
The Center for Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CTIE) at the Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics has focused its efforts on three areas of great impact and visibility:
1. Students and Education
2. Organization of 11 Events such as a data science hackathon and several coding events for women
3. Awards for Students, namely the 2019 Best Thesis Award and the 2019 Best Entrepreneurship Project
- 10 Teams in Pre-acceleration Programs
- 20 Research Conferences Attended
- 31 Articles Published

Academic Research Excellence
The Center has submitted or published nine scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals, and co-organized the Digital Economy Workshop at the school with a significant representation of researchers from the Tel Aviv University. Celine Abecassis-Moedas, Associate Professor, Founder & Academic Director, Center of Technological Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Catolica Lisbon University School of Business and Economy, published a book on “O papel do design na inovaçao”.

Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
CTIE was chosen out of over 30 applications and granted the 2019 Women Entrepreneurship Award (WEA). This event included media coverage and the participation of 12 distinguished jury members. In recognition of its work over the last few years, CTIE was invited to join the board of Startup Lisboa, Portugal's best known and most active accelerator.
