Innovation District at PIIT: The synergy between high tech incubators, SMEs, RD centers, large companies and Universities to accelerate the adoption of new technologies

The public and private centers at the Research and Innovation Technology Park (PIIT) in Mexico must dedicate their infrastructure and personnel only to research activities. There is no manufacturing allowed in the premises of any of the 34 research centers. The park has a mix of R&D centers from public and private sectors, some belonging to large corporations or transnationals such as Schneider Electric, PepsiCo, Navistar, and Arris (Motorola) that have opened facilities ranging from engineering design centers to R&D centers including pilot plant facilities. The support mechanisms developed at PIIT work to create value to these large companies, but also to develop the new breed of small and medium enterprises that can develop or adopt new technologies and products that will help in the industrial reconversion of the region. Both type of companies benefit from the linkage with the Universities and other public R&D centers present in the park.