segunda-feira, 6 de julho de 2026

Visit to La Salle BCN

Last week, Professor Marcelo Amaral was visiting La Salle BCN. The long partnership with Josep M. Pique at La Salle Technova Barcelona was marked by extensive collaboration and friendship with La Salle faculty members, including Francesc Miralles, Hugo Zarco Jasso, and Marina Ranga

Many thanks to Tiago de Abreu for hosting Marcelo.

Also, it was an opportunity to participate in the Skillbridge Alliance workshops with Rafael Popper




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segunda-feira, 29 de junho de 2026

10th Regional Helix Conference

From June 24-26, Professor Marcelo Amaral participated in the 10th Regional Helix Conference held in Vila Real, Portugal. He presented a research paper "Collaborative Governance, Open Innovation and Regional Triple Helix Dynamics in the Vírgula Innovation Hub VR" and had the honor of being the keynote speaker. 

The UFF and THERG-Brazil thank #CarlaMarques and all the #UTAD/CETRAD team for the invitation and hospitality.

Also, it was great to stay in contact with #LuisFarinha#JoãoFerreira, and #MarinaRanga. They are releasing together a call for papers for a special issue of Triple Helix. See at
https://lnkd.in/evc6FgT4





 






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sábado, 27 de junho de 2026

Visit to the University of Malaga

During the week of June 15 to 19, professor Marcelo Amaral visited the University of Malaga. The Engineering School is one of the biggest and best in Spain. We'd like to thanks professor #AlbertoAlbahari for receiving us. UFF already has a collaboration agreement with UMA, and we will have news to share soon.



ISPIM 2026

During the week of 7-10 June, Professor Marcelo Amaral participated in the International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIMconference. 500+ innovation professionals from more than 50 countries were in Granada, Spain. The event featured 300+ presentations, alongside workshops and panel discussions—the state of the art in innovation management research and practice

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He presented a research-in-progress paper, "Understanding Crowdfunding in Brazil: A Literature Review and Questions for Research," written with Gabriel Silva from PPGA/UFF. Thanks to CNPQ and FAPERJ for the financial support.