Biomimetx holds the patent for the process of creating a unique compound that will allow the development of marine antifouling paint that is non-toxic, 100% biodegradable, cost effective and fully efficient against all elements of biofouling. In 2017 we have supported Biomimetx in obtaining a Phase 1 and a Phase 2 SME Instrument grant of 1,45M€ that is being used to launch a new disruptive commercial paint in the world market.

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Industrial Biotechnology

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Urban mobility & car sharing

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Omniflow developed a groundbreaking omnidirectional wind turbine, the most added-value hybrid wind and solar energy solution currently on the market, with embedded solar photovoltaic cells in the powerful and compact turbines, optimizing electricity generation throughout the day and in different meteorological conditions.

Several features have been developped since the collaboration with Snap! started leading to a state-of-the-art autonomous plaform, with several applications and intelligence, that expand from video and meteorological surveillance capabilities to becoming a wi-fi hotspot or an electric charging station.

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Renewable energy, smart cities, ICT

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Nuada has the mission to empower the everyday tasks for people who lost hand strength, suffer from acute hand pain or have a hand-intensive work. Their smart glove is a revolutionary hand-function-enhancement system, safe, light and small that was designed to be affordable and non-intrusive.

The Nuada glove uses thin, breathable, flexible and smart textiles that users can customize to their needs. It’s a unique enhancement technology that aims to be an everyday essential wearable either for 

An innovative seamless daily care that allows active people to regain autonomy and reconnect with the world around them.

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Robots & Heatlthcare

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Eixo Digital has developed a data platform that provides access to Copernicus-based data to downstream processors, such as Maritime operators (land and sea) or App developers, in an API-format. This enables developers to easily access the complex data files that Copernicus produces, without the need of using specialized Big Data algorithms and develop new processing languages.

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Space

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InnoWave Technologies has developed the InnSpect IoT, a Quality of Experience solution that provides automated testing with a graphical user interface (used for final quality testing at the factory for the produced equipment), that replicates user interactions on Set-Top Boxes, mobile devices, and IoT devices.

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Internet of Things | UX

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Sensefinity wants to become the Enabler of the IoT (Internet of Things) for the Masses by offering a off-the-shelf sensor-platform integrated into a Cloud and SaaS (Software as a Service) to provide specialised applications for business; by providing pre-integrated devices with SaaS software prepared for each of them, i.e. Consumer, Retail, Building, Medical, Energy, Transport and Industry, the IoT can become commonplace, a commodity, and, thus be accessible to any company in any sector of activity.

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IoT | Digitalization

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Watt-IS is a company focused on promoting energy efficiency in households and SMEs through the development of an intelligent and self-learning data analytics engine that interprets smart metering data and automatically generates benchmarking analysis, disaggregation of consumption sources and tailor-made energy efficiency measures for each end-use consumption profile. As a result, benefits are generated to different partners throughout the value chain, namely: energy utility companies, Energy Service Companies (ESCOs), households and SMEs.

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Energy efficiency | Data Analytics

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Logistema, a company with more than 23 years of experience providing Logistic Professional Services in Europe, Latin America and Africa, developed LOOP, a platform that integrates Logistic Service Providers (LSP) and Suppliers in a new, disruptive way, and that can also involve urban mobility regulators (such as municipalities or regional authorities). LOOP promotes the federation of LSPs and the sharing of existing and new infrastructure for urban logistics, virtually increasing the capacity of the system due to resource synergy.

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Logistics in Smart Cities

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Ground Drone Ltd. is a seed-funded robotics startup. Their brand MOV.AI is a software and hardware framework for making mobile machines intelligent. It is composed of navigation based artificial intelligence, modular sensor hardware, intuitive user interface, and robust robot control methodology that together make robot autonomy. They are currently working on pilot projects aimed at automating the Industrial and Photography markets with a long-term focus to expand into other markets and apply their framework to a full range of mobile machines.

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Robotics & Machine Intelligence

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Sea4Us is a biotech start-up created in 2013 to discover new leads for unmet clinical needs.Their research in the Portuguese south-western sea coast originated innovative breakthroughs that led to the development of a unique analgesic of marine origin with expected high efficacy and reduced toxicity/side-effects – Sea4Pain. Sea4Pain is a novel analgesic that acts with a new mode of action that will give rise to a new class of pharmaceutical drugs, which will have fewer side effects than opioids and won’t cause addiction. 

