The Puerto Rico's Science, Technology and Research Trust will invest $225,000 through the second round of the follow-up fund Parallel18 Ventures, the organization announced Tuesday.
Since 2015, the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust has assisted more than 100 local researchers with its Research Grants Program, which has awarded close to $6 million in grants for projects in science and technology, institution officials said Wednesday.
The Puerto Rico Consortium for Clinical Investigation, a nonprofit collaborative of 22 research centers across Puerto Rico, is an initiative created by the Puerto Rico Science Trust to fulfill a critical mission.
Parallel18, the global business accelerator that has been operating since 2015 as part of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust, released a study confirming that the 60 companies participating of the first two editions of its program generated more than $13.9 million in sales.
In the midst of Puerto Rico’s most severe social, political, and economic crisis in its modern history, a public institution shines brightly to help develop the economy by advancing science and technology.
A total of 33 research projects in different strategic sectors have received grants from the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust, promoting economic activity in the sector, the nonprofit said during a weekend event.
The Puerto Rico Consortium for Clinical Investigation (PRCCI), an initiative created and promoted by the Puerto Rico Trust for Science, Technology and Research, marks the first year of operations this month, executives announced Wednesday.
The Puerto Rico's Science, Technology and Research Trust announced Wednesday it will invest $225,000 in three startups through the recently created follow-up fund Parallel18 Ventures.
Colmena66, a new specialized network that offers entrepreneurs, merchants and organizations tools and referral services, free of charge, was unveiled Wednesday to help participants start and grow their businesses in Puerto Rico.
With 15 participating teams of innovators and entrepreneurs, Grupo Guayacán and the Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust launched the fourth edition of I-Corps Puerto Rico at the latter’s headquarters this weekend.
Puerto Rico’s scientific, technological and entrepreneurial communities will have the opportunity to advance their potential as engines of economic development during an unprecedented event on the island, the Forward Summit, to be held on Sept. 17, at the Sheraton Convention Center.
The research for new diagnostic methods and therapy for endometriosis, the development of genetic tools to assist in the preservation of the bees and new methods to mitigate problems of coastal erosion are some of the projects of the new group of Grantees of the Science & Technology Grants Program, of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust.
Simara Laboy-López, a 22-year-old Biochemistry doctoral student from the University of Puerto Rico, beat out two other competitors to win the first local edition of the Singularity University Global Impact competition, the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust announced Monday.
The Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust announced that three researchers and innovators were selected as finalists of the local edition for Singularity University Global Impact Competition.
GM Security Technologies, a provider of secure cloud computing, big data and integrated security, recently announced a strategic agreement with the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust, and the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, to launch an innovation and incubation "cluster" for cybersecurity.
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