Competences
IRIS provides support to FCT NOVA community in the following areas:
1. Research Funding (national and international)
- Identification of funding opportunities;
- Support in the consortium establishment and writing of the respective regulatory agreements;
- Support in proposal applications, including the assessment of eligibility conditions and helping in the writing of the following proposal sections: intellectual property, dissemination, communication and exploitation of results
- Support in the administrative and financial sections of the grant proposal
2. Intellectual Property
- Counselling and guiding on Intellectual Property protection issues;
- Invention state of the art search;
- Liaison with INPI, IGAC and contracted AOPIS;
- Patent draft review and support for preparing replies to exam notifications at national level;
- Preparation and revision of IP ownership agreements;
3. Knowledge valorization and technology transfer
- Brokerage of FCT NOVA and private sector relationship, promoting partnerships;
- Negotiation and implementation of technology transfer agreements;
- Suggesting best route for exploitation of research results and analysis of market potential;
- Mediation between FCT NOVA and Frontier IP, the School’s partner for technology commercialization;
- Support in writing and revision of technology transfer agreements
4. Training
- Data confidentiality management and intellectual property
- Valorization and technology transfer; support FCT NOVA innovation chain;
- How to maximize the impact of a grant proposal: tips to write a successful grant proposal;
5. Dissemination of research and innovation opportunities
Newsletter IRIS with monthly publication.
- Juliana Brito Monteiro - Executive Director
- Marta Cerejo - Head of Intellectual Property & Tech Transfer Department
- Pedro Almeida - Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Manager
- Anabela Gomes - Head of Financial Lifecycle Department
- António Frazão - Funding Adviser | Business Development & Funding Department
- Salima Rehemtula - Impact Officer
- Filomena Castanheira - Executive Assistant
