SPI – Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação
As part of the South-East Asia Intellectual Property (SEA IP) SME Helpdesk, SPI proudly participated in Hannover Messe 2025, the world’s leading trade fair for industrial technology and innovation. This year’s edition brought together over 4,000 exhibitors and more than 127,000 industry professionals
On March 31 and April 1, SPI participated in the REGENERAR EU Consortium Meeting, excellently hosted by the Biomedical Center (BMC), Physiological Genomics, Faculty of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
The Re-Place consortium held its General Assembly in Bamberg, Germany, on 27–28 March. SPI, as the leader of WP8 (Dissemination, Communication, and Exploitation), participated in the event, which was hosted by the University of Bamberg.
SPI, as part of the South-East Asia Intellectual Property (SEA IP) SME Helpdesk, participated in Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2025, held at Bologna Fiere Halls. For over 50 years, Cosmoprof has been a leading event for companies and professionals across all sectors of the cosmetics industry
SPI, as part of the South-East Asia Intellectual Property (SEA IP) SME Helpdesk, participated in Food Expo Greece 2025, held at Metropolitan Expo in Athens. Recognised as the leading food and beverage trade show in Southeast Europe, the expo attracts thousands of exhibitors and visitors from around the world.
From March 3rd to 5th, Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI) participated in the European Ocean Days in Brussels, under the BlueMissionAA and AtlantECO projects. This is a key event to shape European ocean policies and foster collaboration under the Mission Ocean banner.
The event marked participation of eighty-two participants from different European cities, including consortium members, stakeholders and IAB members, project fellows and other researchers in the Food Consumer Science (FCS) field.
On the weekend of February 8 and 9, 2025, SPI participated in the “Water, an Unfiltered Exhibition” held at the Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona, as part of the H2OforAll communication and dissemination initiative.
SPI, represented by Douglas Thompson, Minoo Doost, and Brimoresa Dhoro, participated in the final conference of the ECOSWEEE project on 29 January 2025.
Madrid, January 23, 2025 – SPI, as part of the South-East Asia Intellectual Property SME Helpdesk, proudly participated in the FITUR 2025 – International Tourism Fair held in Madrid.
From December 10-12, 2024, Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI) participated in the MONTEVITIS project meeting, workshop, and thematic seminar held across Portugal at UTAD in Vila Real, Quinta da Pacheca in Lamego, and Quinta do Bonfim in Pinhão. Representing SPI at all sessions were Ricardo Oliveira and Valeriia Hudz.
SPI represented by Telmo Fernandes, Septian Setiawan and Valeriia Hudz attended the SPADE project consortium at the Fraunhofer IPA in Berlin on December 18-19, 2024, to reflect on its achievements and plans for the next stages.
From November 26th to 28th, 2024, SPI participated in the FUTURAM Consortium Meeting, which was excellently hosted by VITO in Brussels. SPI leads WP7 – Communication, Dissemination, and Exploitation, with a strong emphasis on advancing exploitation activities to ensure the project’s outcomes are translated into meaningful, real-world impacts.
On November 27, 2024, the Environmental Advocacy and Justice Workshop brought together 33 participants—including teens, young adults, and experts—focused on crafting impactful social media campaigns for environmental and social justice.
On November 14th, 2024, SPI actively participated in the European Mission Soil Week’s Cluster Event, at the European Committee of the Regions, for the E-SPFdigit project (Emergent soil, plant, and food onsite digital services on chemical and biological contaminants).
The BlueMissionAA consortium held its 3rd Annual Meeting on October 29-30, 2024, at the University of Lisbon’s TTC Auditorium, with both in-person and online attendance.
On October 9th and 10th 2024, SPI participated in a two-day event of the FOSTER project, comprising a Project Meeting and a Joint Workshop of FOSTER consortium and FOSTER science-policy expert panel. The event was held in Brussels, Belgium at the Representation of the State of Lower Saxony to the European Union.
SPI as Work Package 4 Leader, represented by Igor Lopes and Brimoresa Dhoro, attended the three-day GeneBEcon event, comprising the Science-Policy Symposium, Stakeholder Advisory Board Workshop,
As a representative of the South-East Asia IP SME Helpdesk, SPI attended the Innovating Health Together (IHT) Conference: “Building Bridges in Europe and Beyond,” organized by Health Cluster Portugal.
SPI, representing the South-East Asia IP SME Helpdesk (LinkedIn), recently participated in the VDS+ tech event (LinkedIn) held at the astonishing Ciudad de las Artes y Ciencias from October 23-24. SPI consultant Ivan Sá Vieira engaged with a diverse range of start-ups, primarily from Valencia and surrounding regions, while also connecting with interesting SMEs from the Netherlands, Greece, and Portugal.
Sara Medina and Susana Seabra, in representation of SPI, travelled to Seoul to take part in the INPACE International Symposium on Digital Technologies and Policies: Supporting the Indo-Pacific-European Digital Partnerships, held in Daeyang AI Center, Sejong University, from the 21th to the 22th of October.
On February 10th 2024, SPI organised and participated in the Academic Training of COMFOCUS in Bologna, Italy. The event was hosted by the University of Bologna, Department of Agri-food Sciences and Technologies.
SPI was pleased to take part in the Kick-off meeting of E-SPFDigit Project, held from 8th to 9th October. The project aims to develop and scale AI-driven digital tools for real-time, onsite monitoring of chemical contaminants in viticulture and horticulture.
On October 2nd and 3rd, SPI took part in the SEHRENE consortium meeting held in Granada, Spain. The meeting brought together all project partners to review the progress of key work packages and plan the next steps in the development of the Electro-Thermal Energy Storage (ETES) system.
