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Credentials shouldn’t depend on PDFs. And verification shouldn’t take days. NOVA IMS is now issuing academic credentials as Verifiable Credentials, using blockchain technology aligned with W3C standards, OpenID, and the EBSI pilot. It’s the first production rollout of its kind in Portugal, placing NOVA IMS among Europe’s early adopters. Students can store credentials in their own digital wallet and share proof of a qualification in seconds with employers and institutions – who can verify authenticity automatically, reducing friction and fraud risk. The NOVA IMS Academic Credential Portal was developed by the Nova Blockchain Lab at NOVA IMS, led by Joana Rodrigues Pereira, with development by Francisco Ribeiro. NOVA IMS Dean, Miguel de Castro Neto, highlights its value for students and employers: “As a public school, we have a responsibility to lead solutions that bring real value to the country and to higher education. We developed this technology within NOVA IMS, aligned with European standards, to better serve our students and employers.” Full article: https://lnkd.in/dUpa-XaK #NOVAIMS #DataVisionaries #DataScience #ArtificialIntelligence #AI

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"With AI taking on more coding tasks, the role of software engineers is shifting. They're now more focused on designing sophisticated systems, planning implementations, and ensuring AI is used ethically. This shift requires flexible team setups that integrate AI tools, enhancing cooperation between human specialists and AI capabilities." The Future of Software Development:  In velv's new article, our CIO - Nuno Godinho, explores how AI redefines IT, highlighting the strong connection between AI advancements and changing team roles. Read at: https://lnkd.in/dxgxJcfu

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Our COO Margarida Garcia addressed a critical challenge at MIT Technology Review's EmTech conference: why context is everything in AI coding. The problem? Current tools stay very much at the surface. They can fix isolated bugs but struggle with multi-file editing and understanding how complex systems connect. When errors span interconnected files, generic AI tools can't trace the root cause contextually. "Understanding a codebase in some enterprise environments is effectively a nightmare," Garcia explained. "Having tools that bridge that gap and actually ingest, learn from the context—that can be your intelligence layer that knows more about your codebase than any engineer around." This is why poolside deploys within your security boundaries, understanding your specific context rather than offering surface-level solutions.

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Launching innovation in cybersecurity is one thing, scaling it to real impact in defense is another. Portugal emerges as a growing hub for talent. The EUDIS Defense Hackathon hosted by PRODUCTIZED proved that. Brilliant minds, groundbreaking research, and a rising number of projects tackling real-world risks. But when it comes to scaling and commercializing these ideas, there’s still a missing piece: capital with conviction. Cyber and defense are not easy sectors to fund. They require patient investors who understand technology, regulation, and geopolitics. Most traditional investors avoid them because they don’t fit the typical high-growth playbook. But security isn’t optional, and innovation in this space can’t wait. That’s why we built a dedicated fund for Cyber & Defense, designed to back founders who are solving hard security problems, people working on cyber resilience, intelligence, secure communications, defense tech, and frontier AI safety. This isn’t just about money. It’s about building an ecosystem that connects technical founders, defense experts, and strategic partners who share a mission: protecting the digital and physical foundations of our world. If you’re building in this space, or thinking about it, reach out. And if you’ve seen models in other countries that successfully bridge defense and startup ecosystems, I’d love to hear your perspective. Thank you Andre Marquet , Vikа Zhurbas, João Montenegro, Karolina Attspodina, @Joao Santos all the organizers and mentors for this amazing delivery to the ecosystem during the past weekend.

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📣 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: Empowered Startups Launches New Investment Program for High-Net-Worth-Individuals Seeking Residency & Eligibility for Portugal’s IFICI Tax Regime Empowered Startups is pleased to announce the launch of the 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 (𝗣𝗜𝗜𝗣)! PIIP is designed for HNWI seeking residency and access to Portugal’s capital gains and personal tax incentives under the Scientific Research and Innovation Tax Incentive (IFICI), commonly known as NHR 2.0, while supporting Portugal’s expanding innovation economy. PIIP was designed with the consultancy firm, Mazars Portugal, aligning the technical excellence of the HQA® Program from Empowered Startups with Forvis Mazars’ IFICI tax expertise. 📅 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. 🔗 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁: https://lnkd.in/gwdarYrb #EmpoweredStartups #ForvisMazarsPortugal #PortugalTaxes #PIIP #HQAPortugal #HQAProgram Bernardo Masteling Pereira, Mário Patrício

