The Trust offers the following programs that build capacities to continually advance Puerto Rico’s economy and its citizens’ well-being through entrepreneurship.

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  Parallel18

  A global accelerator program that offers a unique gateway for startups to scale from Puerto Rico. Providing equity free funding, office space and support in an effort to jump-start the island as an innovation hub.

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  Technology Transfer and Commercialization Office

  TTO facilitates the transfer and commercialization of scientific discoveries and technology for the purpose of further development and commercialization.

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  Research Grants Program

  Program designed to develop and incentivize, investigative initiatives and research endeavors, taking Puerto Rico’s knowledge economy to a higher level, and fostering economic development through science and technology.

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  Colmena 66

  A resource network for entrepreneurs and business owners that brings business-building resources into an ecosystem that supports and sustains entrepreneurship in all phases of their business development.

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  San Juan Capital Network

  A non-profit organization comprised of investors, who seek to inject capital into the innovation ecosystem in Puerto Rico by investing into high-potential companies as angel investors.

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  Research & Innovation Meetups

  A series of gatherings that aim to connect the community of researchers, entrepreneurs, investors and enterprises in order to develop a culture that drives research, innovation, and economic activity through collaboration.

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  Forward Research & Innovation Summit

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  September 17th, 2016
  
  Sheraton Convention Center San Juan, PR. Empowering the scientific and technological communities as drivers for sustainable economic development.

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The Trust supports and fund various programs that promote entrepreneurship, research and investing opportunities, to further economic development in the island.

Startup Weekend

54 hour-event that provides the networking, resources, and incentives for individuals and teams to go from idea to launch.

Founder Institute

Early-stage startup accelerator and global launch network that helps entrepreneurs create meaningful and enduring technology companies.

I-Corps

A collaboration between the Trust, Grupo Guayacán, and Georgia Tech VentureLab, it is a five-week, hands-on program designed for small teams of entrepreneurs to learn how to launch innovative ventures.

Codetrotters Academy

Coding academy that trains the next generation of coders and innovators in the basics of web and mobile development from some of the best in their fields.

PRO TECH

Creative and innovative program bringing world-class experts and top resources to foster the creation and support of technology-based startups and the necessary environment for innovation and commercialization of their products and services.

Animus

Animus is an innovation summit designed to inspire women to reach their highest level of personal and professional development.

H3 Tech Conference

A premier innovation conference where tech-hackers, the startup scene and the creative economy meet.

Tech Summit

Business development and technology event that pushes the boundaries for government redesign and transformation.

San Juan Tech Meetup

Connects all players in the creative economy through networking, sharing, collaboration, and feedback.

iOS Foundation

A 5-day intensive iOS training for professional developers.

Justas Empresariales

Business competition to promote entrepreneurship and to develop entrepreneurial skills among college students.

SHILAC

Symposium of Health Informatics in Latin America and the Caribbean & Hacking Medicine in the Caribbean

HackPR

Student organization that arranges Hackathons and other technical activities for students and the tech community in general.

Include-a-thon

Student driven non-profit organization from the University of Puerto Rico for women in STEM.

Ciencia Puerto Rico

A nonprofit organization composed of scientists, professionals, students and citizens committed to the advancement of science in Puerto Rico.

The Puerto Rico Science and Technology Trust runs on government and private donations and volunteer work. The Trust invests in Puerto Rico’s economy and its citizens’ well-being through innovation-based enterprises, science and technology, and its industries. Help us support our researchers, entrepreneurs and investors.