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HiBob HR Tech has selected Portugal as their Tech Hub for Western Europe. The HR Tech company will be based in Lisbon where it will run its Center for R&D Excellence. This will lead to the creation of 70 new jobs for tech professionals. HiBob is an Israeli tech company providing HR software with headquarters in New York. It is among the top HR software companies as it is the best cloud HR software for engaging and connecting hybrid teams. The HiBob HR Information System (HRIS) was recognized as a leading software in the G2 Regional Grid Report for Core HR. In August 2022, HiBob raised $150M series D, in addition to the funding of $ 150,000,000 raised in the C round series in October 2021. HiBob is now extending its activities with its new Portugal Hub. HiBob is a cloud-based HR platform that radically streamlines administrative survey tools. The real-time data gives decision-makers valuable insights and helps employees connect globally. Economist João Ferro Rodrigues, a Lisbon-native, will head operations and focus on attracting the best tech engineers in Europe to build a solid R&D Hub for global support. Innovation enables the enterprise to have cutting-edge technologies for companies that work globally and remotely. HiBob employees are central to the operation and “Bobbers” form part of a supportive environment where they are inspired to grow. According to Mr Rodrigues, Tech Hubs encourage people from the IT sector to re-group and stay in the same city. This includes web designers, digital marketers and developers. As a result, a Hub becomes a space where ideas germinate and companies prosper. Mr Rodrigues sees Lisbon as this city that will become an important gateway to the European tech scene. HiBob is very adaptable and innovates through continuous learning loops to produce seismic cultural shifts for companies with dynamic, distributed workforces. HiBob is used by more than 2,500 multinational companies and allows them to accelerate hiring, to retain the best talent, to up skill and to stimulate employee engagement. For a business to grow, it requires skilled developers and a strong presence on the ground. A presence in Portugal issues a strong signal to the EU market as a trailblazer for HR tech innovation. Portugal is becoming renowned as the fastest-growing tech-hub in Europe with a dynamic start-up scene and a pool of tech talents. With the HiBob platform, talent-management is facilitated for onsite and remote employees. With such a platform, “Bobbers” are empowered to succeed with actionable goals and growth plans within the team. Through HiBob, the HR department will stimulate companies to: 1, 2, 3, grow! Source: https://www.portugalbusinessesnews.com/post/portugal-hibob

Pfizer is looking for partners with innovative projects that merge Health, AI and Technology. If you want to revolutionize the health sector, this is your opportunity to propose your project to the Pfizer Foundation. Whether you are in field of Science or of Digital Technology, if you have innovative solutions to current health challenges, this is your opportunity to develop your business. Projects to be showcased include how to improve mental health using technology and Big Data through digital platforms. This comprises RRSS segmentation for data mining and how to develop a health system that is more environmentally sustainable through technological solutions. Pfizer and TheCube have joined forces to boost innovation in the Healthcare sector through the new Innomakers Lab Hub. This is a Pfizer-driven project in Madrid for radical innovation in the health sector under the Acceleration Program that includes innovation sessions with experts. The Program will be accessible to the winners of the Innomakers4Health Initiative. The training will support how to define prototypes for data science and to develop a Minimum Viable Product (MPV) for use in the real-world. TheCUBE, that is the ecosystem for innovative projects, is collaborating with Pfizer for developments in the health sector. The Pfizer motto is “Innovations that change the lives of patients.” The event will include a surprise guest from the Martin Trust Center for MIT entrepreneurship. The Center has been collaborating with Pfizer through various personalities including Isa Watson, the founder of Squad, that helps people build their offline and IRL Community. Squad has been featured in TechCrunch, Forbes, Bloomberg, Crunchbase and is backed by Silicon Valley Venture Capital firms. Isa worked at Pfizer as a research chemist and clinical trial strategy analyst. In the field of Big Data, MIT women entrepreneurs such as Jinane Abounadi, Executive Director of the MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund, have been inspired by Pfizer. In her opinion, she felt inspired when she heard that there was a woman scientist, Ozlem Tureci, behind the Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine. She sees this as a potential for brilliant female students to make a significant impact in the future of Health science. Innovation in the field of scientific research requires the use of technology. With this new objective, the Pfizer Foundation will position innovation at the center their action-plan, which is to contribute to building a system where merging scientific and technological innovation is the engine of advances in the health sector. Pfizer is increasingly using AI for its drug-development process, such as its partnership with CytoReason to build a simulated model for the immune system to predict diseases. Another usage includes Controlant’s cloud capabilities to track vaccine components for the supply-chain in real-time. Pfizer is now looking for partners to develop projects that merge science, technology and innovation for the benefit of the health and well-being of the population. Source: https://www.portugalbusinessesnews.com/post/pfizer-ai-partner-search

The Portugal Rocketry Challenge is Ready for Launch on 13-16 October at Ponte de Sor. The Portuguese Space Agency is launching the European Rocketry Challenge to attract and involve national and international academia in supporting the expansion of the aerospace industry. The Portuguese army has signed the Protocol with the Portuguese Space Agency - Portugal Space (AEP-PT Space) at the Headquarters of the Mechanical Brigade. The Rocketry Challenge will launch at the Santa Margarida Military Camp to support academia from European countries. It is an opportunity for European universities to demonstrate their capabilities in designing and launching rockets and is held with the participation of 20 teams from 13 countries including Portugal. The EuRoC Challenge will be held in two locations: the Paddock at Ponte de Sor Airfield and the Launch Site at Santa Margarida Military Camp. The paddock that is located at the Airfield of Ponte de Sor is about 125 km North-East of Lisbon. This event will strengthen synergies between academia and the aerospace industry in order to promote innovation in the sector. Portugal is now positioning itself in the field of aerospace engineering. EuRoC began in 2020 and is part of the Portuguese Space Agency’s strategic goals that include developing linkages with academia. The Portuguese Space Agency is working with academia to ensure the future of the Portuguese Space ecosystem. The outcome will promote and strengthen the space sector in Portugal and will demonstrate that, even though aerospace engineering leads to the launch of rockets, it is not after all rocket science… Source: https://www.portugalbusinessesnews.com/post/portugal-rocketry