INESC TEC helps to develop new concept and business models to improve energy performance contracting


AmBIENCe innovated in terms of energy performance contracting: the purpose of the project was to reduce the CO2 emissions of buildings by introducing the flexible use of energy sources combined with electrification and demand response. This led to the concept of AEPC – Active building Energy Performance Contracting. “Throughout the project, by combining energy performance contracting with […]
European Research Council awards €1.5M grant to INESC TEC researcher


One of the most prestigious scientific research grants has just been awarded to researcher Bruno Loff, who will receive €1.5M by the European Research Council (ERC). The research grant will support the research in the field of Computational Complexity. In practical terms, it’s a field of computing theory that “aims to understand which computational resources […]
Podcast “The Insider” – ESFRI and the future of Research Infrastructures, with Jana Kolar








Subscribe on any of the platforms below Spotify Google Broadcast-tower Clone Circle-notch Chart-bar Apple Welcome to The Insider, a podcast about the key issues on Research & Innovation made by the INESC Brussels HUB team. In today’s podcast we bring you our conversation Jana Kolar. Kolar is the current Chair of ESFRI – the European Strategy Forum for Research […]
Podcast “The Insider” – 20 years in the Brussels R&I bubble, with Charlotte Andersdotter








Subscribe on any of the platforms below Spotify Google Broadcast-tower Clone Circle-notch Chart-bar Apple Welcome to The Insider, a podcast about the key issues on Research & Innovation made by the INESC Brussels HUB team. In today’s podcast we bring you our conversation with Charlotte Andersdotter. Charlotte is currently the Head of Office of the Confederation of Swedish […]
Podcast “The Insider” – The extra mile? We do it for societal impact! 20 years of INESC Coimbra – with Carlos Henggeler








Subscribe on any of the platforms below Spotify Google Broadcast-tower Clone Circle-notch Chart-bar Apple Welcome to The Insider, a podcast about the key issues on Research & Innovation made by the INESC Brussels HUB team. This is a special episode, commemorative of the 20 years of our INESC institutes in Coimbra. It is a very relaxed and […]
Podcast “The Insider” – On Technology Infrastructures: the critical questions – with Sophie Viscido








Subscribe on any of the platforms below Spotify Google Broadcast-tower Clone Circle-notch Chart-bar Apple Welcome to The Insider, a podcast about the key issues on Research & Innovation made by the INESC Brussels HUB team. In this week’s episode, we are going to address head on the critical questions being asked about Technology Infrastructures. How distinct and […]
Podcast “The Insider” – Gender Equality Plans: united in diversity? – with Catarina Valente








Subscribe on any of the platforms below Spotify Google Broadcast-tower Clone Circle-notch Chart-bar Apple Welcome to The Insider, a podcast about the key issues on Research & Innovation made by the INESC Brussels HUB team. “United in diversity”, the motto of the European Union, first came into use in 2000 but never made so much sense in […]
Podcast “The Insider” – What kind of innovation do we want for our future?








Subscribe on any of the platforms below Spotify Google Broadcast-tower Clone Circle-notch Chart-bar Apple Welcome to The Insider, a podcast about the key issues on Research & Innovation made by the INESC Brussels HUB team. This week’s podcast will leave the traditional R&I policies and ask a question that has been growing in importance before us all […]
Podcast “The Insider” – The research assessment reform, with Marta Agostinho








Subscribe on any of the platforms below Spotify Google Broadcast-tower Clone Circle-notch Chart-bar Apple Welcome to The Insider, a podcast about the key issues on Research & Innovation made by the INESC Brussels HUB team. In this episode we’re focusing on the research assessment reform process that is underway in Europe, driven by the European Commission. This is an issue […]