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Startups, R&D Centers, Academia and more – who’s shaking and contributing to the health tech ecosystem in the region of Porto?

Higher Education Institutions on Health

Some of these institutions are fully dedicated to training on health, others have specific courses in the field.
Many of them manage R&D teams.

Support for you as a health tech entrepreneur

A program by Fraunhofer Portugal that aims at translating world-class technology into successful startups and take innovative ideas to market, by incubating spin-offs and concluding licensing agreements based on Fraunhofer technologies.

Promotes healthcare innovation with competitions, education, support to start-ups, conferences and many other activities.

Supporting the University’s innovation value chain by fostering the transfer of knowledge and reinforcing the bond between the University and businesses.

Fostering the creation and development of business projects in the arts, sciences and technologies, through sharing knowledge between university and the market.

Publicly Disclosed Deals (2015-2020)

This content is based in Dealroom data, considering companies headquartered in the region of Porto in the platform.

Some data on health tech startup business in the region

Data from our Characterization study (2019, 18 startups analyzed)

  • Health startups correspond to 12,9% of the startups in the ecosystem as represented in the study
  • 89% of Medical devices & Health IT startups are B2B, 11% are B2C
  • Average workers annual remuneration in 2018 – €19,6k (median – €20k)
  • Only 18% of the founders in this sector are female. However, it is the field with the highest percentage of female founders
  • Total turnover in 2018 – € 2 695 799
    • Companies up to 3 years – €67k (100% more than in 2017)
    • Companies 4-7 years – €895k (43% more than in 2017)
    • Companies with more than 8 years – €1,73M (1% more than 2017)

Some national figures interesting to know

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