On 30 November 2022, the CEO of Bluepharma, Paulo Barradas Rebelo, participated in the panel discussion “Eighteen Years of the SME Innovation Award: the stories and lessons of winners” at COTEC Portugal’s 12th SME Innovation Meeting, which took place at the Porto de Leixões Cruise Terminal, under the slogan “Counter Cycle”.
The event was also attended by the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and the President of COTEC Portugal, Antonio Rios de Amorim. In his speech, Paulo Barradas Rebelo stressed the importance and contribution of the COTEC Portugal Award to companies.
At this meeting of innovative SMEs, companies came together in an effort to counter the stagnation and recession caused by the unpredictability that the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Europe brought upon the world.
