IKTIMED – Kick-off Meeting
Joao Mil-Homens [email protected]
Barcelona, October 21 2010
Algarve Regional Center for Innovation
GENERAL PRESENTATION OF THE ALGARVE
Is the most southern region of Portugal and covers 4996 km2.
high annual temperature and approximately 3000 hours of annual sunshine.
the region's main economic activity, tourism, is responsible for approximately 60% of total employment and 66% of regional GDP.
Algarve receives about 5 million tourists per year.
GENERAL PRESENTATION OF UALG
The University of the Algarve (UAlg) is a 30 years old higher education public institution
ten thousand students with two thousand in postgraduate programs.
750 permanent faculty members and 450 researchers, evidencing a growing commitment towards R&D and Innovation.
The main research and teaching areas are: • Earth and Marine Sciences• Health Sciences• Management and Tourism• Engineering and Technology• Social Sciences and Humanities.
UAlg’s Research Performance is ranked 2nd among Portuguese universities.
GENERAL PRESENTATION OF UALG
GENERAL PRESENTATION OF CRIA
The history of CRIA - Algarve Regional Center for Innovation - begins in 2003 with a partnership between the University of the Algarve and the Regional Administration Authority with the goal of promoting an institutional environment that fostered innovation and entrepreneurship.
CRIA was formally established in 2010 as part of the Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer Division of the University of the Algarve.
GENERAL PRESENTATION OF CRIA
MAIN AREAS
• Knowledge and Technology based Entrepreneurship
• Technology Transfer, Research and Networking
• Intellectual Property Rights
• Science and Technology Infrastructures
• Studies and Projects
Acronym Source of Funding
TRANSINOV INTERREG III A
TECHNOPOLIS INTERREG III B MEDDOC
CREA BUSINESS IDEA INTERREG IVB SUDOE
INOLINK INTERREG IVC
KIMERAA Atlantic Area
SHAREBIOTECH Atlantic Area
NETALGAE Atlantic Area
RESEARCHERS NIGHT ‘09 FP7 PEOPLE
RESEARCHERS NIGHT ‘10 FP7 PEOPLE
PROJECTS HIGHLIGHTS
PROJECTS MED
And, 5 more projects recently approved in the 2nd call of MED Programme!
PROJECTS MED
• MED TECHNOPOLIS
• IKTIMED
• KNOWING
• ICS
• TEMA
Thank you for your attention!
www.cria.pt