Partners

Description

In.Cubo – Incubator of Innovative Business Initiatives was created by ACIBTM – Association for the Minho Technology-Based Incubation Center. More than a production facility, it represents a strategic investment in entrepreneurship as a key area for regional development.

The Association for the Minho Technology-Based Incubation Center (ACIBTM) was created on March 1, 2007, constituting itself as a private law, non-profit association, with registered offices in the municipality of Arcos de Valdevez.

The Association’s objective is to build, manage and operate the Minho Technology-Based Incubation Center, as well as to create conditions for the development of companies’ Business Plans and for hosting R&D projects, namely from technology-based companies that foster and propagate innovation within the economic base installed in its territorial area of ​​coverage.

Among its main activities, in addition to the management, operation and administration of the equipment integrated in the Incubation Center, the following stand out, among others:

• Provision of technical, legal and financial support services, as well as development of Human Resources training actions;
• Promotion of R&D activities in their fields of activity and support for their implementation within the business base;
• Provision of consultancy and technical support services to individuals and legal entities, including central, regional and local government bodies;
• Promotion, development and support for the creation and activity of technological support infrastructures and advanced technology business centers;
• Detection and selection of funding sources, taking into account the scientific and technical activities of its members.