Gil Gonçalves

Freedom Grow is a technology company specialized in the development of IoT and Monitoring applications based on wireless sensors and actuators networks. Founded in December 2010 and with headquarters in Matosinhos, Freedom Grow has a strong technological know-how in the area of wireless communications, having collaborated with several institutions in research and development projects.. The company's flagship product, plugthings)) Framework, is an innovative platform for agile development of monitoring and IoT applications based on wireless sensors and actuators networks. Based on plugthings)) framework Freedom Grow and its partners stand developing vertical solutions oriented to the following market segments: • Food and Tourism Industry • Precision Agriculture • Environment and Energy Efficiency • Smart Cities and Smart Homes • Health and AAL • Security and Civil Protection • Logistics and Industrial Automation

IncreaseTime is a technology-based company, founded in April 2011, and its activity is centred on the development of innovative solutions based on ICT and wireless sensors networks. It is a provider of social and health care solutions intended for the domestic market or care homes. As such, we develop solutions which promote the quality of life of the general population, with special focus on patients with chronic diseases and on the independent, active and quality aging.

Founded in 1911, the University of Porto (U.Porto) is a benchmark institution for Higher Education and Scientific Research in Portugal and one of the top 200 European Universities according to the most relevant international ranking systems. The U.Porto combines high quality education focused on individual vocations and talents as well as market needs with the claim to being the greatest birthplace of science in Portugal. It is committed to converting into social assets the talent and innovation from its 15 schools and over 50 research centres. The U.Porto has the richest academic community in Portugal and brings together the country’s highest ranked students, a highly qualified scientific and teaching staff and a growing number of international students, teachers and researchers. Its fully equipped campus embedded within the city guarantees an optimal academic, scientific, and also social and cultural experience. Being open to the community and business is the main trademark of the U.Porto. The University is itself an important driving force for economic, social, cultural and scientific development in Northern Portugal and in the country as a whole. The U.Porto creates leaders, promotes innovators and encourages entrepreneurs. In short, it trains people who can make a difference in their communities. This is the attitude we are projecting to the world. Currently, the U.Porto is the most international of Portugal’s universities thanks to its active cooperation with hundreds of higher education institutions worldwide. Our ambition now is to establish the U.Porto as one of the top 100 universities in the world by 2020.

Freedom Grow is a technology company specialized in the development of IoT and Monitoring applications based on wireless sensors and actuators networks. Founded in December 2010 and with headquarters in Matosinhos, Freedom Grow has a strong technological know-how in the area of wireless communications, having collaborated with several institutions in research and development projects.. The company's flagship product, plugthings)) Framework, is an innovative platform for agile development of monitoring and IoT applications based on wireless sensors and actuators networks. Based on plugthings)) framework Freedom Grow and its partners stand developing vertical solutions oriented to the following market segments: • Food and Tourism Industry • Precision Agriculture • Environment and Energy Efficiency • Smart Cities and Smart Homes • Health and AAL • Security and Civil Protection • Logistics and Industrial Automation

IncreaseTime is a technology-based company, founded in April 2011, and its activity is centred on the development of innovative solutions based on ICT and wireless sensors networks. It is a provider of social and health care solutions intended for the domestic market or care homes. As such, we develop solutions which promote the quality of life of the general population, with special focus on patients with chronic diseases and on the independent, active and quality aging.

INOVA+ is a specialised consultant company that supports the growth of organisations through innovation, digital transformation and access to funding. Integrating CONSULTING, INTERNATIONAL and DIGITAL, the company is a European leader supporting R&D and innovation projects, Portuguese and European funded projects across multiple fields. Our portfolio includes corporations, companies, SMEs, start-ups, as well as scientific and R&D organisations and public authorities. Working across the International platform, INOVA+ has offices in Portugal (Porto and Lisbon), Belgium, Germany and Poland, with over 80 employees and an annual turno-ver of over €5M. • Leading company supporting European projects, boasting a 30+% success rate • Ranked by the European Commission the 11th SME from 8.600 across the EU-27, achieving the highest numbers of participations in FP7 (Framework Programme for Re-search and Technological Development) • Recognised as a top 10 project management companies for H2020 projects • Established portfolio of management experience in R&D and innovation projects, across Europe and Internationally, including Horizon 2020, COSME, ERASMUS+, INTERREG, tenders, among others • 95% success rate in national Portugal 2020 programmes for R&D and Innovation Projects • Access to a well-established network of partners at a national, European and international level • Collaborations with the Portuguese Ministry of Economy and Science in our Research and Development undertakings • A wealth of highly qualified, residential experts, with an expansive of experience in EC activities and as Horizon 2020 evaluators, across multiple disciplines, including SME Instrument, FTI, ICT. Visit our website www.inova.business