INESC TEC

INESC TEC

41°10′46″N 8°35′43″W / 41.17940°N 8.59539°W / 41.17940; -8.59539

The Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (INESC TEC) is a research & development institute located on the campus of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (Portugal). INESC TEC is a private non-profit association, recognised as a Public Interest Institution and has been an Associate Laboratory since 2002.

The purpose of INESC TEC is to act as an interface between the academic world, the world of industry and services and the public administration in Information Technologies, Telecommunications and Electronics (ITT&E).[1] INESC TEC invests in Scientific Research and Technological Development, as well as in Advanced Training and Consulting, Technology Transfer and supports the Establishment of new Technology-based Companies.[2][3]

Present in 6 sites in the cities of Porto, Braga and Vila Real, INESC TEC incorporates 13 R&D Centres and one Associate Unit with complementary competences, always looking to the international market. INESC TEC brings together more than 700 researchers, of which around 350 have PhDs.[1]

  1. ^ a b "About Us". inescporto.pt. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. ^ "INESC Porto lança quatro novas 'start-ups'". inescporto.pt. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  3. ^ Aníbal Rodrigues (7 November 2010). "Empresas criadas no INESC Porto são logo pensadas para competir no mercado global". PÚBLICO. Retrieved 10 August 2015.