Fourteen research teams pitched their deep tech projects at Thalia Theatre, marking the culmination of this year’s program.

On Thursday, June 26th, the Thalia Theatre in Lisbon welcomed over 100 guests to the HiTech 2025 Closing Session, the final milestone of this year’s program. The event gathered researchers, mentors, HiSeedTech member company representatives, investors, and other key players from the deep tech ecosystem for an inspiring afternoon dedicated to science-based innovation and entrepreneurship.

Over the past four months, 14 research teams participated in HiTech 2025, an intensive, hands-on program designed to transform breakthrough scientific discoveries into viable business opportunities. With a strong focus on market validation, business case development, and months of dedicated mentoring and technology commercialization training, the program prepared researchers to take their technologies beyond the lab and into real-world applications.

This edition introduced two specialized tracks:

• The Technology Push track supported research teams in advancing their own scientific discoveries toward commercialization.
• The Market Pull track challenged teams to develop solutions in response to real-world innovation needs proposed by Lameirinho, Sonae Arauco, and UTIS.

The Closing Session began with welcoming remarks from Mário Freire, President of the Board at HiSeedTech, followed by a program overview and methodology presentation by Pedro Vilarinho, General Manager of HiSeedTech. The session was hosted by Roger Debo, who guided the audience through each team’s presentation, ensuring an engaging and dynamic atmosphere throughout the afternoon.

The highlight of the afternoon was the series of pitches from the 14 participating teams, showcasing solutions developed through months of mentoring, market validation, and entrepreneurial training. All of them will soon be available on the HiSeedTech YouTube channel.

HiTech 2025 Project Lineup:

1. LignoBeauty – Lignin-based cosmetic ingredients for sustainable beauty
2. AdDisTec – Advanced disinfection technologies for public health
3. iPROLEPSIS Games – Serious games for managing psoriatic arthritis
4. Aila Biotech – Targeted molecular tools for precise therapeutic action
5. Pure2U – Smart additive technologies for cleaner indoor environments
6. BioDiffuse – Bright, sustainable optical materials
7. OrganTECH – Organ-on-chip systems revolutionizing preclinical drug testing
8. PEPILSKIN – Peptide-based innovation for healing and wound care
9. 3D Printing Liquids – Smart 3D-printed solutions for energy storage
10. HydroHapClean – Selective purification targeting waterborne contaminants
11. EMTex – Textiles with electromagnetic interference shielding capabilities
12. OPAK – Translucent, sustainable packaging innovation
13. Contarget – Pathogen surveillance system enabling real-time outbreak detection
14. R-Screen – Visualization tool for nucleic acid structures to support diagnostics

Explore more: Access all final presentations and the HiTech 2025 booklet [here] to learn more about each project and team.

The HiTech 2025 Closing Session was not just a celebration of the progress made but also a call to action — inviting investors, industry leaders, and innovation partners to engage with these promising teams as they move forward with commercialization and impact.

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