SPI is excited to announce its role in co-organizing the PREVENTABLE Project’s Midterm Conference and PrevenTalk 2, taking place on 3-4 October 2024 in Rouen, France, in collaboration with EHMA
On 27th September 2024, while representing SPI, Andre Almeida had the privilege of attending the ECONUTRI Stakeholder Event in Athens, which focused on advancing nature-based solutions for sustainable nutrient management in agriculture.
SPI, represented by Ricardo Oliveira, participated in the FoodTech Fair in Herning, Denmark, held from September 30th to October 2nd, 2024. As the premier event for food technology in the Nordic region
SPI recently participated in the final consortium meeting (10th September) and final conference (11th–12th September) of the Horizon 2020 initiative, SPARCS, in Espoo, Finland. SPI was represented by consultants Ivan Sá Vieira, Thiago Monteiro, and Nino Lima Gomes.
On the 25th of September 2024, SPI (Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação) actively participated in the Marine and Freshwater Restoration Initiatives Showcase organised by the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) in Gran Canaria
Diana Silva and Ricardo Oliveira recently represented SPI at the AtlantECO General Assembly, held from September 16th to 21st in Vigo, Spain. AtlantECO, a Horizon 2020 initiative launched in 2020 and running until 2025, focuses on studying the Atlantic microbiome, plastic pollution, and seascape connectivity.
The International Consulting Alliance (ICA) and SPI as the representative of the South-East Asia IP SME Helpdesk, cordially invite all Entrepreneurs and SMEs in the EU and Single Market Programme countries to join our upcoming webinar:
SPI, a consortium partner of MSCAdvocacy, successfully carried out a mission in the two Brazilian cities of Brasília and Campinas from the 10th to the 14th of June 2024, to engage with stakeholders, promote the MSCA (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions) and explore prospects for collaboration in research and innovation in the country.
SPI is pleased to share a comprehensive update from our recent visit to Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. From July 22 to 26, Ana Fernandes and Andre Almeida travelled to Roorkee to evaluate the Pilot Sites 2 and 7, which are central to the SARASWATI 2.0 project.
We’re excited to share the latest development in our community engagement efforts within the European Eyes Hearts Hands 👁❤️🖐 project, supported by the #horiozneurope program. As a Lighthouse city for the New European Bauhaus, we continue to foster positive change!
On 1st and 2nd July 2024, SPI – Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação, as responsible for planning and executing the engagement and co-creation sessions with the local community of lighthouse 4 (Bairro do Sobreiro, Maia),
SPI was present at the Encontro Ciência 2024, represented by our consultant Maria Antónia Silva, in the WORLD CAFÉ: Let’s Talk About Horizon Europe session. This crucial event organized by ANI – Agência Nacional de Inovação, took place today at Alfândega do Porto
From June 25th to 28th, SPI participated in the CommuniCity Project General Assembly and Workshop Training held in Amsterdam. Ricardo Oliveira and Raquel Silva represented SPI as the Communication and Dissemination Task Leaders as part of Work Package 6.
The first day featured the project’s General Assembly, where each Work Package discussed the next steps in preparation for the project’s final and third open call.
On the second day, an internal workshop was held at the Culture Club, during which the Consortium introduced the new cities and challenges for the Third Open Call.
The first day of the meeting started with welcome speeches by Miguel Angel Garcia Muro, Deputy of Digital Transformation of Zaragoza City (Area of Economy, Digital Transformation, and Transparency), and David Rodríguez Ochoa, Head of the Funding and Transfer Unit at CIRCE. It was followed by the Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting where each of the Work Packages and its development status was presented.
Sara Medina and Susana Seabra in representation of SPI – Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação, and Davide Orlandi in representation of EU SME Centre, travelled to Nante, France between the 12th and 14th of June to participate in the EBN Congress 2024.
Between the 3rd and 7th of June 2024, the SPI team, under the MSCAdvocacy project funded under the Horizon Europe Programme of the European Commission, developed a mission to Argentina (Buenos Aires and Cordoba).
SPI participated in the SARASWATI 2.0 Consortium Meeting held in Sevilla, Spain, on May 28-29, 2024. This prestigious event brought together global experts and leading innovators in water technology to discuss groundbreaking advancements stemming from the project financed by European Commission and collaborative efforts in the field.
On June 14th, a successful citizen engagement session was held at Espaço Municipal Maia under the eyes-hearts-hands project. The event, organized by AdE porto, Municipality of Maia
On June 11-13, 2024, Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação – SPI, joined the MONTEVITIS 3rd Workshop on “Regionality in adaptation measures in European viticulture”. The event took place in Luxembourg at the facilities of the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST).
In the framework of the project, SPI leads the promotion of the communication, dissemination, and exploitation activities of MONTEVITIS and supports the strengthening of UDG’s administration and research management capacity in Work Package 4. Ricardo Oliveira and Valeriia Hudz represented SPI at both the workshop and consortium meetings.
SPI participated in Urbis – The Smart Cities Meet up, held in Brno, Czech Republic, from June 4th to 6th, 2024. The event brought together professionals from the research, industry and city sectors. SPI also participated in the SPARCS Energy Solutions Day
SPI, in collaboration with BIC Africa, participated in a scoping mission in Angola carried out by BIC Africa and participated in the Angola Startup Summit. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) Angola, represented by Manuel Caia Paulo and Chabir Hassam
Are you considering expanding your business to Southeast Asia?
