To encourage and support entrepreneurs in the creation and growth of new tech based creative businesses, Science and Technology Parks offer a set of services related to Start-up Incubation, such as:

• • Project Conceptualization: It supports entrepreneurs in making their business plan in a phase where they are still in the ideation process. The goal is to enable the entrepreneurs to raise technical feasibility and real possibility of economic success for their products, but also supporting them in creating a network and improving themselves as entrepreneurs.
  • Pre-incubation: It corresponds to a phase for promoters developing business ideas prior to the creation of the company.
  • Incubation: For start-ups actively working on the implementation of their business plans and who are in the process of entering the market. The company continues the development and improvement process of its solutions or products and acquires the first customers.
  • Association: Mature start-ups which are no longer incubated but still keep a relationship with the incubator. They are looking to be more competitive, but do not use some of the incubator’s resources anymore, e.g. the room, etc.

The Acceleration Programmes provided by some of BIN@ Science and Technology Park members are geared towards entrepreneurs’ innovative ideas based on technology, science or creativity, and aim to validate the viability of such projects in the international market context.

The set of support given by these programmes may comprise:

• Training sessions
• Mentoring
• Pitching training
• Networking
• Coaching
• Connections to capital
• Funding accessment through the partners of the network
• Networking
• R&D support and outreach
• Education
• Talent recruitment
• Full-service incubation facilities
• Technology transfer assistance
• Commercialisation expertise

In order to support start-ups with international business development aspirations, and the need to approach new markets, the BIN@ network proposes Soft Landing as one of its activities. The members of the Science and Technology Parks (STP) and Incubators of this network are providing business support for short term visits (up to 1 month), which includes free access to co-working facilities, introduction to local services, etc. Furthermore, the landing companies can benefit from such innovation ecosystems.

If you are already a partner of BIN@ network and you are interested in hosting start-ups in the framework of this Soft Landing Programme, please contact us at: feupbin@fe.up.pt

The BIN@ Soft Landing Programme has 2 phases:

1st phase: free-of-charge up to 1 month TRIAL Period with all services included and know-how from the market in order to facilitate good results for the company.

2nd phase: If wished, after the TRIAL period of landing, the company can extend its stay. The terms and conditions of this 2nd phase are to be discussed with the hosting partner.

The BIN@ network supports the matching of business opportunities among the players of the innovation market. According to their interests and needs, start-ups, S&T Parks, investors, universities, companies and the public sector may use BIN@’s contact network to explore possibilities for technology transfer, cooperation, partnership, training, application to programmes, connections to capital and others.

In order to promote cooperation, partnerships, business opportunities and networking among its delegates, BIN@ network supports the identification of contacts and the organisation of international business missions (B2B, A2B, B2A and others).

The BIN@ network organises training sessions during the annual events. More than providing a space for discussion, the short courses and workshops are proposed to offer the participants an opportunity to improve themselves as professionals at the Innovation Market. The annual events include further complementary events which support the training in cross-cutting areas, such as Robotic and Health.