 INESC TEC brings together more than 700 researchers, of which around 350 have PhDs.INESC was founded in the city of Porto in 1985, and in December 1998 it became INESC Porto, a branch of INESC.Following a rebranding process, the institution changed its name to INESC TEC, with INESC, the University of Porto Foundation and the Polytechnic Institute of Porto.