CCISP NEWS
#Swisstech Night 2023

Parallel to the Websummit, one of the world’s biggest startup communities and tech events, the Swiss-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry decided, in collaboration with its institutional partners to organize a #Swisstech Night.

New member: Foxtrail Portugal

From Switzerland, where it already has more than 2.5 million users on more than 60 trails, Foxtrail has begun its expansion to new locations in Europe, such as Helsinki, Berlin, Potsdam, Nuremberg, Rome, Paris, and London.

New member: FAIRTIQ

FAIRTIQ is a Swiss mobile ticketing app for public transport based on the ‘Check In – Assisted Check Out’ principle.

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  • University of Lisbon key to innovation in Portugal and Europe
    on December 5, 2025 at 11:07 am

    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.

  • Lavoro presents latest innovations at A+A 2025
    on November 7, 2025 at 10:23 am

    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.

  • INEGI and APDL join forces to improve environmental monitoring at ports
    on November 4, 2025 at 9:39 am

    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.

  • Julius Bär expanding with new office in Lisbon
    on October 28, 2025 at 12:23 pm

    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.

  • InSphero names winners of HUMAIN Award 2025
    on October 23, 2025 at 8:49 am

    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.