Puerto Rico Hurricane Hub unveils preparedness initiatives for cyclonic season
June 11, 2020
Faced with the challenges of the 2020 Hurricane Season, along with the earthquakes and the COVID-19 pandemic, the the Puerto Rico Public Health Trust’s Hurricane Hub program unveiled several initiatives for prevention, preparedness and response in what is predicted to be an active cyclonic season. Part of these initiatives includes the launch of the Virtual […]
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Science Trust program offers free online business resiliency curriculum
May 13, 2020
The Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust’s Resiliency and Business Innovation program has designed a curriculum on “Resilience for Businesses,” it announced. The initiative run with funds from the Economic Development Agency (EDA i6), is being done jointly with George Mason University — Center for Resilient and Sustainable Communities and Echar Pa’ Lante. “Building […]
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Science Trust allocates $600K for projects to combat COVID-19
April 30, 2020
The Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust Grant Program has selected six projects from local institutions with innovative projects to combat the COVID-19 virus on the island, it announced. The program, which was designed to select five winners with a total budget of $500,000, was expanded to include six winners, who split $600,000. The […]
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$500K grant will kick-start telemedicine, telehealth programs in Puerto Rico
March 25, 2020
The Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust and the Puerto Rico Public Health Trust announced the start of a pilot project to establish local telemedicine and telehealth programs, with a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture grant. With the funding, the nonprofits will buy specialized equipment that will allow remote health services […]
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‘STEM en tu Pueblo’ arrives in Ponce
March 2, 2020
With the interest of providing informal STEM learning activities to children and youth in the most affected areas of the southwest, the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust and its STEM Education Program created the initiative, “STEM en tu Pueblo,” with the support of the Angel Ramos Foundation to make it available to educators […]
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Science Trust creates co-working space in Ponce
January 24, 2020
The Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust has created a collaborative space in its Ponce office so that entrepreneurs affected by earthquakes can continue operations. The space, located in the annex of the Department of Labor and Human Resources in Ponce, will be available Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. while […]
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P.R. Public Health Trust unveils research grant program
January 10, 2020
In keeping with its vision of improving the public health of the communities of the island, the Puerto Rico Public Health Trust it has opened the call for local researchers to submit public health proposals to increase the understanding of those issues and find solutions. The Puerto Rico Public Health Trust is part of the […]
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Science Trust, UPR Medical Sciences Campus mark ‘Tech Transfer Recognition Week’
December 13, 2019
As part of its mission to position Puerto Rico as an Innovation Hub, the Puerto Rico Science Technology and Research Trust Technology Transfer Office is celebrating — along with the University of Puerto Rico’s Medical Sciences Campus — the “Technology Transfer Recognition Week” to highlight the incredible potential of this tech transfer process as an […]
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Ideas to Product development grant program has $200K for local projects
November 12, 2019
The Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust announced a new funding opportunity through its Technology Transfer Accelerator Hub program, aimed at supporting pilot projects to advance life science innovations by quickly and clearly demonstrating whether a technology or product is worthy of moving through the commercialization process. For this first year a total […]
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Tech transfer key to innovation, opportunities for P.R.’s business sector
November 6, 2019
Global competition is exceedingly moving companies that want to continue developing need to improve and diversify their product and service offerings. To achieve that, it makes sense to invest time and effort to stay current. Such were some of the conclusions of a roundtable headed by the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust, the […]
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Partnership to assist P.R.’s Community Health Centers in emergency preparedness
October 23, 2019
The Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust announced the collaboration of the Puerto Rico Public Health Trust with the Migrant Clinicians Network in “The Community Health Centers in Puerto Rico in the emergency preparedness through community mobilization” project to benefit Puerto Rico Community Health Centers, known as 330 Centers. Recently, the Migrant Clinicians Network, […]
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Parallel18 Ventures pumps $225K into 4 startups added to its portfolio
October 15, 2019
The Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust invested $225,000 in four startups through the follow-up fund parallel18 Ventures, created to speed up the growth of promising young companies that complete parallel18’s acceleration program and raise additional capital. This round, the funds were awarded to four companies from Puerto Rico, Colombia and Canada that were […]
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42 startups chosen for Parallel18’s 7th int’l cohort
September 27, 2019
International startup accelerator parallel18 has selected 42 startups for its seventh international cohort that starts Nov. 6th. The startups are bringing innovative solutions in industries such as education, fintech, biotechnology, SaaS, energy, environment, cleantech, computer software, food technology, advertising, tourism, fitness, e-commerce, agriculture and media. The selected companies come from 10 different countries of which […]
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Local start-up PRatian gets $200K in federal funds to develop agricultural tech
September 20, 2019
PRatian LLC, a Puerto Rican company dedicated to the development of aerospace technology to solve agricultural problems, has been selected to receive a $200,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Small Business Innovation Research program. “It is the first time an agricultural company from Puerto Rico wins these funds in more than 20 years,” […]
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Science Trust, NASA unveil new real time hurricane monitoring tool
September 19, 2019
A new tool is now available to monitor the atmospheric phenomena of the season in real time thanks to the Collaboration Portal of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the entities announced. Forecasted storm trajectory, wind speed, expected rain and projected storm surge are some of […]
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