The Associação Empresarial de Portugal (AEP) and SPI as the representative of the South-East Asia IP SME Helpdesk, cordially invite all Entrepreneurs and SMEs in the EU and Single Market Programme countries to join our upcoming webinar:
During the 27th until the 30th of May 2024, SPI participated as the leader of WP5 – Communication, Dissemination & Exploitation, in the 1st NATURELAB Consortium Meeting held in Greifswald, in northeast Germany.
From 22nd to 24th of May, SPI participated in the 2nd Summer School of the FOSTER project that took place in Barcelona, Spain. The project FOSTER aims to gain insight into how knowledge and innovation systems can be adapted, made more inclusive and better governed to transform Europe’s food system
Dr. Sara Medina, in representation of SPI, travelled to Malta to take part in the ENRICH Global Innovation Days event, held in Malta from the 14th to the 16th of May. ENRICH GLOBAL is an international not-for-profit association,
Announcement! As part of the consortium partner, SPI invite all of you to join us for the inaugural “PrevenTalk” webinar on May 24th, 2024, as we launch on a pioneering exploration into Rare Tumour Risk Syndromes (RTRS) and the pivotal role of cancer prevention.
On April 23rd-24th, 2024, SPI – Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação, as the leader of Work Package 5 – Dissemination, Exploitation, and Communication, attended the 2nd GlycanTrigger General Assembly Meeting. The consortium meeting took place at the Leiden University Medical Center in Leiden, the Netherlands.
On the 15th and 16th of April 2024, Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI) participated in the consortium meeting of the STARGATE project – reSilienT fARminG by Adaptive microclimate, held in Athens, Greece.
From April 28 to May 4, the Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI) participated in the Consortium Meeting and General Assembly within the scope of the North Africa Transition to Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (NATAE) project, held in Tunis, Tunisia.
SPI, in collaboration with BIC Africa, announces the successful launch of the Diaspora Entrepreneurship Webinar Series, an initiative aimed at fostering economic growth and innovation.
Mr. Ted Cao, Chief Representative of SPI China Office, was invited by the Organizing Committee to attend and conduct a presentation at the ZGC Forum. Zhongguancun is China’s first national independent innovation demonstration zone
From the 23rd to the 25th of April 2024, SPI attended the first Consortium Meeting of the Horizon Europe Regions4Climate (R4C) project.
SPI, as leader of WP6 (“Innovation Management & Exploitation”) and Task 6.1, organised a workshop on Innovation Management to support the 12 European regions in developing their Regional Innovation Roadmap.
SPI, represented by Andre Almeida, participated in the Hannover Messe, the world’s leading trade fair for industry, on April 23rd and 24th. This global event showcased cutting-edge technologies aimed at fostering a connected and climate-neutral industry, while also serving as a platform for global policy discussions involving industry, government, science, and social representatives.
The SPARCS consortium and ASCEND consortium conducted a two-day meeting hosted by Municipality of Leipzig, on April 17 and 18, 2024 in Germany.
The SPARCS consortium conducted a two-day meeting hosted by Municipality of Maia on March 20 and 21, 2024 in Portugal.
As SPI reflects on the journey embarked upon during the EYE Global Programme, it’s truly inspiring to witness the growth and achievements of both the host entrepreneurs and the aspiring new entrepreneurs who have participated in this transformative experience
Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI) has participated in the kick-off meeting of the “Resinfra Plus-Towards a sustainable EU-LAC partnership in Research Infrastructures” project held on February 29th and March 1st in Madrid, Spain.
From 27th to 29th of February, 2024 SPI as the leader of Work Package 2 – Networking, communication,
stakeholder engagement, attended and co-organised the Annual Meeting and Academic Training of the COMFOCUS project in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP) and SPI as the representative of the South-East Asia IP SME Helpdesk, cordially invite all Entrepreneurs and SMEs in the EU and Single Market Programme countries to our upcoming webinar:
In a bid to champion European Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) intellectual property rights, Ricardo Oliveira from SPI made a notable presence at the prestigious Mobile World Congress (MWC) held in Barcelona, Spain from February 26th to 27th, 2024.
From 6 to 9 February 2024, SPI conducted 2 training workshops on Entrepreneurship Hub Management, in Accra, Ghana. The workshops were aimed at two different target groups, with more and less experience respectively. The total number of participants was around 90.
Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI) participated in the kick-off meeting of a new Horizon Europe Project named Microbes-4-Climate in Braga, held between the 20th and 21st of February at the MIRRI-ERIC Headquarters in Braga.
On 6th-8th February, SPI – Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação, as the leader of Work Package 4 – Dissemination and Outreach, attended the Consortium Meeting of the MONTEVITIS project. The consortium meeting took place at the Department of Agriculture, Food,
Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI), a consortium member of INPACE project, attended the Kick-off Meeting that took place in Nice, France, from February 12th to 13th, 2024.
On the 24th and 25th of January, SPI – Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação participated in the kick-off meeting of the SEHRENE project –Store Electricity and Heat foR climatE Neutral Europe.
The eleventh annual World Ocean Summit returns to Lisbon from March 11th to 13th, leading the way to spark conversation and action in the transition to a sustainable ocean economy.
The China & South-East Asia IP SME Helpdesks are initiatives of the European Commission that offer a free-of-charge, first-line IP assistance service for SMEs in the European Union and the other Single Market
SPI, as the leader of WP1, attended the Consortium Meeting, General Assembly, and Review Meeting held in Leipzig, Germany, between 12th and 15th December 2023. Besides the presentations and discussions on the general status of the project
We appreciate the enriching connections and shared experiences we’ve had with each of you throughout 2023 and we look forward to a new year filled with exciting opportunities and meaningful collaborations.
