Our company
Simbiente - Environmental Engineering and Management, Ltd. is a technological company, focused on research, development, innovation and services related to environmental engineering and biotechnology areas. Resulting from activities of researchers from the Department of Biological Engineering, Simbiente was founded in 2004 as a spin-off company of University of Minho.

Simbiente Azores - Environmental Engineering and Management, Ltd. is another company of the Simbiente world, also focused on research, development, innovation and services related to environmental engineering and biotechnology areas. It was founded in 2009 as a specific and contextualized structure to develop these activities and concepts on the Autonomous Region of Azores.

Simbiente Chile - Environmental Engineering and Management, Ltd. started operations in July 2011, as a specific structure to adapt and develop the same activities and concepts on the Chilean context. This Southern outpost plays an important role as a hub between Chilean partners/customers and European ones.


Our vision
We believe that our companies need to have a relevant role in the building of a society of knowledge and information, through solutions that use smart systems of environmental management and technologies to make right and efficient decisions to promote the sustainable consolidation of economic activities, well being of citizens and its surrounding environment.


Our Mission
By means of developing and providing state-of-the art quality products and services to our customers, we want to dynamically contribute with high-end innovative solutions to improve their process performance and consolidate their chain of value in a sustainable and responsible way.

We want to contribute to the success of our technology partners, by continuously develop our strategic partnerships within innovative collaboration projects.

We want to represent an attractive company driven by innovation that allows the creation of value for customers and partners by means of attracting, developing and inspiring exceptional people in our team.


Our values
As a value-driven organization, we understand our work and support our activities through strong values:

+ Commitment to our customer and partners and our environment;
+ Quality and excellence in what we do;
+ Confidentiality, ethics and integrity as standards;
+ Respect for the individuals and the community;
+ Interest and attention to the best and up-to-date management and innovation practices.


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2004
+ Simbiente was founded as a spin-off company from University of Minho;
+ It started its activities in the Sustainability and Strategic Planning and the Environmental and Energy Technologies areas. Staff: 2 consultants.
+ It was accepted in the Business Innovation Centre of Minho.

2005
+ Simbiente started the Environmental Training and Communication area.

2006
+ Simbiente started the Ecosystems Management and Valorization area.
+ Member of the Portuguese Society of Environmental Simulation and Risk Assessment (SOPSAR).

2007
+ Simbiente expanded its activities to the bioenergies expertise field.
+ It promoted its first technology transfer process, with the University of Minho

2008
+ Simbiente moved to Avepark - Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia - Science and Technology Centre.
+ Started a research team funded by national program QREN.
+ Started its first European project with Danish and French partners in the field of new technology assessment for descentralized energy production.

2009
+ Simbiente Azores was founded as a new company of the Simbiente group.

2011
+ Simbiente Chile is established in Chile.
+ The process to get the spinoff label starts together with Catholic University of Valparaíso.

Postal Address
Avepark - Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia
Edifício Spinpark
4805-017 Guimarães
Portugal

Telephone
+351 253 540 309

Fax
+351 253 540 304

Mobile
+351 932 610 009

E-mail
info@simbiente.com