6 Oct 2026

Setup Your Idea ideation program

🚀 Are you a UMinho student with a business idea buzzing in your head? The time has come to bring it off the paper and turn it into a successful reality! 🚀 The Setup Your Idea program is your springboard into the world of entrepreneurship. If you are part of the academic community and have a knowledge- or technology-based idea, we give you the tools to validate and develop it. 👉 What awaits you? 🔹

25 Sep 2026

Economy Month 2026 | #1 Lab2Business — Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation

Artificial intelligence and digital transformation are opening up new opportunities for businesses, from process optimization and increased productivity to the development of new products and services.   As part of Guimarães' Economy Month, we are promoting the initiative 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝟮𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴ê𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮çã𝗼 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹!   The session will take place on October 6, 2026, between 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM, at the CCG/ZGDV - Computer Graphics Center in Guimarães.   Program ✅9:30 AM | Breakfast

24 Sep 2026

Economy Month 2026 | Innovation Market 2026: From Knowledge to Application🚀

🔬 Science and innovation will intersect in the heart of Guimarães! On October 12th and 13th, the Guimarães Municipal Market will host the Innovation Market: "From knowledge to application," as part of the 2026 edition of Economy Month.   More than just a technology showcase, this is a sharing space designed to create real bridges between the knowledge generated in academia, the challenges of industry, and the vision of young talent. Over two days, the objective

23 Sep 2026

Guimarães launches the 4th edition of the Economy Month, focusing on innovation and value creation

Guimarães once again places innovation and development at the center of the agenda with the 4th edition of the Economy Month. Under the motto "Innovating to Create Sustainable Value," this edition consolidates the municipality as a benchmark territory that exemplarily unites industry, technology, knowledge, and sustainability.   Over four intense weeks, the event establishes itself as a privileged meeting point to enhance the connection between academia, research centers, and the local business sector. The objective

Hack4Guimarães 2035 | What if you had 5 days to solve a problem that your city still doesn’t know how to solve?👀

Hack4Guimarães 2035 | What if you had 5 days to solve a problem that your city still doesn't know how to solve? That's the question behind Hack4Guimarães 2035, which takes place as part of Economy Month.   This is not a theoretical exercise; it is a real challenge, with €20,000 in prizes at stake, proposed by companies in the region, in the areas of Aerospace, Protection and Defense, Smart Technologies, and Sustainability. You join a

14 Sep 2026

Conferência SIC Notícias/Expresso e Apresentação de Estudo sobre Economia de Guimarães | 16 Setembro

Guimarães será o ponto de partida para um debate de dimensão nacional sobre os desafios da economia portuguesa e as oportunidades que a transição verde pode criar para as empresas e para os territórios. O encontro realiza-se na próxima quarta-feira, 16 de setembro, a partir das 14h30, no Laboratório da Paisagem.   Um dos momentos centrais da conferência será a apresentação do estudo “A economia de Guimarães: percurso, estado e destino”, que permitirá conhecer a

2 Sep 2026

Road 2 Web Summit | Inscrições abertas!

O teu caminho para a Web Summit começa aqui. O Road 2 Web Summit é uma iniciativa conjunta da Startup Portugal e da Web Summit, criada para dar visibilidade às startups early-stage mais promissoras em Portugal e ajudá-las a preparar a sua presença num dos maiores eventos de tecnologia do mundo.   Com o apoio da Galp, o Road 2 Web Summit irá também reconhecer uma startup participante com o prémio “Most Promising Startup”. Junta-te

2 Sep 2026

Global Fast Track 2026: oportunidade para startups portuguesas em Hong Kong e na Ásia

Candidaturas abertas até 25 de setembro de 2026. As startups portuguesas com soluções tecnológicas em fase de escala podem candidatar-se ao Global Fast Track (GFT) 2026, um programa anual e híbrido de soft landing e crescimento empresarial concebido para apoiar a expansão para Hong Kong e para os mercados asiáticos. As startups selecionadas poderão ter acesso a oportunidades de contacto, mentoria, demonstração e apresentação a investidores, empresas e parceiros internacionais, incluindo durante a Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK 2026.  

3 Aug 2026

StartUP Voucher Innovate | Candidaturas até 25 de agosto

Tens uma ideia de negócio que merece ver a luz do dia? Candidata-te até 25 de agosto à 3.ª fase do StartUP Voucher Innovate, uma iniciativa do IAPMEI que visa capacitar jovens para a criação do próprio emprego, em áreas de base tecnológica. Quem pode participar?Jovens até aos 29 anos, licenciados ou com grau superior (que não estejam a estudar, em formação, a trabalhar e que não tenham outras fontes de rendimento), com domicílio fiscal

24 Jul 2026

Set.Up Guimarães attends the DTx Open Tech Day 2026 in Guimarães

The Auditorium of the University of Minho, at the Azurém Campus in Guimarães, was today the central stage for technological innovation and digital transformation by hosting the DTx Open Tech Day 2026. The event brought together academic, governmental, business, and institutional leaders to debate the strategic impact of technology on the national economy. Strongly highlighting the current local entrepreneurial ecosystem, Set.Up Guimarães was present at the event to closely follow all the latest news, trends,