SPI helped the implementation of the “EU-Caribbean workshop on marine scientific cooperation”, which was held by the University of the West Indies (UWI) in their campus, in Bridgetown, Barbados on 14-15 November.
Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI), a consortium member of BlueMissionAA, attended the Annual Consortium Meeting that took place in Cascais, Portugal, from November 29th to 30th, 2023.
SPI, represented by Diana Sousa and Septian Setiawan, participated in the second BlueMissionAA Citizen Science Campaign that took place on December 1st, 2023.
SPI has participated in the SARASWATI 2.0 Consortium Meeting which took place at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) of Mumbai, in Mumbai from 27th to 29th November 2023.
Dr. Sara Medina, in representation of Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI), travelled to Cape Town between the 2nd and 8th of December to participate in the Cape Town VC Unconference and the AfricArena Cape Town Grand Summit 2023 events.
On December 6th, SPI conducted a workshop titled “How Internationalize to the USA” at their office, focusing on providing vital information for Portuguese companies interested in expanding to the competitive US market.
SPI has participated in the Econutri 2nd Plenary Meeting which took place in at the University of Turin in Turin from 22nd to 24th November 2023.
Ready to take your business to the USA? Join us for an exclusive workshop, “How Internationalize to the USA,” presented by Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI) through ENRICH in the USA.
Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI) has participated in the ENRICH in the USA final meeting that took place at the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce between 9th and 10th November 2023.
SPI had a strong presence at the Smart City Expo World Congress – the largest event in the smart cities’ domain that catalyses collaboration among leaders in pioneering companies, governments, and organisations.
Raquel Silva participated in the EHHUR – Eyes Hearts Hands, Urban Revolution, General Assembly, held on the 11th and 12th of October 2023 in Rome, Italy.
In a notable presence at the Aquatech 2023 Fair in Amsterdam, SPI showcased the Intellectual Property Southeast Asia (IP SEA) Helpdesk from November 6th to 9th
Bratislava was the home to SPADE’s latest consortium meeting, from November 2nd to November 3rd. BAVENIR, as one of the project partners, hosted this meeting.
Igor Lopes and Septian Setiawan represented SPI as the leader of WP6 in the recent Consortium Meeting & General Assembly held in Girona, Spain, from October 27th to October 28th, 2023. The main focus of the meeting was to ensure that the project stays in line with the deducted objectives to enhance the management of Rare Tumour
Join us for the “European SMEs Internalisation and IP in Indonesia” webinar, hosted by SPI on behalf of the South-East Asia IP SME Helpdesk, and Câmara do Comércio e Indústria Indonesia Portugal (the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Indonesia Portugal).
Dr. Sara Medina from Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI), in representation of the EU SME Centre, an EU-funded initiative created to provide free first-line services to small and medium-sized businesses from EU Member States and SMP-participating countries, in which SPI is a partner, attended the Understanding China event, that took place on the 24th and 25th of October in the Hotel Renaissance in Brussels.
Raquel Silva and Ricardo Oliveira recently participated in the AtlantECO General Assembly, which took place from October 3rd to 9th in Florianopolis, Brazil. AtlantECO is a Horizon 2020 project initiated in 2020 and set to continue until 2025.
SPI, a consortium member of ENRICH in LAC, participated in the week-long Innovation Tour in Brazil from September 25th to 29th. SPI, was represented by Consultants Igor Lopes and Ivan Sá Vieira, and actively participated in all activities, including the “Internationalisation Session for SMEs”
As a GeneBEcon consortium member, SPI participated in the GeneBEcon Consortium Meeting from October 4th to 5th, 2023 and was part of the organising team for the Science-Policy Symposium, which took place on 6th October, 2023.
The Portuguese Society for Innovation (SPI) organized, in collaboration with the other partners of the MAIA project, the 2nd Policy Roundtable of the project, titled ” Transborder Collaboration: Fostering knowledge exchange and innovation for climate adaptation action”. The event was part of the Side Events during the European Regions
SPI was present at Pollutec 2023 in Lyon, representing the Southeast Asia Intellectual Property (SEA IP) Helpdesk.
As a partner of the Regions4Climate (R4C) project, SPI attended the European Urban Resilience Forum (EURESFO), which took place at the Nova School of Business and Economics in Cascais, Portugal, from the 18th to the 20th of October, 2023. R4C was one of the co-organisers of this year’s 10th-anniversary edition that gathered resilience-makers, innovators, providers, and supporters to help shape a resilience transformation in Europe.
In a remarkable display of dedication to promoting intellectual property (IP) management in Southeast Asia, Andre Almeida from SPI, presented the Southeast Asia Intellectual Property (SEA IP) Helpdesk services at this year’s Alimentaria FoodTech event in Barcelona.
Douglas Thompson and Susana Seabra participated in the BIC Africa Ethiopia Boot Camp, held on the 19th and 20th of Sep 2023 in Bishoftu, Ethiopia.
Every electric or electronic product and battery not collected represents a missed opportunity. The materials in the WEEE that are not collected will not be available for manufacturing new products. New materials may have to be mined instead, which is a lot more damaging for biodiversity and the environment at large
Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI) proudly took part in the highly anticipated PERISCOPE Final Conference, a pivotal event held on September 8th at the prestigious Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) in Brussels. SPI’s invaluable contribution to the event was highlighted as it played a pivotal role in organising this significant gathering.
In a remarkable showcase of collaborative efforts within the realm of pandemic response and research, Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI), leading Work Package 14 – Outreach and Dissemination in the PERISCOPE project, attended the Sister Project Event held on September 7, 2023, at the Fondation Universitaire Stichting in Brussels, Belgium.
As part of the South-East Asia Intellectual Property (SEA IP) SME Helpdesk, SPI proudly participated in Hannover Messe 2025, the world’s leading trade fair for industrial technology and innovation. This year’s edition brought together over 4,000 exhibitors and more than 127,000 industry professionals
On March 31 and April 1, SPI participated in the REGENERAR EU Consortium Meeting, excellently hosted by the Biomedical Center (BMC), Physiological Genomics, Faculty of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
The Re-Place consortium held its General Assembly in Bamberg, Germany, on 27–28 March. SPI, as the leader of WP8 (Dissemination, Communication, and Exploitation), participated in the event, which was hosted by the University of Bamberg.
SPI, as part of the South-East Asia Intellectual Property (SEA IP) SME Helpdesk, participated in Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2025, held at Bologna Fiere Halls. For over 50 years, Cosmoprof has been a leading event for companies and professionals across all sectors of the cosmetics industry
SPI, as part of the South-East Asia Intellectual Property (SEA IP) SME Helpdesk, participated in Food Expo Greece 2025, held at Metropolitan Expo in Athens. Recognised as the leading food and beverage trade show in Southeast Europe, the expo attracts thousands of exhibitors and visitors from around the world.
From March 3rd to 5th, Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI) participated in the European Ocean Days in Brussels, under the BlueMissionAA and AtlantECO projects. This is a key event to shape European ocean policies and foster collaboration under the Mission Ocean banner.
The event marked participation of eighty-two participants from different European cities, including consortium members, stakeholders and IAB members, project fellows and other researchers in the Food Consumer Science (FCS) field.
On the weekend of February 8 and 9, 2025, SPI participated in the “Water, an Unfiltered Exhibition” held at the Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona, as part of the H2OforAll communication and dissemination initiative.
SPI, represented by Douglas Thompson, Minoo Doost, and Brimoresa Dhoro, participated in the final conference of the ECOSWEEE project on 29 January 2025.
Madrid, January 23, 2025 – SPI, as part of the South-East Asia Intellectual Property SME Helpdesk, proudly participated in the FITUR 2025 – International Tourism Fair held in Madrid.
From December 10-12, 2024, Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI) participated in the MONTEVITIS project meeting, workshop, and thematic seminar held across Portugal at UTAD in Vila Real, Quinta da Pacheca in Lamego, and Quinta do Bonfim in Pinhão. Representing SPI at all sessions were Ricardo Oliveira and Valeriia Hudz.
SPI represented by Telmo Fernandes, Septian Setiawan and Valeriia Hudz attended the SPADE project consortium at the Fraunhofer IPA in Berlin on December 18-19, 2024, to reflect on its achievements and plans for the next stages.
From November 26th to 28th, 2024, SPI participated in the FUTURAM Consortium Meeting, which was excellently hosted by VITO in Brussels. SPI leads WP7 – Communication, Dissemination, and Exploitation, with a strong emphasis on advancing exploitation activities to ensure the project’s outcomes are translated into meaningful, real-world impacts.
On November 27, 2024, the Environmental Advocacy and Justice Workshop brought together 33 participants—including teens, young adults, and experts—focused on crafting impactful social media campaigns for environmental and social justice.
On November 14th, 2024, SPI actively participated in the European Mission Soil Week’s Cluster Event, at the European Committee of the Regions, for the E-SPFdigit project (Emergent soil, plant, and food onsite digital services on chemical and biological contaminants).
The BlueMissionAA consortium held its 3rd Annual Meeting on October 29-30, 2024, at the University of Lisbon’s TTC Auditorium, with both in-person and online attendance.
On October 9th and 10th 2024, SPI participated in a two-day event of the FOSTER project, comprising a Project Meeting and a Joint Workshop of FOSTER consortium and FOSTER science-policy expert panel. The event was held in Brussels, Belgium at the Representation of the State of Lower Saxony to the European Union.
SPI as Work Package 4 Leader, represented by Igor Lopes and Brimoresa Dhoro, attended the three-day GeneBEcon event, comprising the Science-Policy Symposium, Stakeholder Advisory Board Workshop,
As a representative of the South-East Asia IP SME Helpdesk, SPI attended the Innovating Health Together (IHT) Conference: “Building Bridges in Europe and Beyond,” organized by Health Cluster Portugal.
SPI, representing the South-East Asia IP SME Helpdesk (LinkedIn), recently participated in the VDS+ tech event (LinkedIn) held at the astonishing Ciudad de las Artes y Ciencias from October 23-24. SPI consultant Ivan Sá Vieira engaged with a diverse range of start-ups, primarily from Valencia and surrounding regions, while also connecting with interesting SMEs from the Netherlands, Greece, and Portugal.
Sara Medina and Susana Seabra, in representation of SPI, travelled to Seoul to take part in the INPACE International Symposium on Digital Technologies and Policies: Supporting the Indo-Pacific-European Digital Partnerships, held in Daeyang AI Center, Sejong University, from the 21th to the 22th of October.
On February 10th 2024, SPI organised and participated in the Academic Training of COMFOCUS in Bologna, Italy. The event was hosted by the University of Bologna, Department of Agri-food Sciences and Technologies.
SPI was pleased to take part in the Kick-off meeting of E-SPFDigit Project, held from 8th to 9th October. The project aims to develop and scale AI-driven digital tools for real-time, onsite monitoring of chemical contaminants in viticulture and horticulture.
On October 2nd and 3rd, SPI took part in the SEHRENE consortium meeting held in Granada, Spain. The meeting brought together all project partners to review the progress of key work packages and plan the next steps in the development of the Electro-Thermal Energy Storage (ETES) system.
