CoLab UT Austin Portugal
Previous phases (2007-2016)
Participating Institutions
![+50 Schools and other Institutions](https://utaustinportugal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/noun_university_2019014_000000-768x768.png)
+50 Schools and other Institutions
![13 Digital Media Industrial Affiliates](https://utaustinportugal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/noun_online-education_2018902_000000-768x768.png)
13 Digital Media Industrial Affiliates
Participants
![+72 Professors / Instructors](https://utaustinportugal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/noun_Teacher_2018878_000000-768x768.png)
+72 Professors / Instructors
![+35 PI Researchers](https://utaustinportugal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/noun_Chemistry_2019016_000000-768x768.png)
+35 PI Researchers
Advanced Education Programs
![3 Doctoral Programs](https://utaustinportugal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/noun_education_2018888_000000-768x768.png)
3 Doctoral Programs
Digital Media; Advanced Computing; Applied Mathematics
![1 Master Program](https://utaustinportugal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/noun_develop-skills_2019013_000000-768x768.png)
1 Master Program
Multimedia
Students
![+308 Total Students](https://utaustinportugal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/noun_student_2018896_000000-768x768.png)
+308 Total Students
148 Ph.D. students, 133+MsC students, and 10 post-docs
![124 Scholarship grants](https://utaustinportugal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/noun_education-scholarship_2018911_000000-768x768.png)
124 Scholarship grants
113 Ph.D. scholarship grants, 11 Post-doc scholarship grants
R&D Projects
![123 Applications](https://utaustinportugal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/noun_creative-writing_2018894_000000-768x768.png)
123 Applications
Phase I (2007-2012): 46 applications; Phase II (2013-2017): 77 applications
![Projects Funded](https://utaustinportugal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/noun_education-scholarship_2018911_000000-768x768.png)
Projects Funded
Phase I (2007-2012): 20 projects funded, total funding $1,4M; Phase II (2013-2017): 16 projects funded, total funding $650K
Complementary Fundings
![$58K Private Funding](https://utaustinportugal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/noun_education-scholarship_2018911_000000-768x768.png)
$58K Private Funding
![$4.5M External Funding](https://utaustinportugal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/noun_education-scholarship_2018911_000000-768x768.png)
$4.5M External Funding
Funding complementary to FCT (US and EU sources of matching funds)
Source: CoLab 2016 Activities Report
UTEN Portugal
Previous phases (2007-2012)
Building a country-wide network of technology transfer experts
Universities
Technology companies
![20% increase in patents granted/year](https://utaustinportugal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/noun_university_2019014_000000-768x768.png)
20% increase in patents granted/year
26% increase in executed licenses/year; 137% increase in license income; 132% increase in new academic spinoffs
![127% annual growth in revenue](https://utaustinportugal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/tech-companies-768x768.png)
127% annual growth in revenue
37% growth in exporting technology; 38% annual growth in hiring
Previous phases (2012-2016)
Economic impact
Jobs created
![$95M direct economic impact](https://utaustinportugal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/noun_education-scholarship_2018911_000000-768x768.png)
$95M direct economic impact
$27M investment risk capital; $27M committed revenue; $27M strategic capital (trials); Product launches: US, India; SAARC countries, China
![3 spin-out companies generated](https://utaustinportugal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/jobs-created-768x768.png)
3 spin-out companies generated
67 qualified jobs created
Total economic impact
![$130M total economic impact](https://utaustinportugal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/noun_education-scholarship_2018911_000000-768x768.png)
$130M total economic impact
Returned $40 for every $1 invested by FCT
Source: UTEN 2016 Activities Report (data from participant surveys and interviews)