consumption habits, associated with e-commerce; this was the starting point of the e-LOG project, led by INESC TEC, which has now come to an end.
17th April 2024