Lisbon/Amsterdam - The University of Lisbon is driving innovation in Portugal, says the ULisboa Startup Impact Report 2025 developed with Dealroom, a Dutch company developing startup-tracking software. Among the university's alumni are entrepreneurs who founded four out of the country’s six unicorn businesses worth more than 24 billion Euros.

Guimarães/Düsseldorf - The Portuguese brand Lavoro has again taken part in the A+A trade fair this year. In addition to launching its new safety shoe collections, Lavoro is expanding its podiatry consulting service with the addition of a 3D system for posture and musculoskeletal analysis.

Porto - The Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical Engineering (INEGI) and port authority for Douro, Leixões and Viana do Castelo are cooperating with a view to improving the environmental monitoring and management of ports and freight terminals. To this end, INEGI is tasked with developing suitable solutions.

Zurich/Lisbon - The Zurich-based private bank Julius Bär has obtained the necessary approvals to open a new office in Lisbon and plans to inaugurate this location before the end of 2025. With this step, the company is seeking to strengthen its proximity to Portuguese customers, who have been served by the Madrid-based Julius Bär team since 2019.

Schlieren/Washington - The biotech company InSphero from Schlieren in the Swiss canton of Zurich has presented the HUMAIN Award for the second time this year in collaboration with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. The five winning teams come from Switzerland, Portugal, the USA, Spain, and Germany.