Creation of INESC Norte located in Porto with the Universities of Porto and Aveiro

Project SIFO

first service system integrated with optical fibres in Portugal

Creation of INESC Aveiro integrated in INESC Norte

Beginning of the modernisation of Information Systems in Public Administration

U.Minho joins INESC Norte

First spin-off

Medidata

Beginning of collaboration with the EDP

Graphics software GRADES revolutionises network representation

Internationalisation

Beginning of participation in European projects (RACE and ESPRIT)

Telemedicine

First experience in Portugal (Santo António Hospital with INESC Aveiro)

First interaction with the footwear sector

Computerised logistics system for seam sections

Contract with NEC (Japan)

Development of equipment for digital access network

Project Factory of the Future

Modernisation of SMEs in the footwear industry

Collaboration protocol between INESC Norte and APDL

INESC Norte earns classification of Very Good

from the FCT after an evaluation from an international panel

Beginning of collaboration with EFACEC

DMS is presently installed in 4 continents

INESC Norte becomes autonomous

Creation of INESC Porto

INESC Porto receives classification of Excellent from the FCT

Contract with the BBC

Development of an IT-based digital TV studio

First environmental monitoring project

Optical fibre sensors measure temperature and salinity at Ria de Aveiro

INESC Porto is declared a Public Interest institution

INESC Porto obtains the statute of Associate Laboratory

New facilities at FEUP Campus, Asprela

Structural monitoring

Load tests at D. Luís Bridge using optical sensors

Creation of spin-off FiberSensing

One of the world leaders in optical sensing technology

IPP becomes an INESC Porto associate

Project FATEC - High-Tech Factory for the Footwear Industry

New technological solutions for the footwear industry’s value chain

Expansion of the Associate Laboratory

INESC Porto brings in new R&D Centres as Associate Units

Contract with the US Department of Energy

Solutions for wind power forecasting

Project ESA-ONE with the European Space Agency

Monitoring gases in the atmosphere

Collaborative platform to create and discuss Spatial Planning in Portugal

Underwater monitoring robot exported to Brazil

‘Novo Norte’ CCDR-N Award

INESC TEC receives ‘Norte Inovador’ Award

The name of the Associate Laboratory becomes INESC TEC

U.Minho becomes privileged partner

Expansion to Latin America

Creation of INESC P&D Brasil

INESC TEC brings together universities in the North of Portugal to form a solid research network

UTAD becomes new privileged partner

Laboratory of Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Industrial Robotics

Robotic manipulator programmed by demonstration installed in industry

Classification of Excellent renewed by the FCT

Participation in the definition of European strategies

Coordination of the Manufuture European Platform

Programme-contract with the EDP Group

Joint projects in the fields of renewable energies, smart grids, electric vehicles and electricity markets

Programme-contract with Kyaia

Joint projects in planning and logistics, supply chain management, product customisation, production organisation and business management systems

Programme-contract with Biodevices

Joint products in the fields of biomedical engineering and wearable technologies

Special partnership with the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança

Creation of the spin-off LTPLabs

Analytical methodologies to provide management consulting services to companies

Special partnership with Aberta University

Renovation of the collaboration protocol between INESC TEC and the APDL

Creation of FABTEC

Laboratory of Processes and Technologies for Advanced Manufacturing Systems

Creation of the spin-off MITMYNID

Interoperable logistics platforms to offer door-to-door collaborative services

Multisensory Virtual Environment Laboratory

Coordination of CoLAB ForestWISE

Collaborative Laboratory for Integrated Forest & Fire Wise Management

Recognised as Interface Centre (CIT) by the Ministry of Economy

CIT centres aim to bring science, technology and economy together, ensuring the support to companies in the diffusion and transfer of technology, and in the development, qualification and internationalisation

The University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro and the University of Minho became associates of INESC TEC

iiLab – Industry and Innovation Lab

INESC TEC is one of the top five Portuguese organisations in participation in H2020

INESC TEC is one of the top five Portuguese applicants to European patents

Four patents were granted in the U.S.A., Japan, China, and Europe.

INESC TEC develops STAYAWAY COVID app

The app was adopted by the Portuguese Government as the national digital solution for tracking COVID-19