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Biotechnology

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PAVNEXT, Lda is a Portuguese spinoff company inspired by the founder's Ph.D. research in Sustainable Transportation Systems of the MIT-Portugal Program. They present the first solution that will reduce vehicles' speed without any driver action and, at the same time, without affecting or interfering with ride quality. As Pavnext is implemented in the road pavement, it has a privileged position to monitor traffic and speed, and since it generated and delivers electrical energy it can also monitor these. Combining all the information, it makes use of it to optimize energy consumptions in real time in a unique way.

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Sustainable Transportations | Smart Cities | Energy Efficiency

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Signinum, founded in 2001, is an SME dedicated to preserving and restoring cultural heritage. With a core team of 30 professionals, their field interventions and work in the conservation lab gave birth to XPECAM a new tool for the cultural heritage conservation professionals that adds value to their work by cutting costs, increasing the quality of the restorations and improving documentation of the work. By producing a product that can help conservators in their work, and that can become a common tool, like a laptop or a digital camera, they managed to obliterate the need to subcontract external lab tests (such as Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Materials Surface Mapping (MSM)).

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Art Conservation & Restoration | Spectral Exams

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Materialize.X has created a patented adhesive product that fits industrial requirements for particleboards, OSB and MDF production, making it easier to integrate into the existing manufacturing landscape.  They have developed a biologically based adhesive that works within an industrial environment and is produced from an alternative feedstock, compliant with current regulations. On top of that, they offer software support for optimization of production.

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Engineered Wood Industry

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C2C-NewCap is a company founded in 2014 that develops electric energy storage solutions and is currently manufacturing full scale supercapacitor prototypes based on metal oxides. C2C-NewCap seeks to provide next-generation devices for storing electrical energy and aims to deliver high efficiency energy solutions.

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Electrical Energy

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The “Spawnfoam” idea emerged in 2013 with a clear goal: to change the paradigm of production and consumption of petroleum-derived composites and materials, such as plastics, presenting a competitive alternative of organic and biodegradable origin.

From idea to practice, today Spawnfoam is a recognized biotechnology company with major awards and prizes. It differs in the market by the technological innovation in the development of biomaterials that contribute decisively to increase the planet’s sustainability, to improve the efficiency in the use of the resources and, consequently, to the transition to a circular economy.

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Biomaterials, circular economy, biodegradable

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Security data breaches are continuously increasing while companies worldwide are spending billions to prevent them and control the damage done. Current security testing is limited as it is reactive, relying on snapshots of previous incidents and manual ad-hoc testing.

intigriti is a crowdsourced platform where security researchers (ethical hackers) and companies in need of advanced security precautions meet. With many high-value clients in Central Europe, intigriti offers a managed service and validates all vulnerability reports before they are sent to companies for further action.

Thus, the intigriti white hats help European companies stay one step ahead of malicious outsiders preventing identify theft and safeguarding data. 

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security testing, data protection, ethical hacking

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Immunethep is a biotech company developing a breakthrough multivalent vaccine (PNV – Paragon Novel Vaccine) to tackle the global health threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Unlike traditional approaches, PNV targets a bacterial protein (GAPDH) used by several resistant pathogens to suppress immune response, offering protection against five major bacteria with a single formulation.

Snap! supported Immunethep in securing EIC Accelerator funding to advance PNV toward clinical trials and bring this first-in-class vaccine closer to market.

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Biotech, Healthcare

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Oceano Fresco is pioneering a new model of sustainable aquaculture, focused on the production of high-quality bivalve species such as clams and cockles. By combining selective breeding, hatchery innovation and offshore farming, the company aims to reduce pressure on wild stocks and ensure consistent supply of nutritious, low-impact seafood.

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Blue Economy, Sustainable Aquaculture

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LOQR provides a secure, end-to-end platform for digital identity orchestration in the banking and finance sector. Their solution supports onboarding, KYC, authentication and fraud prevention, strengthening cybersecurity and compliance across the customer lifecycle.

Snap! supported LOQR in securing a €1M grant under the Demonstrador Portugal SoE Programme to scale its technology and expand AI-powered identity verification across new markets.

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Fintech, Cybersecurity

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Abyssal develops advanced 3D visualization and navigation systems that enhance the safety and efficiency of remotely operated and autonomous underwater operations. Their technology supports real-time decision-making in complex offshore environments, serving sectors such as energy, defense and marine infrastructure.

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Blue Economy, Subsea Technology, Offshore Navigation

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Delox develops next-generation bio-decontamination systems using a proprietary solid-state hydrogen peroxide (ssH₂O₂) technology. Their compact, autonomous devices are designed to eliminate biological threats in critical environments such as healthcare, laboratories, and transport, ensuring high-level disinfection with minimal logistics.

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Deep Tech, Biosecurity, Decontamination Technology

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