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Um olhar sobre nós na voz dos nossos parceiros - 3Decide, pela voz de Carlos Rebelo.

Fora de Série

"... o ambiente de trabalho na USE é bastante agradável, conciliando a boa disposição com rigor e responsabilidade.", Mário Couto.

A Vós a Razão

"Embora os tempos sejam cada vez mais desfavoráveis à investigação, acredito que é possível produzirmos um trabalho científico relevante e proporcionar à indústria uma plataforma de teste privilegiada", Clara Gouveia (USE)

Asneira Livre

"Em vez de cartas de amor, tenho recebido ultimamente prendas na minha secretária...", José Meirinhos (USE)

Galeria do Insólito

Ser secretária no INESC TEC é um trabalho bastante exigente e até esgotante fisicamente e por isso agora é possível requisitar um par de pernas extra para uma secretária...

Ecografia

BIP tira Raio X a colaboradores do INESC TEC...

Novos Doutorados

Venha conhecer os novos doutorados do INESC TEC...

Cadê Você?

O INESC TEC lança todos os meses no mercado pessoas altamente qualificadas...

Jobs 4 the Boys & Girls

Referência a anúncios publicados pelo INESC TEC, oferecendo bolsas, contratos de trabalho e outras oportunidades do mesmo género...

Biptoon

Mais cenas de como bamos indo porreiros...

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Cadê Você?

O INESC TEC lança todos os meses no mercado pessoas altamente qualificadas. Muitas vezes, essas pessoas vão ocupar lugares de destaque nas melhores empresas nacionais e internacionais ou optam por formar spin-offs. Como a melhor forma de transferir tecnologia é transferir pessoas, nesta secção a voz é dada aos colaboradores que se formaram no INESC TEC e agora brilham noutras empresas e instituições.

Bruno Santos, Venture Catalysts, Managing partner

  • Ano em que entrou e saiu do INESC Porto: 2011-2012
  • Unidade(s) do INESC Porto com que colaborou: UITT

Testemunho relativo a sua experiência desde a sua saída do INESC TEC

After I left INESC TEC in mid 2012 I started working at Venture Catalysts (www.venture-catalysts.com). Venture Catalysts is a company focused on commercialising technology through entrepreneurship. By supporting visionary researchers and entrepreneurs releasing the full potential of their technologies, the company acts as a catalyst for the development of new technology–based ventures.
I worked at INESC TEC as a consultant implementing Innovation, Research and Development Management Systems and supporting Start-ups, and at Venture Catalysts I took on the risks and followed my own advice. I went from being an Advisor to playing the role of a Maker.
Venture Catalysts' structured and iterative approach as well as our expertise in several knowledge areas allow us to work side by side with the promoters of the technology, as a co-promoter, sharing risks and goals whilst speaking the languages of R&D, Entrepreneurship and Business.
Together with the researcher we focus on solving real market needs by evaluating the true potential of the technology to develop products/ services that support new ventures with high potential at a global scale. The first company created by Venture Catalysts was Abyssal (www.Abyssal.eu), a company that does operating systems for Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) in the Oil & Gas Industry. Venture Catalysts, together with the researcher/entrepreneur, structured the business and raised funds from Venture Capital to start the company and bring this innovative product to the market.
We are currently working with another researcher to structure a new company in the Health sector, and evaluating other promising technologies and teams for other ventures.

Na sua opinião como é que a sua experiência no INESC TEC ajudou no novo papel?

I would like to mention all the friends and colleagues with whom I learned a lot in the open and honest conversations we had. When I started working at INESC TEC I had just created Venture Catalysts together with four friends. My time at INESC TEC allowed me to better understand the work of a reference Institute that works as an Interface between University and Companies. This complemented our experience as Researchers, Start-Up Managers, Portuguese and Multinational company staff, Venture Capitalists and Banking that allowed us to perfectly understand the Start-Up ecosystem and focus on an unmet market need. We are a company that focuses on complex technology based projects on a global scale. Not being consultants but promoters together with the researcher/entrepreneur leads to a complete alignment and risk sharing. This allows the company to get people with experience and knowledge in business and entrepreneurship with a technical background, to overcome the obstacles in creating a complex business, always from a true perspective of value co-creation that increases the probability for a Start-up to be successful.

Na sua opinião, o INESC TEC mudou em quais aspectos desde a sua saída?

In my opinion INESC TEC didn’t change in its most important aspect as it continues to be an Interface Institute of reference in Portugal. I also feel it is changing for the better in two fields: Internationalisation, confirming that is an important Institute not only in Portugal, and Networking, boosting its fabulous network of brilliant collaborators and former collaborators.