Maria Afonso

ANI - Agência Nacional de Inovação

ANI is the Portuguese National Innovation Agency co-founded by the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education and the Ministry of Economy. The Portuguese National Innovation Agency assumes itself as a platform that builds on the growing alignment of technology-based Innovation and Development (I&D), Innovation and Entrepreneurship policies in the areas of Science and Economy, with the main attribution being the promotion of knowledge valorization, notably through increased and improved collaboration and networking between companies and the NSTS. ANI's main activities include Incentive Systems, Internationalization of Research and Innovation, Technology Transfer and Innovation Policies.