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SHERPA DO MAR

Euroregional platform to promote competitiveness in the maritime and maritime field through the promotion of technology-based companies

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Research and Innovation Strategy and Funding

Susana Moreira is PhD in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Porto in 2005. She coordinates the Science and Innovation Office at CIIMAR. She has more than ten years of experience linked to marine related research and innovation management under regional, national and European funding schemes. She has significant working experience in the development and implementation of activities related with monitoring, dissemination and exploitation of R&D results and public policy support. She also works as liaison officer with different actors (e.g. public authorities, funding agencies, academia and research centres, industry, maritime clusters) and represents CIIMAR in several national and European forums. Lecturer of the course of Integrated Ocean Management of the Marine Sciences – Marine Resources MSc Degree, at Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Portugal. She has 20 publications in international peer-reviewed journals

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Sherpa do Mar intends to boost the creation and consolidation of new knowledge-intensive business activities in the marine-maritime environment, favoring job creation and increasing business competitiveness through:

  • Creation of a transboundary ecosystem of innovative entrepreneurship in the marine-maritime context.
  • Creation of companies in the marine-maritime sector with high added value through the enhancement of technological-scientific synergies.
  • Improving the competitiveness of pre-existing companies through the drive for innovation.
  • Sherpa do Mar will implement the following activities:
  • Sectoral diagnosis and identification of the actors that will form the Euro-regional Sherpa do Mar platform.
  • Design of a new methodology for monitoring and boosting innovative technology-based companies: Sherpa Journeys.
  • Scientific-technical monitoring and knowledge transfer promotion program.
  • Implementation of the Sherpa Journeys methodology for valuing innovative technology-based business projects.
  • Selection and enhancement of 12 innovative technology-based business projects in the marine-maritime sector.
  • Itinerary for the improvement of the capacities of 20 companies in the sector, stimulating the link with transfer entities, boosting R+D+i and sustainable growth.
Equipas de investigação
Biotecnologia azul, saúde e ambiente
Instituição líder
Universidad de Vigo, Spain
Programa
Horizon 2020
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