Ericeira Tech Hub

Research

Partners in place

Research that becomes something people can use.

Too many good findings stay in a drawer. The research institute gives researchers independence and a straight road from a finding to a product. Every field here comes back to one question: what helps life flourish?

How a finding travels

From the lab to the world, under one roof.

The institute is a non-profit. It opens public research grants and protects the freedom to follow a question. When a finding is ready, it does not have to leave the building to become a company.

  1. Research institute

    Independent research, funded by grants and fellowships.

  2. Incubator

    A finding becomes a working product, with mentors beside it.

  3. Accelerator

    The product finds its market and its first customers.

  4. A company

    Steward owned if the founders want it, so the purpose stays.

Where the work starts

Two frontiers, built with a conscience.

We are vetting projects in both areas now.

Quantum technology

Quantum sensing
Next-generation medical diagnostics.
Secure communication
Post-quantum encryption, standardised in 2024.
Materials
Nanomaterials and chip processes.

$12.6bn invested in quantum technology start-ups in 2025, 6.3 times the year before. Source: McKinsey Quantum Technology Monitor 2026

Sound technology

Neuroacoustics
Sound designed for focus, breath and sleep.
The acousto potential field
Its effects on individual consciousness.
Acoustic field harvesting
Sound as a source of energy.

Frontier Early stage research, with projects under review now.

The sound research group. Consciousness and sound, with researchers and builders from three countries. The first online workshop is being planned. Join the list.

Fields of interest

Where the next questions are.

Quantum and sound come first. These are the fields the institute is growing toward, and where we want to hear from researchers.

Matter and energy

  • Materials and semiconductors
  • Electromagnetism
  • Power electronics and energy production

Mind and consciousness

  • Consciousness research
  • Neuroscience and technology

Intelligence and connection

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Robotics and cybernetics
  • Communication technology

Land and sea

  • Food production and agriculture
  • Ocean technology
The goal is a technology for which destructive use is not prohibited but incoherent. Not because rules prevent it, but because the structure does not support it.
From the founding vision of the institute

Our research partner is The Works Research Institute, turning findings into products alongside the research vertical.

Bring a finding that should have become a product.

Researchers, research groups and institutions are welcome. Tell us what you found and what has stood in its way.

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