InovCluster – Agroindustrial Cluster Association of the Center, is headquartered at the Agro-Food Technological Support Center in Castelo Branco. Inovcluster’s contribution focuses on increasing the competitiveness of local and regional production systems. It also aims to promote the Central Region of Portugal at a national and international level. For this purpose, it establishes a cooperation platform amongst the key players of this sector. It provides companies support through innovation processes, RTD, knowledge transfer, training, new product development, services and processes, marketing and internationalization.
Currently, InovCluster has 173 associates of which 138, are companies, 15 are Associations/Cooperatives, 12 Higher Education Institutions and R&D institutions linked to the agribusiness and agro-food sector, and 8 public entities.
InovCluster has been supported by the Municipality of Castelo Branco and funded by COMPETE – Operational Competitiveness Factors Program, by the National Strategic Reference Framework and by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund.