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Innovation Ecosystem of the Year Award

Tecnopuc

Finalist of the Innovation Ecosystem of the Year Award

Pontificial Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) - Brazil

"Innovating together is what makes us grow stronger! "


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Summary

Tecnopuc is the Science and Technology Park of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). Since 2003, Tecnopuc nurture a solid interaction between the innovative business environment and academia and has developed solid mechanisms and structures to support innovation. Tecnopuc has consolidated itself as an important link of the Quadruple Helix, and has the generation of wealth from knowledge as its main guide for activating the ecosystem.

Tecnopuc is an ecosystem in motion, attentive to the changes that impact the community. In partnership with companies and municipal and state governments, it dedicated itself on acting strongly in the creation and development of a thriving world-class business environment, aiming to position the region on the global map of innovation and entrepreneurship. The main movements and projects in the area of city and state development were conceived and developed at Tecnopuc’s Criativity Lab and have Tecnopuc as an important active partner: the Alliance for Innovation, the Pacto Alegre (municipal level) and INOVA RS (state level). Along with other Quadruple Helix partners, Tecnopuc acts in a synergistic and collaborative way with all other social and economic actors both at regional and national level.

Since 2018, it has intensified actions aimed at generating new businesses (startups and spin-offs), guided by the strategic intention of generating 1,000 innovative businesses in 10 years.
With the support of our partners, and INOVAPUCRS Network (Academic and Innovation Units of the University) the park has assisted more than 600 new business in the last 5 years.

Key People


Jorge Luis Nicolas Audy
Superintendent of Innovation and Development at PUCRS and Tecnopuc
Tecnopuc/PUCRS



Rafael Prikladnicki
Development Advisor
Tecnopuc/PUCRS



Luís Humberto de Mello Villwock
Innovation Advisor and Celeiro Agro Hub Coordinator
Tecnopuc/PUCRS



Flávia Siqueira Fiorin
Operations and Entrepreneurship Manager
Tecnopuc/PUCRS



Leandro Bento Pompermaier
Relationship and Business Manager
Tecnopuc/PUCRS



Eduardo Giugliani
Director of IDEIA – Support Center for Scientific and Technological Development
Tecnopuc/PUCRS



Julio Ferst
Tecnopuc Viamão Manager
Tecnopuc/PUCRS



Daniela Carolina Eckert
Head of Startups
Tecnopuc/PUCRS



Ana Von Frankenberg Berger
Head of Tecnopuc Crialab
Tecnopuc/PUCRS



Daniela Carrion
Head of Community
Tecnopuc/PUCRS



Renata Lages
Head of Communication
Tecnopuc/PUCRS



Daniel Laguna
Head of Negotiation and New Business
Tecnopuc/PUCRS



Alexandre Bom Veiga
Head of Infraestructure
Tecnopuc/PUCRS



Ana Lúcia Maciel
Head of Impact and Farol Social Hub
Tecnopuc/PUCRS



Janete de Souza Urbanetto
USALab Coordinator
Tecnopuc/PUCRS



Filipi Damasceno Vianna
FabLab Coordinator
Tecnopuc/PUCRS



Rafael Batista
BioHub Coordinator and Innovation Agent of Life and Science School
Tecnopuc/PUCRS



Carolina Eichenberg
EduX Coordinator
Tecnopuc/PUCRS



Eduardo Campos Pellanda
Future Mobility Hub Coordinator and Innovation Agent of Art, Design and Communication School.
Tecnopuc/PUCRS



Bruno Caldas
Fine Hub Coordinator
Tecnopuc/PUCRS



Clécio Araujo
OminiEx Hub Coordinator
Tecnopuc/PUCRS



Marcus Seferin
Cumbuca Foodtech Hub Coordinator
Tecnopuc/PUCRS


Acknowledgements

We thank all of our team, entrepreneurs, professors, researchers, students, alumni, and the entire community that makes Tecnopuc a living and thriving Science and Technology Park.
PUCRS - Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul.
Alliance for Innovation (Tecnopuc/PUCRS, Tecnosinos/Unisinos, Zenit/UFRGS)
FINEP – Funding Agency for Studies and Projects
MCTI – Innovation, Science and Technology Ministry
BNDES – Economic and Social National Development Bank
CNPq – National Council for Science and Technology Development
SICT – Rio Grande do Sul Science, Technology and Innovation Secretary
Porto Alegre Municipality
BRDE – Regional Development Bank
BADESUL – Regional Development Agency
SEBRAE – Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service
IASP – International Association of Areas of Innovation
ANPROTEC – National Association of Areas of Innovation
REGINP – Rio Grande do Sul Association of Areas of Innovation

