INESC TEC contributes to the innovation of the Sea Cluster

INESC TEC contributes to the innovation of the Sea Cluster

The cycle «Portuguese economy and industry 4.0 – A journey to a new industrialisation» was organised by Grupo Editorial Vida Económica in cooperation with INESC TEC, organised his fourth conference about Sea Cluster. It took place on 21 February at Aveiro Exhibition Centre.

01st March 2018

Carlos Pinho, member of INESC TEC’s Industry partnership Service (SAPE) and assistant coordinator of INESC TEC’s Centre led INESC TEC’s participation for Robotics and Autonomous Systems (CRAS), with the presentation «The Sea of Tomorrow».

At the opening session, there were also present Rui Azevedo (Fórum Oceano), Miguel Marques (PwC) with the subject «Economic and companies involvement of maritime economy» and at the closure was José Ribau Esteves, Aveiro City Council.

At the round-table discussion about “Companies and Industry 4.0” participated Rui Barros (Mitmynid), Vítor Figueiredo (WestSea, Martifer group), Pedro Jorge (FRIP group), Rui Costa (TICE’s competitiveness cluster), Pedro Machado (Centre Tourism Region) and António Gameiro Marques (National Security Office).

There was also the opportunity to get to know the winners of the Entrepreneur Awards ‘Splash by Mermaid’ and ‘Born From Knowledge’ (BfK award). The award ‘Splash by Mermaid’ was given by Mermaid Investment and its jury was represented by Daniel Bessa e Miguel Henriques. Nuno Lúcio represented the award «Born from Knowledge» of Portuguese National Innovation Agency (ANI).

The fifth and last conference of the cycle regarding energy will be in mid-March in Viana do Castelo.