HiTech 2026 Closing Session

Join us on 1 July at the iconic Tivoli BBVA Theatre in Lisbon for the HiTech 2026 Closing Session - the final milestone of the programme.

Discover some of the most promising deep tech projects in Portugal as 10 research teams take the stage to present the business cases behind the solutions they have developed over the past four months.

Throughout the programme, each team has worked intensively to transform cutting-edge research into market-ready solutions, supported by experienced mentors and a hands-on training journey.

🚀 Meet the projects:

• Circle

• DeepWood

• FlexForge

• GlioBrain-Plate

• NEXUS

• OBSIDIAN

• PEROVFlex

• PetriTag®

• SPARCS

• Y-Sense

Whether you're a researcher, investor, corporate innovator, or just passionate about science-driven innovation - this event is for you.

About HiTech:

HiTech is a hands-on program that empowers research teams from Portuguese R&D organisations to transform scientific discoveries into high-growth business opportunities - through training, advising, and mentoring. This year’s edition features two distinct tracks:

🚀 Technology Push, where teams developed their own deep tech projects; and

🎯 Market Pull, where teams addressed real-world challenges posed by Quantum Leap and Sonae Arauco.

⚠️ Note:

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