Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN)

Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN)

Created on the initiative of the University of Coimbra in 1991, the Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN) is a private, non-profit organisation that aims to promote innovation and technology transfer, establishing links between the scientific and technological environment and the productive sector.

Mission

Contribute to transforming the business fabric and organisations in general by promoting a culture of innovation, quality, rigour and entrepreneurship, based on a solid university/company relationship and acting on three fronts that reinforce and complement each other:

  • Research and technological development, consultancy and specialised services;
  • Incubation and acceleration of Incubation and acceleration of ideas and businesses;
  • Specialised training and dissemination of science and technology.

Research and technological development

It has six in-house technological development laboratories

Come and see our LABS

Incubation and acceleration of technology-based companies

Promotes the creation and development of innovative and technology-based companies

Learn more about the INCUBATOR and about the ACCELERATOR

Specialised training

Provides high-level continuous training, focusing on action-oriented training types.

Learn more about the TRAINING

 

Associates
Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação (IAPMEI)
Antonino Dias Fernandes, Lda
Associação Comercial e Industrial da Figueira da Foz (ACIFF)
Associação Empresarial da Beira Baixa (AEBB)
Associação Industrial Portuguesa (AIP)
Associação Nacional de Jovens Empresários (ANJE)
Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial (ADAI)
Bluepharma, Indústria Farmacêutica SA
Brisa Auto-Estradas de Portugal, S.A.
Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD)
Câmara Municipal de Castelo Branco
Câmara Municipal de Coimbra
Câmara Municipal de Condeixa-a-Nova
Câmara Municipal de Penacova
Câmara Municipal de Penela
Câmara Municipal de Proença-a-Nova
Câmara Municipal de Viseu
Celoplás, Plásticos para a Indústria SA
Centro de Serviços do Ambiente (CESAB)
Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro (CCDRC)
Critical Software, SA
Delphi Automotive Systems - Portugal, SA
Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra
Exploratório Infante D. Henrique
FBA - Ferrand Bicker & Associados, Lda
Fundação Bissaya Barreto
Fundação Luso-Americana para o Desenvolvimento (FLAD)
Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica - Universidade de Coimbra (ISR)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra (IPC)
Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA)
Intermolde, Moldes Vidreiros Internacionais, Lda
Investimentos e Participações Empresariais (IPE)
ISA - Intelligent Sensing Anywhere, SA
Laboratório de Energética e Detónica - Associação de Apoio (LEDAP)
Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas (LIP)
Litocar, Investimentos SGPS, SA
Núcleo Empresarial da Região da Guarda (NERGA)
Núcleo Empresarial da Região de Leiria (NERLEI)
Ramos Catarino, SA
REVIGRÉS - Indústria de Revestimentos de Grés, Lda
Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação, SA
Sonae Indústria
Stemlab, S.A.
Tecnogial - Projectos e Tecnologia Industrial, Lda
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)
Vodafone Portugal, SA
Documents
Activity Plan and Budget 2025
Activity Plan and Budget 2024
Annual Report and Accounts 2023
Activity Plan and Budget 2023

Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN)

Triénio 2023-26

Picture of Presidente

PRESIDENT

Francisco José de Baptista Veiga
Câmara Municipal de Coimbra (CMC)

Picture of  Primeiro Secretário

FIRST SECRETARY

Norma Joana Pinto Rodrigues Homem Furtado
Associação Industrial Portuguesa (AIP)

Picture of  Segundo Secretário

VICE-SECRETARY

Ana Luisa Simões Jegundo
Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN)

Picture of Presidente

PRESIDENT

Francisco José de Baptista Veiga
Câmara Municipal de Coimbra (CMC)

Picture of  Primeiro Secretário

FIRST SECRETARY

Norma Joana Pinto Rodrigues Homem Furtado
Associação Industrial Portuguesa (AIP)

Picture of  Segundo Secretário

VICE-SECRETARY

Ana Luisa Simões Jegundo
Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN)

Picture of  Segundo Secretário

VICE-SECRETARY

Ana Luisa Simões Jegundo
Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN)

Picture of  Segundo Secretário

VICE-SECRETARY

Ana Luisa Simões Jegundo
Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN)

Quality

O IPN tem três dos seus Laboratórios de I&DT com ensaios acreditados de acordo com a norma ISO 17025, o LED&MAT, o LABGEO* e o FITOLAB. Tem ainda um laboratório, o LAS, certificado de acordo com a norma EN ISO 13485

Considering the Management System (MS) of the Laboratories in the scope of accreditation (LED&MAT, LABGEO* and FITOLAB) and certification (LAS), Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN), based on the general objectives, has the following Quality Policy:


 

Full compliance with applicable requirements, in particular NP EN ISO/IEC 17025, EN ISO 13485 and EU Regulation 2017/745
Provision of high quality services based on the consistent operation of the laboratories
The development of safe products/prototypes with high quality standards, in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements
Commitment to guarantee impartiality and independence in relation to good professional practices
The requirement that all employees are duly familiar with the MS documentation and apply the policies and procedures in carrying out their work
Search for continuous improvement through training, motivation and adequate working conditions
To ensure that the functioning of the MS guarantees the definition, fulfillment and review of Quality Objectives from a perspective of continuous improvement

REDES IPN

Conheça todas as redes

National Networks

AED - Portuguese Cluster for Aerospace and Defence

Redes Internacionais

AED - Portuguese Cluster for Aerospace and Defence