Technological Interface Centre for Public Health

FUNDING ENTITY

European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
European Social Fund Plus (ESF+)

FUNDING

LISBOA2030-FEDER-02309300

The project aims to establish a Technological Interface Centre for Public Health (TICPH), dedicated to advancing scientific and technological knowledge in the field of precision public health. It seeks to strengthen excellence, cooperation, and internationalisation across the scientific areas of NOVA NSPH, contributing to high value-added products and services through strategies for disease prevention and health promotion, fostering healthy and sustainable communities and efficient, resilient health systems.

The TICPH focuses its strategy on translating knowledge generated through public health research, supporting the ecological and digital transitions of the various stakeholders in the health value chain, and promoting the creation of knowledge and technologies. Its core activities include supporting business development ideas from CHRC – Comprehensive Health Research Center researchers, applied research under CCAL, incubation of early-stage startups, and engagement with the wider ecosystem of SMEs and public–private investment networks.

The TICPH will host startups, spin-offs, companies, and associated organisations in a dedicated space (three areas), refurbished to offer broad, comfortable learning and co-production environments that stimulate creativity among partners, entrepreneurs, and project teams. These spaces will encourage collaborative practices supported by advanced technologies made available to the precision public health innovation ecosystem.

Located on the NOVA NSPH Campus in Lumiar, the TICPH will operate in state-of-the-art facilities designed to be adaptable and technologically advanced, creating an environment conducive to achieving the intended impact. Its flexible construction approach will allow reconfiguration as needed and will promote collaboration and experimentation among diverse stakeholders.

The Centre will incorporate smart services and generative artificial intelligence; host research and development laboratories equipped with advanced technology; include capacity-building and training spaces using innovative methodologies; and provide flexible collaborative areas to facilitate interaction among companies, startups, and researchers, as well as virtual meeting rooms to enable remote collaboration.

The TICPH will also include open innovation spaces to accommodate intersectoral partnerships supporting the development of innovative solutions, alongside units dedicated to analysing and processing large data sets applied to artificial intelligence. Event and networking areas will also be available.

The proposed R&D&I (Research, Development and Innovation) infrastructure will create favourable conditions for business development and strengthen ENSP NOVA’s ties with the business sector, as well as with public bodies, local health units, insurers, foundations, patient associations, municipalities, and NGOs.