Amkor is dedicated to technological change and delivering advanced products and services. Our goal is to provide solutions that enable our customers to deliver on their visions. Founded in 1968, Amkor pioneered the outsourcing of IC packaging and test and is now a strategic manufacturing partner for the world’s leading semiconductor companies, foundries, and electronics OEMs. Amkor’s operational base includes production facilities, product development centers, and sales and support offices located in key electronics manufacturing regions in Asia, Europe, and the USA. Amkor Technology Portugal is a world-class provider of semiconductor packaging, assembly and test, engineering and manufacturing services, commonly referred to as OSAT (Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test). With around 1000 employees and a 20.600 m² clean room, the factory offers in-house capabilities for the entire development chain, from design to multiple Wafer-Level Packaging (WLP) technologies, and the flexibility to tailor and test solutions that respond to the most demanding customer requirements.

CeNTI – Centre for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials is a certified Centre for Technology and Innovation, recognized by ANI. As a private, non-profit, multidisciplinary organization equipped with advanced technologies, CeNTI conducts B2B-focused Research & Development to support industrial innovation, product engineering, and technology transfer in Nanotechnology, Advanced Materials, and Smart Systems. With a strong portfolio of research and innovation projects, CeNTI strengthens national and international industrial competitiveness by developing, validating, and integrating value-added materials and technologies across multiple sectors, including Automotive, Aeronautics, Construction, Smart Buildings, Health, Well-being, and Energy. Responding to global challenges, CeNTI drives disruptive solutions in Sustainability and Bioeconomy, Energy and Decarbonization, and Digital Transformation of materials and processes—helping industries transition toward greater competitiveness and alignment with the European Green Deal.

BirdLab is a multidisciplinary research group based at the University of Minho, focused on developing robotic and computational technologies to better understand complex biological systems such as human locomotion. Our mission is to create adaptive, intelligent solutions that drive innovation in the health sciences. We work on a wide range of projects, including the development of orthoses and prosthetics, assistive technologies for individuals with Parkinson’s disease, intelligent walkers for the rehabilitation of people with ataxia, and computer-assisted surgical systems. Our team brings together master’s and doctoral students, as well as researchers from diverse fields such as biomedical engineering, computer engineering, computer sciences, and electronic engineering. At BirdLab, we value collaboration, scientific excellence, and the translation of research into real-world impact in healthcare.

The Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) is a research infrastructure with a national dimension, embodying a bold vision for the development of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Sciences in Portugal. It results from the merging, in 2015, of the two most prominent research units in the field in Portugal: the Centro de Astrofísica da Universidade do Porto (CAUP) and the Centro de Astrofísica e Astronomia da Universidade de Lisboa (CAAUL). Currently the institute is the largest research unit of this area in Portugal, being responsible for the majority of the national productivity in international ISI journals in the area of Space Sciences. This is one of the scientific areas with the highest relative impact factor and highest average number of citations per article for Portugal. IA has a demonstrated ability to drive major astronomical projects, at all development levels: scientific and technical definition, instrument concept and design, construction and commissioning, and scientific exploitation.

Aspöck is Europe’s leading manufacturer of pre-fabricated lighting systems for towed vehicles of all types. Our company has focussed on fulfilling the maximum demands on precision and perfection for over 40 years now. Aspöck was founded in 1977 as a manufacturer of lighting systems for agricultural vehicles. In 1996, the first rear lamps for automobile trailers were presented. In 2007, the Austrian company took over their longstanding main supplier - Fabrilcar from Portugal, which was subsequently renamed Aspöck Portugal. The Aspöck Group currently employs approximately 1,400 employees. Our headquarters is located in Peuerbach, where 370 employees are currently active. Further production sites are located in Portugal, Poland and Brazil. Furthermore, our sales subsidiaries are globally distributed. Individual and innovative lighting solutions for Truck & Trailes, Automotive, Motorcycles, Caravan, Agricultural Equipment and Special Vehicles are manufactured in our subsidiaries. From development right up to series production - the Aspöck Group advises, develops, designs, tests and produces according to the requirements of our customers. Innovative LED lighting, but also wiring and plug systems of the highest quality are included in our standard range. Furthermore, our worldwide sales and service network guarantees high customer satisfaction.

The High-Pressure Plasmas Group of the Institute of Plasmas and Nuclear Fusion (IPFN) constitutes that institute’s research node at the University of Madeira. The group carries out research in low-temperature plasma science and technology, with a particular focus on phenomena relevant to electrical power equipment and other technological applications. It is active in theory, modelling, numerical simulation, and experimental work on electrical discharges and low-temperature plasmas. Its main research lines include plasma-electrode interaction in high-pressure arc discharges, low-current DC discharges on cold electrodes, cathode spots in vacuum and unipolar arcs, high-voltage vacuum breakdown, corona discharges, and self-organisation phenomena in glow discharges. The group also operates the Zarco supercomputer and a plasma laboratory at the University of Madeira, which supports its computational and experimental activities. The group’s work is internationally recognised, particularly in the theory and modelling of plasma-electrode interaction in arc discharges, both in compressed gases and in vacuum.
The group also has a strong tradition of collaboration with international high-technology industry and has carried out industry-funded projects on a nearly uninterrupted basis over the past 25 years. Its industrial partners have included companies such as Siemens AG, Schneider Electric, and Siemens Energy. In particular, an ongoing project funded by Siemens Energy is focused on the theory and modelling of breakdown along dielectric surfaces in high-pressure gases and of high-voltage vacuum breakdown. As a result of this scientific activity, the group recently secured funding of around €1.3 million for the PlasmaTech Madeira project, which started in January 2026, with European Union funding through the ERDF, under the Madeira 2030 Regional Programme. This project is dedicated to five research lines in high-pressure gas discharges, vacuum breakdown, corona discharges, arc discharges, and self-organisation in liquid electrodes, and will strengthen the scientific and technological capacity of the IPFN research node at the University of Madeira. The PlasmaTech project has clear synergies with the ongoing collaboration with Siemens Energy and includes funding for PhD fellowships in some of these areas.