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Porto and Northern Portugal is home to a large number of manufacturers in the country, which are leading players in Portuguese innovation and exports.
The region has a highly competitive ecosystem for advanced production technology development, test, validation, and demonstration.
The advanced industrial production ecosystem in Porto is characterised by the presence of world-class entities and firms. These entities and companies have a wide range of competences in areas such as industrial automation, advanced computing systems, materials, and composite structures, mechanical engineering design, and product development.
The quality of engineering talent in Porto is a key reason why leading companies have chosen Porto to set up their engineering and tech centres. Porto´s talent is underpinned by a world-class education system.
Source: Eurostat (2019), DGEEC (2020), FEUP (2020), ISEP (2020)
R&D+I projects can benefit from Portugal 2020 financial incentives and are also eligible for tax incentives.