News & Press
Announcements, awards and media coverage from AIS - building the digital backbone of the circular bioeconomy.
Press ReleaseProject
July 2026
AIS to lead digital intelligence layer in a €23.19M Horizon Europe flagship biorefinery project
AIS will design the AI-powered predictive control system for Europe's first industrial-scale biorefinery converting urban waste into bioplastics and cellulose.
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Press ReleaseProject
June 2026
AIS joins Horizon Europe PHACTUS Consortium to advance biodegradable bioplastics
AIS brings digital intelligence to a European project transforming PHA bioplastic production from batch to continuous manufacturing.
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Press ReleaseProject
May 2026
AIS secures €200K grant to accelerate AI integration into UPWATER™
Portuguese national funding under the PRR / NextGenerationEU backs AIS's transition to a fully scalable SaaS digital twin platform.
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Media
November 2023
(PT) Featured on Antena 1 — "90 Segundos de Ciência"
Media
July 2023
Featured by Impact Shakers on Pioneers Post
Media
May 2023
Press release — Impact Shakers spotlight
Award
March 2023
Winner — DIT Business Award (Business Development category)
Award
February 2023
Winner — DYDAS EU Call for Ideas Contest
Award
October 2022
Winner — Crédito Agrícola Prize (Circular Economy & Sustainable Biotechnology) with Phos2Recycle
Award
July 2022
Winner — Metabuilding 2nd Seed Call
Award
June 2022
Winner — Prémios Verdes da Visão (special "PALOP" category) with Phos-Value
Media
April 2022
(PT) Press release in Ambiente Magazine
Award
March 2022
Winner — DIT Business Award (Scientific Innovation category)
Award
September 2021
3rd place — Águas de Portugal Innovation Challenge
Award
October 2020
Altice Innovation - Finalist
Award
May 2019
(PT) Winner — "O Melhor do Portugal Tecnológico" (Exame Informática), Software category
Media
September 2018