


Country: Brazil
City: Lajeado
Address: Av. Alberto Muller, 1151 – Carneiros. Lajeado, RS
WEB: www.univates.br/tecnovates/
Phone number: +55 51 3714 – 7017
General e-mail: tecnovates@univates.br
Name: Simone Stülp
Position: Director of Innovation and Sustainability
Phone number: +55 51 3714-7017 / extension 5908
E-mail: stulp@univates.br
The Scientific and Technological Park of Vale do Taquari is an area for innovation, an initiative of Univates which counts on the support of public and private entities. It offers structure for Research, Development and Innovation (RD&I) to people, national and international companies, mainly in the areas of food technology, environmental and energy technologies, and technologies in health and wellbeing, having as support information technologies and creative industry.
Partnership in RD&I Projects
Tecnovates focus is on the partnership between university and company. Through research, development and innovation, the Park contributes with partner and established companies companies in the development of products, processes and innovative services.
INOVATES
The Technology Incubator of Univates- Inovates aims to support new entrepreneurs in the production and delivery of services characterized by the technological content and by the innovation of their processes and results. All startups are offered mentoring in the areas of management, market, finance, technology and entrepreneurship.
Coworking
Collective work environment linked to Tecnovates. It provides partner and startups, Univates students, and the general community with a shared space for work and for the exchange of experiences among the entrepreneurs.
The Park total areas are 33.952 m2 divided in administration office, coworking space, auditorium, laboratories, and companies offices.
– Pilot plant of Dairy Products;
– Laboratory of Food Chemistry;
– Laboratory of Food Biotechnology
– Laboratory of Food Microbiology
– Laboratory of Waste and Energy Management
– Laboratory of Electrochemical Characterization
– Laboratory of Acarology
– Laboratory of Botanical Research
– Center for the Study of Biogas and Renewable Energies
– Environmental Laboratory
– Laboratory of Creative Industry