SPI is excited to announce its role in co-organizing the PREVENTABLE Project’s Midterm Conference and PrevenTalk 2, taking place on 3-4 October 2024 in Rouen, France, in collaboration with EHMA
On 27th September 2024, while representing SPI, Andre Almeida had the privilege of attending the ECONUTRI Stakeholder Event in Athens, which focused on advancing nature-based solutions for sustainable nutrient management in agriculture.
SPI, represented by Ricardo Oliveira, participated in the FoodTech Fair in Herning, Denmark, held from September 30th to October 2nd, 2024. As the premier event for food technology in the Nordic region
SPI recently participated in the final consortium meeting (10th September) and final conference (11th–12th September) of the Horizon 2020 initiative, SPARCS, in Espoo, Finland. SPI was represented by consultants Ivan Sá Vieira, Thiago Monteiro, and Nino Lima Gomes.
On the 25th of September 2024, SPI (Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação) actively participated in the Marine and Freshwater Restoration Initiatives Showcase organised by the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) in Gran Canaria
Diana Silva and Ricardo Oliveira recently represented SPI at the AtlantECO General Assembly, held from September 16th to 21st in Vigo, Spain. AtlantECO, a Horizon 2020 initiative launched in 2020 and running until 2025, focuses on studying the Atlantic microbiome, plastic pollution, and seascape connectivity.
The International Consulting Alliance (ICA) and SPI as the representative of the South-East Asia IP SME Helpdesk, cordially invite all Entrepreneurs and SMEs in the EU and Single Market Programme countries to join our upcoming webinar:
SPI, a consortium partner of MSCAdvocacy, successfully carried out a mission in the two Brazilian cities of Brasília and Campinas from the 10th to the 14th of June 2024, to engage with stakeholders, promote the MSCA (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions) and explore prospects for collaboration in research and innovation in the country.
SPI is pleased to share a comprehensive update from our recent visit to Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. From July 22 to 26, Ana Fernandes and Andre Almeida travelled to Roorkee to evaluate the Pilot Sites 2 and 7, which are central to the SARASWATI 2.0 project.
We’re excited to share the latest development in our community engagement efforts within the European Eyes Hearts Hands 👁❤️🖐 project, supported by the #horiozneurope program. As a Lighthouse city for the New European Bauhaus, we continue to foster positive change!
On 1st and 2nd July 2024, SPI – Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação, as responsible for planning and executing the engagement and co-creation sessions with the local community of lighthouse 4 (Bairro do Sobreiro, Maia),
SPI was present at the Encontro Ciência 2024, represented by our consultant Maria Antónia Silva, in the WORLD CAFÉ: Let’s Talk About Horizon Europe session. This crucial event organized by ANI – Agência Nacional de Inovação, took place today at Alfândega do Porto
From June 25th to 28th, SPI participated in the CommuniCity Project General Assembly and Workshop Training held in Amsterdam. Ricardo Oliveira and Raquel Silva represented SPI as the Communication and Dissemination Task Leaders as part of Work Package 6.
The first day featured the project’s General Assembly, where each Work Package discussed the next steps in preparation for the project’s final and third open call.
On the second day, an internal workshop was held at the Culture Club, during which the Consortium introduced the new cities and challenges for the Third Open Call.
The first day of the meeting started with welcome speeches by Miguel Angel Garcia Muro, Deputy of Digital Transformation of Zaragoza City (Area of Economy, Digital Transformation, and Transparency), and David Rodríguez Ochoa, Head of the Funding and Transfer Unit at CIRCE. It was followed by the Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting where each of the Work Packages and its development status was presented.
Sara Medina and Susana Seabra in representation of SPI – Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação, and Davide Orlandi in representation of EU SME Centre, travelled to Nante, France between the 12th and 14th of June to participate in the EBN Congress 2024.
Between the 3rd and 7th of June 2024, the SPI team, under the MSCAdvocacy project funded under the Horizon Europe Programme of the European Commission, developed a mission to Argentina (Buenos Aires and Cordoba).
SPI participated in the SARASWATI 2.0 Consortium Meeting held in Sevilla, Spain, on May 28-29, 2024. This prestigious event brought together global experts and leading innovators in water technology to discuss groundbreaking advancements stemming from the project financed by European Commission and collaborative efforts in the field.
On June 14th, a successful citizen engagement session was held at Espaço Municipal Maia under the eyes-hearts-hands project. The event, organized by AdE porto, Municipality of Maia
On June 11-13, 2024, Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação – SPI, joined the MONTEVITIS 3rd Workshop on “Regionality in adaptation measures in European viticulture”. The event took place in Luxembourg at the facilities of the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST).
In the framework of the project, SPI leads the promotion of the communication, dissemination, and exploitation activities of MONTEVITIS and supports the strengthening of UDG’s administration and research management capacity in Work Package 4. Ricardo Oliveira and Valeriia Hudz represented SPI at both the workshop and consortium meetings.
SPI participated in Urbis – The Smart Cities Meet up, held in Brno, Czech Republic, from June 4th to 6th, 2024. The event brought together professionals from the research, industry and city sectors. SPI also participated in the SPARCS Energy Solutions Day
SPI, in collaboration with BIC Africa, participated in a scoping mission in Angola carried out by BIC Africa and participated in the Angola Startup Summit. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) Angola, represented by Manuel Caia Paulo and Chabir Hassam
Are you considering expanding your business to Southeast Asia?