Images

Tecnopuc

Tecnopuc FabLab

NAVI -IA New Ventures Hub Tecnopuc

Health Plus Innovation Center Hub

Tecnopuc Team

Tecnopuc Experience

Tecnopuc Experience

CRIALAB - Tecnopuc Creativity Lab

Tecnopuc Events

Students at Tecnopuc

Pitch Session

Meditation and Weelness Room at Tecnopuc

IMPACT STORY

Impacting lifes

One of the drivers of Tecnopuc is the training of new talents in the area of information technology (IT) and the promotion of entrepreneurship. The professional and social development initiatives promoted by the Park have two concrete objectives: to meet the demand in the information and communication technology (ICT) market, especially developers, and to promote the inclusion of young people in a situation of socioeconomic vulnerability in the market. In the ICT area, many young people find the chance to transform the reality in which they find themselves. This change is directly connected with the purpose of the Park, which is to be a vector of transformation in society.

There is a high demand for skilled labour and the deficit in training talent directly impacts the generation of new technologies and the innovation ecosystem as a whole. Tecnopuc has initiatives that involved more than 3,500 young people in 2022 in six training programs offered to meet the demands of the ICT market in the southern region of the country. In most of the programs, we bring together all the actors of the quadruple helix, linking the University, government, companies and society in the same project.

In all initiatives, we provide students with opportunities for contact with professionals and companies that work in the area. We have impressive reports from young people who had never thought about following a career in IT and today are employed in companies that were sponsors in our programs.

LEARNINGS

Lessons learned

We believe that Science and Technology Parks (STP) and Areas of Innovation (AOI) have to work hard to ensure that cities are prepared to face the challenges that are already changing the society and the best way to do this is joining forces and working together. In order to do that in an innovative way, an alliance led by three large benchmarking Brazilian Universities located in Porto Alegre (UFRGS, PUCRS and Unisinos) and its STPs (Zenit, Tecnopuc and Tecnosinos) was created. The main goal of this alliance is to articulate high-impact initiatives and stakeholders in order to turn the city into a hub for new technology-based ventures and startups in the era of the digital economy, attracting new investments and developing talent. The union of the three universities aims to transform the region into an international reference in innovation, knowledge and entrepreneurship. The Alliance for Innovation was the spark for many other greater projects for the region, such as Pacto Alegre and INOVA RS. These initiatives are responsible for coordinating hundreds of entities and professionals that together identify challenges, analyse, and approve projects, both at municipal and regional level.

And that is the main reason for our slogan: Innovating together is what makes us grow stronger! Our goal is to build a strong ecosystem that enhances skills, based on values and purpose, and that attracts talent and business that contributes to a better future for all people, in an inclusive way and respecting the diversity that characterizes our region.

FUTURE PLANS

What's coming?

The impact on the business world and labour relations arising from the pandemic period has pointed to the need for decision-making and action beyond a gradual evolutionary process. Today, Tecnopuc envisions new and enormous challenges and opportunities. The main one is related to the changing profile of established companies and the emergence of startups and spin-offs on the international scene. The opportunity that is envisioned is the potential for remote delivery of a value proposition in a hyperconnected world. Respond at the appropriate speed and dimension to the challenges and opportunities of the hybrid world is what Tecnopuc seeks to achieve with the new strategic intention of Tecnopuc Anywhere.
Through Tecnopuc Anywhere, the Park proposes to accelerate its expansion process by expanding its connection networks and number of companies. To this end, it plans to review its business model, developing a hybrid ecosystem, where the value proposition delivered in person at the Park is also represented in the digital world.
Tecnopuc Anywhere enables the development of this value proposal based on the specialization of operations in strategic markets national and internationally, focusing on attracting new business and investment for the Park and their companies.

KEY STATISTICS

259

Organizations and Stakeholders at the Park

+ than 900

Startups developed since 2003

+ than 3500

Young talent enrolled in Tech development programs in 2022

35%

Founders are Women

+ de 6500

People directly connected to the Park

+ than 9MM USD

Funds raised in 2022

+ than 180

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Events in 2022

+ 1500

Students from the University are connected to companies and startups of the park.

+5000

Average of people accessing the Park every week.

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