The first “Study on the socio-economic impact of Collaborative Laboratories (CoLABs) in Portugal” was presented at Porto Business School.
This study concludes that the network generated €261.6 million in Gross Value Added between 2021 and 2025 and supported 2,178 direct, indirect and induced jobs. Over the same period, every euro of public funding channelled to the CoLABs was associated with €2.27 of GVA in the economy, and around 81 per cent of the public funding received was returned to the State in the form of direct, indirect and induced tax revenue. The network’s workforce grew by around 70 per cent and its revenue more than doubled, with a significant shift from core funding towards competitive national and international funding.
Throughout the launch event, the strategic importance of this innovation ecosystem – of which BUILT CoLAB forms part – was emphasised, as was its potential to generate sustainable value for the country. It was also stressed that only with the support of the relevant government department, through the continuation of core funding and collaboration amongst all stakeholders, will it be possible to continue to strengthen and consolidate this collaborative model.
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