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The black glass cube tower of the Instituto Superior Tecnico rising above the cream-coloured campus buildings in Lisbon, with the university's blue sign in the foreground

A Lisbon Startup's Contactless Bedside Lamp Draws €350,000 in EU Funding to Watch Over Epilepsy Through the Night

Lampsy Health, a Lisbon medtech spun out of the Instituto Superior Tecnico, has won €350,000 from the EU's European Innovation Council, taking its total funding towards €1M. Its contactless bedside lamp watches sleeping epilepsy patients for seizures; electronics and assembly are done in Portugal, a

The Portugal Brief 26 Jul 2026

The Reitoria da Universidade de Lisboa, the rectory building of the University of Lisbon, Portugal

The University of Lisbon Bets €20 Million on Two Data Centres for Science and Sovereign Health Data

The University of Lisbon will build two data centres — at Oeiras and the Cidade Universitária — for €20 million, due in October 2028, to give researchers high-performance computing and a 'sovereign cloud' for sensitive health, biotech and precision-medicine data. Funded by the Lisbon 2030 programme.

The Portugal Brief 24 Jul 2026

Aerial view of the Port of Sines on Portugal's Alentejo coast, with industrial terminals, long breakwaters and cargo ships in the blue Atlantic

Google's Nuvem Subsea Cable Comes Ashore at Sines, Giving Portugal Its First Direct Fibre Link to the United States and the Azores

Google's Nuvem cable has been moored at Sines, giving Portugal its first direct subsea link to the United States and its first ever to the Azores. Running 6,900 km from South Carolina via Bermuda and São Miguel, the €500 million system carries up to 384 Tbps and enters service in 2027.

The Portugal Brief 22 Jul 2026

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Brussels Fines AliExpress €550 Million for Failing to Curb Unsafe and Counterfeit Goods, Its Largest Digital Services Act Penalty Yet

The European Commission has fined AliExpress €550 million under the Digital Services Act for failing to stop illegal, unsafe and counterfeit goods reaching its 193 million EU users. It is the largest DSA penalty yet, after fines on X and Temu. AliExpress calls it disproportionate and will appeal.

The Portugal Brief 21 Jul 2026

A Phone Microphone and AI Can Monitor Children's Chronic Lung Disease at Home, Portuguese Researchers Show

A Phone Microphone and AI Can Monitor Children's Chronic Lung Disease at Home, Portuguese Researchers Show

A study by Porto and Coimbra researchers finds a smartphone microphone paired with AI can help parents monitor children's asthma and cystic fibrosis at home, easing pressure on the SNS.

The Portugal Brief 21 Jul 2026

Glovo food-delivery couriers with yellow branded boxes parked on scooters beside a city street

Uber Buys Glovo's Owner for €13 Billion but Carves Portugal Out of the Deal

Uber agreed on 16 July to buy Glovo's owner Delivery Hero for about €13 billion, but deliberately excluded 14 markets where the brands compete — including Portugal. Glovo's Portuguese operation will pass to US fund SSW Partners, keeping it separate from Uber Eats.

The Portugal Brief 20 Jul 2026

A young managed forest of pine and eucalyptus trees in central Portugal, slender trunks and green undergrowth typical of the country's fire-prone woodland

A New Free Platform Tracks the Iberian Peninsula's Living Forest Moisture to Sharpen Wildfire Warnings

A free new platform, ForestDrought, maps the live moisture of forests across the Iberian Peninsula every day — bringing the water in living plants, not just dead tinder, into wildfire-risk models as Portugal endures its worst fire year since 2017.

The Portugal Brief 19 Jul 2026

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