Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is the ability and willingness to identify opportunities to create new things that bring innovation to society, giving the country a competitive advantage. NIT Rio provides entrepreneurship training to researchers, technicians, fellows and graduate students so they can start their own business from their scientific projects.
To be an entrepreneur is to take the initiative of creating businesses or promoting changes in existing companies. The term is widely used in the productive sector and is often related to developing solutions to an observed problem, which may result in creating a company or bringing new products/services to the market, impacting consumer relations.
Scientific entrepreneurship
One of the quiet trends in entrepreneurship is Scientific Entrepreneurship.
Driven on one hand by good ideas and on the other by the need for alternatives to scholarships, young scientists and researchers increasingly pursue projects that help fund new professional opportunities. A graduate program or an industry job are not the only possible paths. Some successful entrepreneurs show that it is possible to be part of the world of scientific publications and, at the same time, commercialize their discoveries.
According to the Innovation Law, fostering an environment conducive to the creation of companies is one of the goals of Technological Innovation Centers (NITs). Through entrepreneurship, it is possible to develop new skills to create startups or academic spin-offs from science-based projects geared to the needs of society.
NIT Rio and entrepreneurship
NIT Rio trains young researchers, fellows and graduate students to set up their own company or develop business skills, preparing them to act strategically in markets where technology (innovative or economically advantageous) plays a role.
NIT Rio’s main lines of action to promote entrepreneurship are:
- Advice on the legal mechanisms for creating startups and spin-offs in academia;
- Support in producing promotional material for academic spin-offs;
- Entrepreneurship workshops and talks in partnership with market professionals;
- Organizing negotiation rounds with industries to develop high-tech solutions.
With NIT Rio’s help, get insights on how to turn your ideas into business. Entrepreneurship is the key to identifying opportunities and creating something new that benefits society and boosts the country’s competitiveness. We train researchers, technicians, fellows and graduate students to turn their scientific projects into successful ventures.
The Cientista Empreendedor (Entrepreneurial Scientist) Program, created and supported by NIT Rio, has a YouTube channel to spread and encourage a new culture in academia, covering topics related to business, the Innovation Law and Intellectual Property.
Visit the YouTube channelIf you would like to incubate your project at one of the Research Units linked to NIT Rio, check out the LNCC Incubator.
Listen to the Papo Empreendedor Podcast: conversations with experts, researchers, incubated startups and leading names in the innovation ecosystem.
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