Testimonials

‘The Business and Innovation Network has been a great opportunity for Uruguay. We have developed, from the Universidad de la República, a very fine cooperation with the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto. Thank you, thank you very much for such a great achievement in technology transfer.’

Franco Simini, Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of the Republic, Uruguay

‘Business and Innovation Network is a place to learn, share and co-create with others – academia, industry and governmental institutions come together to solve the societal problems of the world today.’

Brigita Jurisic, Business Development Manager at City, University of London

‘…I was fortunate enough to attend the very first of Business and Innovation Network event and fortunate enough to attend many of the subsequent events. And when I think back upon those events and I look to this year’s event and the future events, one of the real hallmarks of those events is that it identifies the facts that the future is unwritten and this is more relevant than ever in today’s world. The future is unwritten and when you’re in attendance of those events, what you realise is that you’re meeting the people and you’re discussing the topics of the future, you’re discussing how the future will be written and you’re interacting with the people who will be writing that future.’

Marc Zupan, Professor at UMBC- University of Maryland, Baltimore County

‘…I’m participating in BIN@ network since 2011, so almost since the beginning…BIN means for me not only a professional platform, it’s most of all a platform of friends, of great friends.’

Marcin Gorski, Director at Project Management Center, Silesian University of Technology

‘Business and Innovation Network – it is a bridge, it is a bridge between people, scientists and countries. Valahia University of Targoviste from Romania is proud to be part in this network by almost 10 years. For us, it was a good opportunity to meet people, to connect people and have the chance to establish a lot of collaboration at the international level.’

Gabriela Teodorescu, Vice Rector at Valahia University of Targoviste

‘Since the beginning, UPTEC has been a strong partner of Business and Innovation Network and it has been so rewarding to follow the results of this project. BIN@PORTO is one of the most important events that we host at UPTEC. A meeting point between startups, academia and industry, and also a place to promote the discussion on emergent fields. But BIN@ is more than that. For instance, through this network, our startups have the chance to participate in soft landing programmes or B2B meetings…BIN@ has been a creator of opportunities and a connector of stakeholders and ecosystems from different fields and countries.’

Isabel Silva, Head of Communications and Sustainability at UPTEC

‘…I’ve been to BIN@PORTO, BIN@SHEFFIELD (in UK), BIN@BRAZIL…During these last 10 years, the Business and Innovation Network connected me to different researchers, startups and above all different business and scientific cultures. This is priceless’

Dalton Siqueira, Economic and Technological Development Manager at Supera Innovation and Technology Park

‘For me, the Business and Innovation Network is a birthplace of industrial, societal and economic transformation.’

Glenn Cezanne, Head of Governmental Affairs Brussels CharIN e.V., Founder & Managing Director at Time & Place Consulting

‘The use of renewable energies was also thoroughly discussed, including the reservations pertaining to electrical cars, meaning that although their use itself is not polluting, the process of producing energy still has a strong impact on the environment in some countries, especially when using the non-renewable sources like is the case with coal-fired thermal electric power plants.’

Dalton Marques, Manager of Economic and Technological Development at SUPERA Parque

‘This shows clearly the importance of the work realised by SUPERA Parque and the importance of these people for the development of the entrepreneurship ecosystem of Ribeirão Preto and the country as a whole.’

Adilton Carneiro, CEO of SUPERA Parque, on attributing the prize to the three team members of SUPERA

‘Ribeirão Preto is prepared for this type of challenge and it is an honour that we can participate as protagonists in this discussion.’

Duarte Nogueira, mayor of Ribeirão Preto

‘Thank you so much for great BIN@PORTO experience. We returned to Poland with lots of new ideas and plenty of potential partners for further cooperation between our scientists and university with BIN participants. I hope you feel lots of satisfaction after so excellently organized and realised event.’

Marcin Gorski, Director of Project Management Center, Silesian University of Technology

‘I would like to thank you and all members of your team for organizing BIN@Porto event and helping us to get there. It was a very positive experience for our team – we managed to collect a lot of feedback and meet new people.’

Pavel Panasjuk, Air Energy – Dynamic Air Cooling Technology

‘I am very grateful for the magnificent organisation of BIN@PORTO.’

Rubén Leboreiro, EDAFOTEC

‘I wish to congratulate you for the excellence, quality and realisation of BIN@PORTO 2018 which surely compensated all the efforts the organisation of it required. Extensive congratulations for the whole organisation team of the event.’

Fernando Roseira, Unidade de Engenharia, Mota-Engil, SGPS, S.A

‘We have held several high profile international UTEN/IC2 events in conjunction with U. Porto and FEUP. We have been consistently impressed with the FEUP team and have consistently had a positive experience. FEUP has proven to be an excellent partner and co-host. It has been a distinct pleasure working with FEUP and we look forward to co-hosting more events in the future.’

Eli D. Mercer, Dean of Technology, Health, and Business Division at Tarrant County College / Principal Founder of Genesis Consulting and 3D Innovation Labs / Academic Director of PAYLP Program and Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin