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 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.
The strategic and operational policies of Simbiente ascribe major interest on procedures and actions concerning the development and acquisition of new technologies, the knowledge and mastering of innovative processes. In order to support our way of work, our staff contributes with its creative abilities and innovation capabilities.
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 also want to contribute to the success of our technology partners, by continuously develop our strategic partnerships within innovative collaboration projects.
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Brief HISTORY
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 a patent from University of Minho (Environmental Innovation National Prize 2007).
2008
+ Simbiente moved to AvePark - 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.
PARTNERSHIPS
PORTUGAL
+ Universidade do Minho (link)
+ INESC Porto (link)
+ Plataforma Nacional de Saneamento e Águas Residuais
+ CEEETA_Centro de Estudos em Economia da Energia, dos Transportes e do Ambiente (link)
+ GHG, Lda. (link)
+ CVR_Centro para a Valorização de Resíduos (link)
+ SOPSAR (link)
+ IPVC_Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo (link)
SWEDEN
+ Bioprocess Control Sweden AB (link)
DENMARK
+ DTU _Technical University of Denmark(link)
+ Risø_National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy(link)
GERMANY
+ FONA Network (link)
UNITED KINGDOM
+ Environmental KTN (link)
CHILE
+ PUCV_Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaíso (link)
+ REDBIOGAS_plataforma chilena para el desarrollo de proyectos de biogás (link)
