This document summarizes a workshop on building entrepreneurial universities. It discusses the growth of business incubators and science and technology parks in Brazil since the 1980s. There are currently 384 business incubators housing over 6,000 firms that generate $2.3 billion annually. Science parks in Brazil include 94 initiatives and 28 operational parks housing 520 firms generating $2 billion annually. The workshop discusses challenges around transitioning from incubation to acceleration, balancing the triple helix of university-industry-government partnerships, and improving access to funding and international partnerships. It also highlights PUCRS's science and technology park TECNOPUC as a model for university-industry collaboration through applied research centers and housing over 80 companies and institutions conducting over 140 R

1. Triple Helix Workshop
Building the Entrepreneurial University
Jorge Audy
audy@pucrs.br
Vice President of ANPROTEC
Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies at PUCRS
Brazilian Association of Science Parks and
Business Incubators (ANPROTEC)

2. OVERVIEW
Incubators and S&T Parks in Brazil
TECNOPUC
PUCRS Science and Technology Park

4. A movement in march
1984 – Technology Parks Incubators
National Program
90s – Incubators around the country, mainly at
Universities and local Governments
00s – Science and Technology Parks, mainly
University related and Local Government
2009 – 25 years of public policies to
STP and BI in Brazil – National
Program to Support Business
Incubators and Technology Parks

5. I&E Habitats
2012
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6. I&E Habitats: Business Incubators
 384 Business Incubators
 6,3 k firms
 US$ 2.3 bi/y revenues
 45 k workplaces
(high qualification)
 Return on taxpayers money
US$ 300 mi total investment (20y)
US$ 270 mi/y taxes paid
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7. Tech Parks in Brazil
 Science Parks
initiatives: 94
 Science Parks in
operations: 28
 520 firms
 US$ 2 bi/y revenues
 26 K workplaces

8. I&E: embracing the world
• Supporting SMEs to be international
– Co-incubation
– Soft landing
• International cooperation
– Multilateral
– Regional
– Bilateral
• Institutional cooperation

9. Anprotec’s Mission
Combining, representing and
defending the interests of sponsors
of innovative entreprises, mainly
incubator, parks, centers and
technology cities,
strengthening these models
as tools for sustainable
development in Brazil,
focusing on creating and
strengthening knowledge-based
business created on the basis of their
knowledge base.

10. How?
Strategic Partnerships
Conferences and
Specialized Trainings
Knowledge Generation
Anprotec Award
And much more...

11. Strategic Alliances/Partnerships

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13. Conferences and Specialized Trainings

14. Knowledge Generation
• Scientific and Technical
Magazines
• Specialized books
• Researchs

15. Anprotec Award

16. Technical International Missions
2009 - USA
2009 - USA
2011 – Finland, Sweden
and Denmark 2008 – Spain and Portugal
2010 - Israel

17. Strategic Projects
www.anprotec.org.br/cerne www.anprotec.org.br/sapi

18. Strenghs
• Positive International Outlook
– BRICS
• Economy doing very well
– International crisis
– Positive flow of money (International
Investments)
• R&D Opportunities
– International R&D Centers (IBM, GE, DELL,
HP, ...

19. Strenghs
• Growth of Science and Technological
Parks
• Internal Market and Qualified Human
Resources (Talents) in strategic areas
– Oil and Gas
– TICs
– Renewable energy
– Biotech
– Pharmaceuticals
– Life and Health Science...
• Gorvernment Investiments in
Innovation
– Seed Money
– Innovation Projects
– Environments of Innovation
(infrastructure)

20. Challenges
• Transition from Incubation approach
to Acceleration approacht
– No Acceleratrr (just starting a new Government
Program to cfeate Accelerators aroud the country)
• Triple Helice unbalanced
– Strong government depedency
– University resistance to change (third
mission)
– Distance from Industry and University
• Real Funding
– VC companies
– Corporate Investors
– Angel Investors

21. Challenges
• Transition from Small firms to
Startups approach
• Legislations at Federal, Local and
Institutional Level
– Innovation Law in 2005 only to Public
Universities and Research Centers
– Only a few States have Innovation Law
– Very Tradicional view, mainly at
Universities, about Zero Risk (not do
anything different)
• International Partnerships
– Starting with Softlanding agreements

22. Research and Innovation at PUCRS:
Integrating University, Industry and
Government: a Reference Model in
Brasil

23. Porto Alegre: Mercosul Capital

24. Research at PUCRS
In the technological areas, INOVAPUC has centers with
strong joint ventures with companies for the
development of applied research.
PUCRS‘ Science and Technology park – TECNOPUC – is
one of the largest science and technology parks in Latin
America with the mission of creating an environment of
innovation and research involving the interaction
among academia, the government and industry.

25. PUCRS’
Scientific and Technological Park

26. Mission
To establish an interdisciplinary research and
innovation community through academic-
industry-government collaboration, to improve
their competitive position in the world and
enhance the quality of life of their
communities.

27. TECNOPUC

28. TECNOPUC

29. TECNOPUC

30. TECNOPUC

31. TECNOPUC

32. TECNOPUC

33. TECNOPUC

34. TECNOPUC

35. TECNOPUC

36. TECNOPUC: Companies with us...

37. R&D Projects
Photovoltaic Solar Energy
Electric Energy Systems
Carbon Storage, Oil and Gas
Computer Science
Software Engeneering
Telecommunications
Nanotechnology
Information Systems
Pharmaceuticals
Life and Health Sciences
Communications
Creative Industry

38. Tenants and R&D Projects
+ 80 Companies (HP, ACCENTURE, SIEMENS, DELL, TLANTIC/SONAE,
MICROSOFT, Stefanini, DBServer, CPM, BOX BRASIL, TW, ...)
6 Institutions (ASSESPRO, SOFTSUL, CEITEC, AJE, FAJERS, PMI)
7 PUCRS Research Centers (Nanotechnology Research Center, Molecular and
Functional Biology Research Center , Solar Photovoltaic Research Center,
Energy Radiation Research Center, Electric Energy Research Center, Carbon
Storage Research Center, Brain Institute )
RAIAR Incubator:
29 startups, all of them academic or research projects spin-off
More than 5.600 employees
ACADEMIC IMPACTS:
144 R&D Project going on
89 PUCRS’ researchers involved
96 Master and Ph.D. Degrees Scholarship (directly allocated in R&D projects)
320 Master and Ph.D. Degrees Scholarship (TECNOPUC research fund)

39. Thanks for your attention!
Questions?
Jorge Audy
audy@pucrs.br
Vice President of ANPROTEC
Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies at PUCRS