The Associação Empresarial de Portugal (AEP) and SPI as the representative of the South-East Asia IP SME Helpdesk, cordially invite all Entrepreneurs and SMEs in the EU and Single Market Programme countries to join our upcoming webinar:
During the 27th until the 30th of May 2024, SPI participated as the leader of WP5 – Communication, Dissemination & Exploitation, in the 1st NATURELAB Consortium Meeting held in Greifswald, in northeast Germany.
From 22nd to 24th of May, SPI participated in the 2nd Summer School of the FOSTER project that took place in Barcelona, Spain. The project FOSTER aims to gain insight into how knowledge and innovation systems can be adapted, made more inclusive and better governed to transform Europe’s food system
Dr. Sara Medina, in representation of SPI, travelled to Malta to take part in the ENRICH Global Innovation Days event, held in Malta from the 14th to the 16th of May. ENRICH GLOBAL is an international not-for-profit association,
Announcement! As part of the consortium partner, SPI invite all of you to join us for the inaugural “PrevenTalk” webinar on May 24th, 2024, as we launch on a pioneering exploration into Rare Tumour Risk Syndromes (RTRS) and the pivotal role of cancer prevention.
On April 23rd-24th, 2024, SPI – Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação, as the leader of Work Package 5 – Dissemination, Exploitation, and Communication, attended the 2nd GlycanTrigger General Assembly Meeting. The consortium meeting took place at the Leiden University Medical Center in Leiden, the Netherlands.
On the 15th and 16th of April 2024, Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI) participated in the consortium meeting of the STARGATE project – reSilienT fARminG by Adaptive microclimate, held in Athens, Greece.
From April 28 to May 4, the Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI) participated in the Consortium Meeting and General Assembly within the scope of the North Africa Transition to Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (NATAE) project, held in Tunis, Tunisia.
SPI, in collaboration with BIC Africa, announces the successful launch of the Diaspora Entrepreneurship Webinar Series, an initiative aimed at fostering economic growth and innovation.
Mr. Ted Cao, Chief Representative of SPI China Office, was invited by the Organizing Committee to attend and conduct a presentation at the ZGC Forum. Zhongguancun is China’s first national independent innovation demonstration zone
From the 23rd to the 25th of April 2024, SPI attended the first Consortium Meeting of the Horizon Europe Regions4Climate (R4C) project.
SPI, as leader of WP6 (“Innovation Management & Exploitation”) and Task 6.1, organised a workshop on Innovation Management to support the 12 European regions in developing their Regional Innovation Roadmap.
SPI, represented by Andre Almeida, participated in the Hannover Messe, the world’s leading trade fair for industry, on April 23rd and 24th. This global event showcased cutting-edge technologies aimed at fostering a connected and climate-neutral industry, while also serving as a platform for global policy discussions involving industry, government, science, and social representatives.
The SPARCS consortium and ASCEND consortium conducted a two-day meeting hosted by Municipality of Leipzig, on April 17 and 18, 2024 in Germany.
The SPARCS consortium conducted a two-day meeting hosted by Municipality of Maia on March 20 and 21, 2024 in Portugal.
As SPI reflects on the journey embarked upon during the EYE Global Programme, it’s truly inspiring to witness the growth and achievements of both the host entrepreneurs and the aspiring new entrepreneurs who have participated in this transformative experience
Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI) has participated in the kick-off meeting of the “Resinfra Plus-Towards a sustainable EU-LAC partnership in Research Infrastructures” project held on February 29th and March 1st in Madrid, Spain.
From 27th to 29th of February, 2024 SPI as the leader of Work Package 2 – Networking, communication,
stakeholder engagement, attended and co-organised the Annual Meeting and Academic Training of the COMFOCUS project in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP) and SPI as the representative of the South-East Asia IP SME Helpdesk, cordially invite all Entrepreneurs and SMEs in the EU and Single Market Programme countries to our upcoming webinar:
In a bid to champion European Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) intellectual property rights, Ricardo Oliveira from SPI made a notable presence at the prestigious Mobile World Congress (MWC) held in Barcelona, Spain from February 26th to 27th, 2024.
From 6 to 9 February 2024, SPI conducted 2 training workshops on Entrepreneurship Hub Management, in Accra, Ghana. The workshops were aimed at two different target groups, with more and less experience respectively. The total number of participants was around 90.
Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI) participated in the kick-off meeting of a new Horizon Europe Project named Microbes-4-Climate in Braga, held between the 20th and 21st of February at the MIRRI-ERIC Headquarters in Braga.
On 6th-8th February, SPI – Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação, as the leader of Work Package 4 – Dissemination and Outreach, attended the Consortium Meeting of the MONTEVITIS project. The consortium meeting took place at the Department of Agriculture, Food,
Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI), a consortium member of INPACE project, attended the Kick-off Meeting that took place in Nice, France, from February 12th to 13th, 2024.
On the 24th and 25th of January, SPI – Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação participated in the kick-off meeting of the SEHRENE project –Store Electricity and Heat foR climatE Neutral Europe.
The eleventh annual World Ocean Summit returns to Lisbon from March 11th to 13th, leading the way to spark conversation and action in the transition to a sustainable ocean economy.
The China & South-East Asia IP SME Helpdesks are initiatives of the European Commission that offer a free-of-charge, first-line IP assistance service for SMEs in the European Union and the other Single Market
SPI, as the leader of WP1, attended the Consortium Meeting, General Assembly, and Review Meeting held in Leipzig, Germany, between 12th and 15th December 2023. Besides the presentations and discussions on the general status of the project
We appreciate the enriching connections and shared experiences we’ve had with each of you throughout 2023 and we look forward to a new year filled with exciting opportunities and meaningful collaborations.
SPI helped the implementation of the “EU-Caribbean workshop on marine scientific cooperation”, which was held by the University of the West Indies (UWI) in their campus, in Bridgetown, Barbados on 14-15 November.
Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI), a consortium member of BlueMissionAA, attended the Annual Consortium Meeting that took place in Cascais, Portugal, from November 29th to 30th, 2023.
SPI, represented by Diana Sousa and Septian Setiawan, participated in the second BlueMissionAA Citizen Science Campaign that took place on December 1st, 2023.
SPI has participated in the SARASWATI 2.0 Consortium Meeting which took place at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) of Mumbai, in Mumbai from 27th to 29th November 2023.
Dr. Sara Medina, in representation of Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI), travelled to Cape Town between the 2nd and 8th of December to participate in the Cape Town VC Unconference and the AfricArena Cape Town Grand Summit 2023 events.
On December 6th, SPI conducted a workshop titled “How Internationalize to the USA” at their office, focusing on providing vital information for Portuguese companies interested in expanding to the competitive US market.
SPI has participated in the Econutri 2nd Plenary Meeting which took place in at the University of Turin in Turin from 22nd to 24th November 2023.
Ready to take your business to the USA? Join us for an exclusive workshop, “How Internationalize to the USA,” presented by Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI) through ENRICH in the USA.
Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI) has participated in the ENRICH in the USA final meeting that took place at the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce between 9th and 10th November 2023.
SPI had a strong presence at the Smart City Expo World Congress – the largest event in the smart cities’ domain that catalyses collaboration among leaders in pioneering companies, governments, and organisations.
Raquel Silva participated in the EHHUR – Eyes Hearts Hands, Urban Revolution, General Assembly, held on the 11th and 12th of October 2023 in Rome, Italy.
In a notable presence at the Aquatech 2023 Fair in Amsterdam, SPI showcased the Intellectual Property Southeast Asia (IP SEA) Helpdesk from November 6th to 9th
Bratislava was the home to SPADE’s latest consortium meeting, from November 2nd to November 3rd. BAVENIR, as one of the project partners, hosted this meeting.
Igor Lopes and Septian Setiawan represented SPI as the leader of WP6 in the recent Consortium Meeting & General Assembly held in Girona, Spain, from October 27th to October 28th, 2023. The main focus of the meeting was to ensure that the project stays in line with the deducted objectives to enhance the management of Rare Tumour
Join us for the “European SMEs Internalisation and IP in Indonesia” webinar, hosted by SPI on behalf of the South-East Asia IP SME Helpdesk, and Câmara do Comércio e Indústria Indonesia Portugal (the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Indonesia Portugal).
Dr. Sara Medina from Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI), in representation of the EU SME Centre, an EU-funded initiative created to provide free first-line services to small and medium-sized businesses from EU Member States and SMP-participating countries, in which SPI is a partner, attended the Understanding China event, that took place on the 24th and 25th of October in the Hotel Renaissance in Brussels.
Raquel Silva and Ricardo Oliveira recently participated in the AtlantECO General Assembly, which took place from October 3rd to 9th in Florianopolis, Brazil. AtlantECO is a Horizon 2020 project initiated in 2020 and set to continue until 2025.
SPI, a consortium member of ENRICH in LAC, participated in the week-long Innovation Tour in Brazil from September 25th to 29th. SPI, was represented by Consultants Igor Lopes and Ivan Sá Vieira, and actively participated in all activities, including the “Internationalisation Session for SMEs”
As a GeneBEcon consortium member, SPI participated in the GeneBEcon Consortium Meeting from October 4th to 5th, 2023 and was part of the organising team for the Science-Policy Symposium, which took place on 6th October, 2023.
The Portuguese Society for Innovation (SPI) organized, in collaboration with the other partners of the MAIA project, the 2nd Policy Roundtable of the project, titled ” Transborder Collaboration: Fostering knowledge exchange and innovation for climate adaptation action”. The event was part of the Side Events during the European Regions
SPI was present at Pollutec 2023 in Lyon, representing the Southeast Asia Intellectual Property (SEA IP) Helpdesk.
As a partner of the Regions4Climate (R4C) project, SPI attended the European Urban Resilience Forum (EURESFO), which took place at the Nova School of Business and Economics in Cascais, Portugal, from the 18th to the 20th of October, 2023. R4C was one of the co-organisers of this year’s 10th-anniversary edition that gathered resilience-makers, innovators, providers, and supporters to help shape a resilience transformation in Europe.
In a remarkable display of dedication to promoting intellectual property (IP) management in Southeast Asia, Andre Almeida from SPI, presented the Southeast Asia Intellectual Property (SEA IP) Helpdesk services at this year’s Alimentaria FoodTech event in Barcelona.
Douglas Thompson and Susana Seabra participated in the BIC Africa Ethiopia Boot Camp, held on the 19th and 20th of Sep 2023 in Bishoftu, Ethiopia.
Every electric or electronic product and battery not collected represents a missed opportunity. The materials in the WEEE that are not collected will not be available for manufacturing new products. New materials may have to be mined instead, which is a lot more damaging for biodiversity and the environment at large
Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI) proudly took part in the highly anticipated PERISCOPE Final Conference, a pivotal event held on September 8th at the prestigious Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) in Brussels. SPI’s invaluable contribution to the event was highlighted as it played a pivotal role in organising this significant gathering.
In a remarkable showcase of collaborative efforts within the realm of pandemic response and research, Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação (SPI), leading Work Package 14 – Outreach and Dissemination in the PERISCOPE project, attended the Sister Project Event held on September 7, 2023, at the Fondation Universitaire Stichting in Brussels, Belgium.