Alípio Torre

Alípio is a consultant and researcher at the Centre for Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship (CITE) at INESC TEC, focusing on Technology and Innovation Management and Technology-based Entrepreneurship. He lectures on technology management, innovation, and entrepreneurship at the University of Porto. Alípio is a mentor in HiSeedTech’s technology commercialisation and entrepreneurship programs.

In 2017, as a founding team member, he helped launch HiSeedTech, a not-for-profit association promoting the exploitation of relevant research through technology entrepreneurship and open innovation, where he coordinated HiSeedTech’s technology commercialisation and entrepreneurship programs and directly supported, advised and coached entrepreneurial teams. Between 2015 and 2018, as Assistant Director, he led the entrepreneurial and industrial partnering initiatives of the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program, an international partnership in Information and Communication Technology between Portuguese universities, research labs and companies, and Carnegie Mellon University.

Prior experiences include being responsible for project development and pipeline in the Technology Commercialisation Accelerator and coordinating the COHiTEC Program, a high-tech high-growth startup accelerator training program, both at COTEC Portugal. Also served as Business Development Manager of Critical Materials, a technological startup focused on the development of material and structural monitoring systems for the aeronautical, space and defence industries; and developed various R&D projects in acoustics at Instituto da Construção.

Alípio holds an MBA from Porto Business School (2008) and an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering (2006), both from the University of Porto.

Domains

Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship Systems Engineering and Management

Projects

SIACEDV_A_OAZEMEIS

SIACEDV_A_FEIRA

View all projects

Supervised theses

Simulação de Cenários de Produção de Cilindros para Rotogravura

NUNO BATISTA MARAVILHAS

M - 2023

IPP-ISEP

Centres

Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship

The mission of our Centre for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CITE) is to carry out multidisciplinary activities at the intersection of technology, innovation, sustainability, and management, promoting the exploration, implementation, and adoption of responsible and sustainable socio-technical systems. We focus on the areas of Innovation Management, Technology Management, and Technology-Based Entrepreneurship, exploring theories, methods, models, and tools to support the innovation process. Through research and innovation activities—including consultancy and advanced training—we address environmental, social, and economic challenges, contributing to the exploration, implementation, and adoption of innovative solutions. We create impact through research and innovation outcomes, aligning our activities with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We place high value on collaboration with both national and international partners. We are a member of the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), where our mission is to support Portuguese companies on their innovation journey by identifying and fostering international partnerships for business or innovation development, while also helping to find the most relevant funding sources. We support the implementation of innovation management systems, integrating technology management with new business models and value chains, and promoting sustainable and responsible practices. We also run open innovation and acceleration programmes, contributing to the development of startups and the strengthening of innovation ecosystems. We work across three core areas: innovation management and the front end of innovation (FEI), technology management and policy, and entrepreneurship and business model innovation.