Why an Innovation Accelerator?
Because doing open innovation at a business school implies...
Walking the talk of an ecosystem approach for innovation, including all key stakeholders
Why Future Cities, Future Communities?
In what (other) ways can Academia expand and apply its role as a dynamo of knowledge, creating bridges and generating results between the campus and the world?
That's the starting point for the Future Cities, Future Communities program.
Over seven months, the program was an integrating & distributing agent of knowledge and solutions for the participating organizations focusing on the European Green Deal – namely, through its three thematic verticals (check below) and four different tracks, dedicated to different stakeholders: Students and Early-stage Entrepreneurs; Startups and SMEs; Citizens Community; and Researchers.
Through the Research Track, we are proud to present the "UNL Index - 100 Research Contributions to Future Cities and Communities". A time-lapse compilation of academic papers from the entire Universidade Nova de Lisboa Schools’ network which relate in multiple ways, directly and indirectly, to the program verticals’ topics. The result is a myriad of possibilities: from very fundamental, zoomed-in analysis on specific topics to broad views in many technical fields of knowledge.
On one hand, this is a concerted effort to celebrate and frame the power of UNL Research for the sake of society and the economy. On the other, it is a topic for further discussion, as the convergence of science and business is a mandatory challenge to any country and economy in the world. What more can be done?
Corporate Partners:
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The Nova SBE Innovation Ecosystem invites researchers, startups, early-stage entrepreneurs, students, and SMEs to connect with a network of companies and investors from Portugal and abroad.
The program will operate across three distinct tracks: startups and SMEs; students and early-stage; and researchers. During the program, open to all participants, experts in the focus areas will be invited to share their knowledge and insights on key topics
Startups
Unlock Opportunities:
Connect directly with influential decision-makers among our program partners.
Get included in the Investors Portugal database
10 companies will get a Golden Ticket – an invitation to come to Lisbon for an Ecosystem Safari and to be in-person at the Sharing Day!
SMEs
Conversations with corporates can be held in Portuguese
Fast-Track Success
Showcase your SME's unique value proposition and solutions instantly.
Accelerate short-term tests and procurement processes. Receive guidance on transitioning to Carbon Neutrality
10 companies will get a Golden Ticket – an invitation to come to Lisbon for an Ecosystem Safari and to be in-person at the Sharing Day!
Students & Early-stage Entrepreneurs
If you aim for a second step after working on early-stage ideas through sprints, crash courses, workshops and hackathons, this post-kickstart was made for you!
Join our Visioneurship Bootcamp to validate value proposition, explore the unit economics of your projects, and get the chance to share it with the program partners!
Applications are already open.
Researchers
If you’d like to broaden the dissemination and potential applicability of your academic work with municipalities, companies and investors, this track was made for you.
We’ll provide such a bridge while ensuring you have the legitimate space to share collaboration possibilities on your own terms.
Applications are already open
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Carbon neutrality & Net Zero
Urban Living, Proximity & Community Services
Construction, Infrastructure & Architecture
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Your Innovation Journey
Sharing Day / July 2
The moment for all participants to share the work done in the previous months!
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In line with the Accelerator's goal of carbon-neutrality, the program will be held on-line
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