Appointment of the National Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (CNCTI)

The members of the National Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (CNCTI) - the government's advisory body for science, technology and innovation - were appointed today. The first plenary meeting of the CNCTI will take place on March 1st and will be held as part of the ongoing hearings for the public consultation of the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR).

The CNCTI works closely with the Minister of State, Economy and Digital Transition, Pedro Siza Vieira, and the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor, to develop, strengthen and sustain the national scientific and technological system, providing scientific advice and fostering cross-cutting and inter-ministerial dialog on science, technology and innovation policies. This new advisory body will also collaborate in parliamentary debates on science, technology and innovation, whenever requested to do so by the Assembly of the Republic.

The CNCTI will be chaired by José Manuel Mendonça, Full Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto and Chairman of INESC TEC's Board of Directors.

The CNCTI plenary includes the presidents of FCT, ANI and IAPMEI, along with 20 individuals of recognized merit in different areas of knowledge and the economy, including academic, scientific and business leaders with a wide institutional and territorial diversity:

1. Aida Carvalho, CIMO, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança
2. Ângelo Ramalho, EFACEC, Porto
3. Arlindo Oliveira, IST-U Lisboa and INESC, Lisboa
4. Carlos Faro, BIOCANT, U Coimbra, Cantanhede
5. David Malta, Limmtherapeutics/AP Bio, Lisboa
6. Elvira Fortunato, UNL, CENIMAT-I3N, Almada
7. Gonçalo Quadros, Critical Software, Coimbra
8. Guido Du Boulay Villax, Hovione, Loures
9. Henrique Veiga Fernandes, Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon
10. Isabel Furtado, TMG, Guimarães
11. Isabel Sousa Pinto, CIMAR, U Porto, Matosinhos
12. Joana Palha, ICVS, U Minho, Braga
13. João Barros, U Porto, Inst. Telecomunicações e Veniam, Porto
14. Joaquim Pedro Torres, AgroGlobal, Santarém
15. Luís Taborda Barata, UBI, Covilhã
16. Maria Mota, IMM and FMUL, Lisbon
17. Mónica Bettencourt, IGC, Oeiras
18. Pedro Adão e Silva, ISCTE; Colabor, Lisbon
19. Teresa Pinto Correia, Center for Mediterranean Studies, Évora
20. Vítor Neves, Colep, Porto

The CNCTI operates in plenary and in autonomous committees (namely State Associate Laboratories, Collaborative Associate Laboratories, Technology Interface Centers and Academic Clinical Centers), as well as thematic committees in any area of knowledge, including researchers and entrepreneurs, to be appointed by the CNCTI plenary.