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The country now features dedicated innovation hubs like Health Cluster Portugal and TEF‑Health, accelerating AI, telehealth and medical robotics into real-world validation and scale-up. I’m building a market map to support my own ideas and client products—and healthcare startups in Portugal are delivering tremendous value across digital platforms, devices, biotech and wellness. 🚀 Featured Healthcare Categories & Startups: 1. Digital Health Platforms: Promptly Health delivers patient outcome insights, Tonic Easy Medical boosts doctor productivity, and knok Healthcare powers telehealth coordination. 2. Medical Devices & Wearables: C-mo Medical Solutions tracks coughs with wearables, Lampsy Health monitors epilepsy, and CardioID Technologies Lda enables ECG‑based biometric IDs. 3. Biotech & Therapeutics: BEAT Therapeutics innovates cancer DNA repair therapies, Fetalix offers regenerative biomaterials, and BreastScreening-AI develops AI cancer diagnostics. 4. Mental & Emotional Wellness: Zenklub provides online therapy, NOSHAME Movement supports men’s mental health, and WeCareOn - Sessões Online com Psicólogos e Coaches offers digital mental sessions. 5. Chronic Disease Management: DiabetesWe serves type‑1 diabetes patients, QueroDiag supports palliative diagnostics at home, and SensoMatt Lda. delivers elder care monitoring. 6. Workforce & Care Coordination: CareFlow optimizes healthcare staffing, Carreiras Inclusivas ensures inclusive career support, and APCDI - Associação Pró Cidadão Deficiente Integrado supports disability care digitally. 7. Nutrition & Lifestyle: Nutrium links dietitians with clients, Shape Everyday Life offers health tech products, and Luz Saúde provides holistic wellness services. 8. Health IT & Infrastructure: Deemaze Software builds custom health software, Evergraph drives IoT/DLT infrastructure, and Naoris Protocol secures health data. 💼 How I Can Help You Use This Ecosystem: - Validate product‑market fit by identifying Portugal‑based pilot partners or digital health integrations. - Support take‑off strategy with fundraising support, competitive benchmarking, and market research tailored to healthcare innovations. - Automate and scale marketing with proven automation workflows, lead generation, and partnership introductions across health tech verticals. Portugal’s health tech space is more than emerging—it’s delivering real-world impact and growing fast. Interested in tapping into it? 📩 I’ve worked with over 500 startups, helping them fundraise, launch market validation, and automate marketing campaigns that scale. Let’s connect—I’d love to help you reach your next milestone in health tech! #HealthTech #DigitalHealth #MedTech #Biotech #WellnessTech #Portugal #StartupGrowth #HealthStartups #GrowthConsulting #Innovation #HealthcareInnovation #HealthIT

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SHOULD WE BRING SEU IOT TO ANGOLA? 🇦🇴 For almost two years, I’ve been closely following Rodrigo Schardong and the early stages of what is now Seu IoT. I watched the first presentation at Embarcados. I saw the idea leave the paper and turn into a real product. This week, we finally sat down again, now with more maturity, a more solid platform, and a much more direct conversation. We talked about the platform. We talked about vision. And most importantly, we talked about how Seu IoT could make sense in the Angolan context. 🇦🇴 During the call, we went straight to practice: an ESP32, a button, a blinking LED, all set up in clear, simple steps. No “we’ll fix it later.” It worked on the spot. This matters because IoT doesn’t fail due to lack of hardware. It fails because of unnecessary complexity, poorly designed learning curves, and infrastructure that pushes beginners away. Seu IoT, a product created by Engenharia do Futuro, tackles exactly this problem: it abstracts both embedded software and cloud infrastructure, bringing the focus back to where it should be: the solution. From my perspective, this goes beyond a good platform. It represents a solid foundation for technical education, rapid prototyping, and real-world solutions. In Angola, this is especially relevant. A significant number of people don’t even have regular access to computers, yet many have smartphones, basic hardware, and strong technical curiosity. Lowering the barrier to entry isn’t a “nice to have” here. It’s essential. And yes, I genuinely see real space for Seu IoT in Angola. Not as a copy of Brazil, but as an adaptation to an ecosystem that needs accessibility, simplicity, and speed to execute. We agreed that I’ll build a real project using the platform and share it publicly. With code, limitations, trade-offs, and what actually works (no marketing gloss). Because in the end, the criterion is simple: Talking is easy. I want to see the LED blink. And this time, it did. You can explore it and start building at https://seuiot.com.br #IoT #NoCode #EmbeddedSystems #TechEducation #Innovation #AngolaTech #Makers #SeuIoT #STEM #Prototyping

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The #MedicalDevice industry is evolving fast and with it, there is the need for smarter, more connected, and compliant manufacturing processes. In Leonor Marques' latest blog, she explores how an AI-powered MES is transforming the way Medical Devices are made, from real-time #traceability and #quality control to predictive #maintenance and dynamic #SOP guidance. 👉 Don't miss out and read the full blog here: https://lnkd.in/efEN2H2Y

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