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Incubadora de Empresas COPPE/UFRJ

Brazil

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Contacts	Regina Faria regina@inc.coppe.ufrj.br http://www.incubadora.coppe.ufrj.br
Objectives	Commercialize research Create companies that export revenues Create jobs
Description	The COPPE/UFRJ Incubator is part of the Rio de Janeiro Techno Park. The Incubator is managed by the COPPETEC Foundation, which was funded in 1971. However the Directors Council is formed by members of the following organizations: UFRJ, Decania do Centro de Tecnología, Escola de Química, COPPE/UFRJ, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Centro de Ciências Matemáticas e da Naturaza, Escola de Engenharia, Instituto de Macromoléculas, Fundação BIO RIO, CENPES / Petrobrás, CEPEL / Eletrobrás, IEN, CETEM, BNDES, Flupeme, INT, CODIN, FINEP, SEBRAE / RJ, FIRJAN and Prefeitura da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro.
Interests	Marketing, venture and seed capital, international enterprises and Technology prospects.
Services	Facilities: ICT services Facilities: Office space Facilities: Shared laboratories Facilities: Shared workshops Finance: Equity Financing Finance: Financial management training Finance: Financial management/accounting services Finance: Linkages to financiers Finance: Seed Capital Finance: Venture Capital Incubation and Business Development: Business information Incubation and Business Development: Business management and development advisory services Incubation and Business Development: Incubation program for resident clients Incubation and Business Development: Mentoring/coaching Incubation and Business Development: Pre-incubation services Incubation and Business Development: Training in business management Networks and Synergy: Facilitation of linkages between incubates Networks and Synergy: Networking events Technology Transfer: Help with commercializing technology Technology Transfer: Help with intellectual property/patent advice
Year Opened	1994
Type	Academic (This incubator is associated with a technology park)
Model	Not-for-profit
Sectors	Information and Communication Technologies Manufacturing Mixed Use Other: only technological and innovation business
Target Population	Youth
Advocacy	This organization actively works to improve innovation and entrepreneurship policy and regulation

Space

	Business Incubator	Technopark
Buildings	2	10
sq.m. available in total	2500	300000
sq.m used for incubator services/admin	800	800
sq.m. rented by client firms	1700	50000

Clients

	On-Site	Off-Site	Technopark
	Business Incubator
Number of client firms	15		10
Number of employees in client firms	120		2000

Graduation

Number of graduated firms	2	32
	Last Year	Total*
Number of employees in graduated firms	20	500
Companies still in operation 3 years after graduation		29

*since beginning of incubator operation

Note: Is in regular contact with (most of) the graduated firms

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Last Updated
01 March 2010