Visabeira Investigação e Desenvolvimento, S.A. is a Grupo Visabeira company focused on creating value by carrying out research, development and innovation activities, within the ICT technical and scientific areas, for Grupo Visabeira companies as well as for external public or private companies.

Research, development and innovation activities aim at the development, growth and digital transformation of organisations, through digital or technological solutions which promote:

• Better management, decision making support and competitive intelligence.
• Better communication, based on optimising the interaction and involvement of the workforce throughout the operations lifecycle.

As a result of the team’s expertise, the company also promotes testing activities, training and transfer of knowledge and technology, consultancy as well as providing specialised services to the most diverse activity sectors.

As a result of the research, development and innovation activities and of the results achieved throughout the years, Visabeira I&D is a company recognised by ANI- Agência Nacional de Inovação [National Innovation Agency] with the seal of reliability for research and development activities.

The recognition of the company’s reliability for research and development activities awarded by ANI is a differentiating factor due to the acknowledgement of the competences it has to carry out R&D within the technical and scientific areas of corporate ICT.

The awarding of this seal allows for the possibility of fees related to research and development services provided by Visabeira I&D, in certified fields and areas of activity, to be considered for the purposes of applying for tax benefits, by its clients, under the expenses related to R&D within the scope of SIFIDE II.

SIFIDE II is the Sistema de Incentivos Fiscais em Investigação e Desenvolvimento Empresarial II [System of Tax Incentives for Business Research and Development II], which allows the amount corresponding to eligible expenses to be deducted from the amount of the Income Tax levied, in a double percentage, up to a maximum of 82.5%.

Should you require further information, please visit the ANI webite.