From ideas to post incubation: Generating global-born companies at TECNOPUC and RAIAR

The presence of a Science and Technology Park- TECNOPUC and a Business Incubator- RAIAR at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) represents the strengthening of an innovation ecosystem that is constantly fostering the interaction between university, industry, government and society. Both the Park and the Business Incubator were inaugurated in 2003, becoming a multi-industry ecosystem focused on information technology and communication, energy and the environment, life sciences and creative industry. Also, the significant growth as an ecosystem of innovation increased the relationships, especially in the International context. Therefore, in the last years both the park and the incubator have put a lot of efforts in the global dimension, including collaboration, networking, open innovation and internationalization, with the purpose of developing the global mind-set since the early stage, meaning the idea. For this reason, in this paper we present the process of generating global-born companies at TECNOPUC and RAIAR. This process starts with an idea and is supported by activities related to pre-incubation, incubation and post-incubation, representing a stronger integration between RAIAR and TECNOPUC