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A joint venture between Stadler and Critical Software, serving as the Portugal-based innovation competence center for the Stadler Group. With 150+ professionals, we transform rail mobility worldwide through unified digital solutions.

Fusing technology and talent, we’re developing the next generation of software systems for the BMW Group’s future driving machines. Fuelled by the principles of agile software development, we’ll use our freedom to think, disrupt and transform the way things are done. We’re clear about where we’re heading. We plan to change the way the world thinks and feels about cars: from autonomous driving to electrification, from car sharing services to connectivity. Get ready for a journey like no other.

Critical Links started life as a division of global technology leader Critical Software in 2006, with a vision to provide powerful yet easy-to-use integrated technology platforms. This mission began with the award-winning edgeBOX unified communications platform and continues today in our flagship offering, the C3 Micro-Cloud solution for education. Critical Links is a pioneer in delivering innovative e-Learning infrastructure for the next generation of schools, especially in challenging environments. Nowhere is the ‘digital divide’ more evident than in education, particularly in emerging countries where infrastructure and connectivity are still precious resources. In these regions, even if students have access to PCs and tablets, they are too often cut off from the internet and cloud-based learning resources enjoyed by the more developed world due to lack of regular or robust connectivity, or other infrastructure limitations such as power outages and fluctuations. To address this, Critical Links has joined industry leaders like Intel, Microsoft and others, in creating an e-Learning architecture to drive global learning on a local scale, even in low-connectivity environments. The C3 Micro-Cloud is a completely self-contained and cloud-enabled e-Learning environment that allows students access to cloud-based learning management systems, curriculum, content, and resources – even if the school has no connectivity or power. Most importantly, hundreds or even thousands of C3 micro-clouds can be managed and administered from a single, centralized point, allowing the distribution of uniform curriculum and content, enabling automated system updates and features, and ensuring the security and control needed in today’s connected world. #connectingstudentstoknowledge

Critical Manufacturing provides the most modern, flexible and configurable manufacturing execution system (MES) available. Critical Manufacturing MES helps manufacturers stay ahead of stringent product traceability and compliance requirements; reduce risk with inherent closed-loop quality; integrate seamlessly with enterprise systems and factory automation; and provide deep intelligence and visibility of global production operations. As a result, our customers are Industry 4.0 ready. They can compete effectively and profitably by easily adapting their operations to changes in demand, opportunity or requirements, anywhere, at any time. For more information, visit www.criticalmanufacturing.com Follow us on: - Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CriticalManufacturing - Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/CriticalMfg - Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/CriticalMfg

A joint venture between Stadler and Critical Software, serving as the Portugal-based innovation competence center for the Stadler Group. With 150+ professionals, we transform rail mobility worldwide through unified digital solutions.

Fusing technology and talent, we’re developing the next generation of software systems for the BMW Group’s future driving machines. Fuelled by the principles of agile software development, we’ll use our freedom to think, disrupt and transform the way things are done. We’re clear about where we’re heading. We plan to change the way the world thinks and feels about cars: from autonomous driving to electrification, from car sharing services to connectivity. Get ready for a journey like no other.

Instituto Pedro Nunes is a non-profit private organization founded in 1991. IPN promotes innovation and technology transfer, being the main link between the University of Coimbra and the business sector. IPN has currently a team of almost 100 permanent staff to support startups and researchers in these activities. With a self-sustained business model, IPN operates in three complementary areas: 1. Incubation and acceleration of technology-based enterprises; 2. Research and technological development; 3. Highly specialized training. Incubation and acceleration of technology-based enterprises activities: IPN helps startups with technical guidance in the establishment and early stages of business development. It has 6.200 m2 for business incubation and acceleration space installations and IPN-Incubator won in 2010 the 1st place in the world award for "Best Science-Based Incubator”. The figures that made this result possible are the following: Total firms supported: >380 (since 1996) % of firms in activity: > 70% Annual aggregated turnover of incubated firms (2019): > 222 million euros Export > 66,7% Job creation: > 3,250 jobs (direct and highly qualified) Research and technological development: Since IPN’s creation, the activity of technology transfer has been quite diversified, having participated in more than 200 RTD projects in consortia or by contract, carried out some tens of technology transfer contracts, some of those outputting patented products, for a group of more than 200 companies. IPN’s technological infrastructure includes a set of 6 laboratories in diversified technological areas, namely: LIS — Laboratory for Informatics and Systems LAS — Laboratory for Automation and Systems LED&MAT — Laboratory for Wear, Testing & Materials LEC — Laboratory for Electroanalysis and Corrosion LABGEO — Laboratory for Geotechnics FITOLAB — Laboratory for Phytopathology

Critical Ventures is a VC that invests in game-changing companies with the power to transform the way the world uses technology, in the areas of IoT, Automatization and Digitalization, Cybersecurity, AI/ML/Descentralised tech, UxD/Interfaces, Mobility and Medical Software. We know that building disruptive tech companies takes more than just capital. As tech entrepreneurs ourselves, we work side by side with the companies we invest in, backing them with funding, time and real expertise. We believe that technology is nothing without the passion of talented people bringing it to life. That’s why we’re dedicated to working with entrepreneurs and startups who share our culture and values. In return, we help to nurture the companies we invest in and grow them organically, in their own time – avoiding round after round of funding. For us, investing isn’t just our business. It’s the chance to make a difference and create something big. From founders for founders

Critical Links started life as a division of global technology leader Critical Software in 2006, with a vision to provide powerful yet easy-to-use integrated technology platforms. This mission began with the award-winning edgeBOX unified communications platform and continues today in our flagship offering, the C3 Micro-Cloud solution for education. Critical Links is a pioneer in delivering innovative e-Learning infrastructure for the next generation of schools, especially in challenging environments. Nowhere is the ‘digital divide’ more evident than in education, particularly in emerging countries where infrastructure and connectivity are still precious resources. In these regions, even if students have access to PCs and tablets, they are too often cut off from the internet and cloud-based learning resources enjoyed by the more developed world due to lack of regular or robust connectivity, or other infrastructure limitations such as power outages and fluctuations. To address this, Critical Links has joined industry leaders like Intel, Microsoft and others, in creating an e-Learning architecture to drive global learning on a local scale, even in low-connectivity environments. The C3 Micro-Cloud is a completely self-contained and cloud-enabled e-Learning environment that allows students access to cloud-based learning management systems, curriculum, content, and resources – even if the school has no connectivity or power. Most importantly, hundreds or even thousands of C3 micro-clouds can be managed and administered from a single, centralized point, allowing the distribution of uniform curriculum and content, enabling automated system updates and features, and ensuring the security and control needed in today’s connected world. #connectingstudentstoknowledge