INOVA+
Nuno Soares has over 15 years of experience as a senior innovation consultant and funding advisor. Nuno has worked as the Chief Business Officer at INOVA+, where they were responsible for business development, marketing, strategic planning, and managing client portfolios. Nuno also played a role in coordinating EU funded projects focused on innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology transfer. Additionally, Nuno has been directly involved in the creation and early stages of 15 new startups across various technology areas. Prior to INOVA+, they worked as a Project Manager/Consultant at UninovaUSC, supporting new technology-based firms, and as an Enterprise Consultant at PT.
From 2001 to 2004, Nuno Soares studied Economics at Universidade Portucalense (UPT) and obtained a Bachelor's degree. From 2005 to 2006, they pursued a Master's degree in RSE - Responsabilidade Social Empresarial at Universidad de Santiago de Compostela.
INOVA+
INOVA+ is a specialised consultant company that supports the growth of organisations through innovation, digital transformation and access to funding. Integrating CONSULTING, INTERNATIONAL and DIGITAL, the company is a European leader supporting R&D and innovation projects, Portuguese and European funded projects across multiple fields. Our portfolio includes corporations, companies, SMEs, start-ups, as well as scientific and R&D organisations and public authorities. Working across the International platform, INOVA+ has offices in Portugal (Porto and Lisbon), Belgium, Germany and Poland, with over 80 employees and an annual turno-ver of over €5M. • Leading company supporting European projects, boasting a 30+% success rate • Ranked by the European Commission the 11th SME from 8.600 across the EU-27, achieving the highest numbers of participations in FP7 (Framework Programme for Re-search and Technological Development) • Recognised as a top 10 project management companies for H2020 projects • Established portfolio of management experience in R&D and innovation projects, across Europe and Internationally, including Horizon 2020, COSME, ERASMUS+, INTERREG, tenders, among others • 95% success rate in national Portugal 2020 programmes for R&D and Innovation Projects • Access to a well-established network of partners at a national, European and international level • Collaborations with the Portuguese Ministry of Economy and Science in our Research and Development undertakings • A wealth of highly qualified, residential experts, with an expansive of experience in EC activities and as Horizon 2020 evaluators, across multiple disciplines, including SME Instrument, FTI, ICT. Visit our website www.inova.business