Manuel Padrão and Francisco Martins, creators of the “first smart platform for continuous mental health support”, called “Cozecare”, have just won first prize in SpinUM – the University of Minho Business Ideas Competition. Second prize goes to Eduardo Silva, Guilherme Santos and Pedro Ferreira Borges, for the innovation “SEIVA”, which […]
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Campus.ly, developed by Samuel Anjos, is unique in that it cross-references students’ grades, exam results and profiles with geographical and financial filters – and was recently available to try out at the UMinho stand at the Qualifica fair, where EEUM was in attendance. The University of Minho took part in […]
On 25 March, IdeaLab’s Pitch Day took place; this is the TecMinho programme that supports the development of business ideas at the University of Minho. During the session, 13 entrepreneurial teams presented their proposals in the form of brief ‘elevator pitches’ to a panel of invited experts. This provided an […]
As part of the celebrations marking the Rector’s team’s first 100 days in office, an event open to the entire academic community took place on 13 March, which included the inauguration of the UMinho Seed co-creation space on the Azurém campus. The Pro-Rector for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Transfer, Professor […]
On 12 March, the InventUM initiative, organised by the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the UMinho School of Engineering, took place in the main auditorium on the Azurém campus. The event brought together guests from academia, the world of entrepreneurship, public institutions and the student movement to reflect on how […]
PRETECHT offers a preventive and sustainable solution through microbiome analysis, optimising production and preserving the environment It is an innovative service that enables farmers to anticipate ecological imbalances and thus avoid crop losses, as well as reducing chemical use and adopting more sustainable practices. The technology was developed at the […]
The University of Minho has granted spin-off status (young academic company) to PhotoUP and NeuroMech Systems, reinforcing its commitment to knowledge transfer and an innovation ecosystem with economic and social impact for the country. UMinho now has 51 active spin-offs in a wide range of areas, almost half of which […]
Between 13 and 17 October, the José de Guimarães International Arts Centre (CIAJG) hosted the 2nd edition of Techstars Startup Week Guimarães, a leading event in innovation and entrepreneurship. For five days, entrepreneurs, students, investors and anyone interested in innovation and entrepreneurship had the opportunity to participate in lectures, round […]
Initiative promoted by TecMinho awarded prizes and services totalling 6370 euros A system that uses microalgae to convert biogas into biomethane, providing clean and sustainable energy, has won 1st prize in SpinUM – the University of Minho’s Business Ideas Competition. The project is called ‘PhotoUp’ and involves researchers Leandro Madureira, […]
The Demo Day of the 2nd edition of the Empreender@Braga Program took place on December 16, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at the Braga Youth Center, and admission was free. The event supported by Startup Braga culminated a training program, with six bootcamps and talks from November 18 to […]
The Arqus European University Alliance, of which UMinho is a member, is promoting the fifth edition of the Arqus International Innovators Awards initiative, which aims to identify and promote start-up and university-based companies with a view to internationalisation. The previous edition was won by our spin-off Karion Therapeutics. In 2024 […]
Manuel Padrão, Inês Silva, Beatriz Silva and Marta Ribeiro, students from EEUM’s Industrial Engineering and Management degree programme, won the JUMP competition, an ideas competition for new businesses promoted by the Municipality of Famalicão, in partnership with UPTEC, which aims to promote an entrepreneurial culture for the development of new […]