COMPANIES
ANI plays a vital role in supporting Portuguese companies, providing the resources and support they need to innovate, grow, and compete in a global market.
Find here all the information about key national and international calls, financing solutions, international partnerships, collaboration platforms, data, and events essential to supporting your company.
R&D TAX INCENTIVES
SIFIDE – The System of Tax Incentives for Business R&D aims to increase the competitiveness of companies by supporting their Research and Development efforts through deductions in corporate income tax (IRC) for R&D expenses.
HORIZON EUROPE PROGRAM
Horizon Europe Program is the current European Union Framework Program for Research and Innovation. It started on January 1, 2021, and is set to conclude on December 31, 2027, with a total budget allocation of €95.5 billion to support research and innovation activities.
SIFIDE DATA
Access all the key indicators, impacts, and scope of the SIFIDE Tax Incentive System for R&D, always up-to-date, including applications received and approved, R&D investments recorded, and supported companies.
HORIZON EUROPE PROGRAM DATA
Discover and consult all key indicators of the current European Union Framework Program for Research and Innovation.
AGENDAS FOR BUSINESS INNOVATION
Aiming to increase the competitiveness and resilience of the economy based on R&D, innovation, diversification, and specialization of the production structure, and to encourage productive investment in areas of national and European strategic interest.
COMPANIES 4.0 – TESTING AND EXPERIMENTATION FACILITIES | TEST BEDS
Test Beds are infrastructures and equipment for providing testing and experimentation services for SME and Startup products and services, in either physical or virtual spaces.
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS
ANI continuously strengthens cooperation with counterpart entities from strategically identified countries, promoting opportunities for joint project development between Portuguese and foreign entities in applied research, technological development, and innovation, with an impact on the internationalization of Portuguese companies and innovations.
INTERNATIONAL FORUMS
ANI contributes innovation-related inputs to discussions in various international forums.
KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER NETWORK – TTO
Technology Transfer Offices (TTO) are the structures responsible for technology transfer and valorization activities, playing a central role in the valorization of knowledge produced in the various research centers and laboratories of national Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).
JOINT R&D UNITS IN CO-PROMOTION
The R&D Technology Incentive System aims to stimulate business investment in R&D, supporting projects for creating and developing an “R&D Joint Unit in Co-promotion” involving qualified human resources from various co-promoters, including non-business entities from the R&D&I system.
SECTORAL STANDARDS FOR INNOVATION – ONS
Sectoral standardization for innovation refers to the process of developing and implementing specific standards governing the use and application of research, development, and new technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI).
IPCEI – IMPORTANT PROJECTS OF COMMON EUROPEAN INTEREST
The Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI) are strategic instruments for the implementation of the European Union (EU) Industrial Strategy.
ENEI 2030 – NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR SMART SPECIALIZATION
ENEI holds strategic importance, serving as an aggregator for a national strategy for smart specialization and a way to promote innovation.
DIGITAL INNOVATION HUBS | DIH
Digital Innovation Hubs (DIH) are structures designed to centralize a set of support services for the digital transition of companies, offered under more accessible conditions, focusing on 3 disruptive technologies: AI, HPC, and Cybersecurity.
TECHNOLOGICAL FREE ZONES
Technological Free Zones (ZLT) are physical environments, geographically located, in real or near-real settings, used for testing and experimentation (support and supervision by the relevant competent entities).
CoLAB NETWORK
CoLABs are entities that pursue their own research and innovation agendas, with an emphasis on proprietary and specialized knowledge, in close collaboration with their members.
CTI NETWORK
Technology and Innovation Centers (CTI) help companies identify market needs and, through research, apply innovative technologies to address these challenges and increase efficiency.
EUREKA & EUROSTARS
The Eureka Network aims to promote the growth of start-ups, SMEs, large companies, research centers, and universities through funding and support for international R&D cooperation, providing services to help access investment.
THE EUROPEAN CHIPS ACT
The proposed regulation aims to strengthen the European semiconductor ecosystem, increase the security of the EU’s semiconductor supply, and develop new markets for cutting-edge European technologies.
SKALE2CT
The overall goal of SKALE2CT is to empower public and intermediary organizations to improve or implement new instruments and policies that promote the expansion of resources and acceleration services for startups and scale-ups, boosting the growth of micro and SMEs, and consequently increasing competitiveness. It particularly addresses emerging sectors such as health (biotechnology and biosciences) and digital (Artificial Intelligence, big data,…).
Portugal 2030
Portugal 2030 materializes the Partnership Agreement established between Portugal and the European Commission, setting the major strategic objectives for the application, between 2021 and 2027, of the total amount of €23 billion in projects that stimulate and develop the Portuguese economy between 2021 and 2027.
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CALLS
A selection of national and international calls that open new horizons for companies, research centers, and all those who believe their ideas can change the world. We also provide full support, training, and consulting for submitting your application.