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Portugal Capital Ventures SCR SA (Portugal Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1989. The firm is headquartered in Porto, Portugal.

Beta - Sociedade de Capital de Risco SA (Beta Capital) is an independent Portuguese venture capital firm is founded in 2003 by José Ricardo Crespo da Costa Simões and Roberto Branco. The firm is headquartered in Porto, Portugal.

Noniussoft - Software e Consultoria Para Telecomunicações SA develops and markets wireless communication management products. It specializes in Internet access (HSIA), interactive TV utilizing IPTV technology, digital signage, IP telephony, mobile applications development, and entertainment contents. The company was founded by António Manuel Guedes de Sousa e Silva and Leonel Tomé de Jesus Domingues in 2005 and is headquartered in Maia, Portugal.

Biosurfit SA offers vitro diagnostics solutions. It product spinit is a fully automated diagnostics solution designed to deliver blood analysis information to physicians in minutes. The company was founded by Joao Manuel de Oliveira Garcia da Fonseca in 2006 and is headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal.

Soja de Portugal SGPS SA is a Portuguese company that manufactures and distributes animal feed. The private company is based in Portugal, specifically in Ovar, and has subsidiaries within the country.

Bluepharma Indústria Farmacêutica SA develops, manufactures, and markets pharmaceutical drugs The firm operates through the following business areas: Production of Pharmaceutical Drugs for Bluepharma and Other Companies; Research, Development, and Registration of Pharmaceutical Drugs; and Marketing of Generic Pharmaceutical Drugs. Its services include licensing, contract manufacturing, product development, and research and development. The company was founded in February 2001 and is headquartered in Coimbra, Portugal.

Associação Beira Atlântico Parque engages in managing of biotechnology research center and provides research & development services. It operates its business through the following units: Bioinformatics Unit, Cell Biology Unit, Molecular Biotechnology Unit, Genomic Unit, Microbiology Unit, DNA sequencing, DNA genotyping, and Mass spectrometry. The company is headquartered in Cantanhede, Portugal.

Luzitin SA provides photodynamic therapy and photodiagnosis solutions. The firm develops new compounds to improve the efficiency of photodynamic therapy in the treatment of cancer. The company was founded by Luís Arnaut in 2010 and is headquartered in Coimbra, Portugal.

Treat U SA develops targeted nanotechnology-based platforms for the specific delivery of drugs in the oncology area. It offers PEGASEMP, a platform conceived for delivering a cytostatic agent specifically to the tumor microenvironment, targeting two distinct cell populations: the cancer cell and the endothelial cells from the tumor blood vessels. The firm operates through its offices in Cantanhede and Coimbra. The company was founded in January 2010 by Vera Moura and Sérgio Paulo de Magalhães Simões and is headquartered in Coimbra, Portugal.

Agencia De Inovacao Inovacao Empresa Transferencia De Tecnolog, also known as ANI, is a national innovation agency based in Lisbon, Portugal. The Portuguese company's objective is to support technological and business innovation through various actions.