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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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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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 (#ISPIM) conference. 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.

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É AMANHÃ! No dia 15 de junho (segunda), às 17h, a Embrapii e o BNDES vão reunir um time de peso para falar sobre:

👉 instrumentos estratégicos de apoio à inovação
👉 mecanismos de financiamento
👉 oportunidades para desenvolvimento de projetos de Pesquisa, Desenvolvimento e Inovação (PD&I)

O encontro online será dividido nos seguintes temas:

17h - Oportunidades de apoio à inovação via Embrapii, com José Menezes - Gerente de Relações com o Mercado da Embrapii
17h10 - BNDES e Política Industrial: instrumentos estratégicos para impulsionar a inovação, com Fabrício Brollo Dunham - Gerente do Departamento de Inovação e Estratégia Industrial do BNDES
17h25 - Linhas de financiamento e oportunidades para empresas inovadoras, com Isabela Brod - Coordenadora do Departamento de Inovação e Estratégia Industrial do BNDES; e Camila Carvalho Costa - Chefe de Departamento de Operações da Área de Canais Digitais do BNDES
17h45 - Perguntas e respostas
Espaço aberto para dúvidas dos participantes via chat

🔗 Faça agora a sua inscrição: https://lnkd.in/dgXDHHmv

O modelo Embrapii conta com recursos do Governo do Brasil, por meio do Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação; do Ministério da Educação; do Ministério da Saúde; e do Ministério do Desenvolvimento, Indústria, Comércio e Serviços para fomentar a pesquisa aplicada e a inovação industrial. Também conta com o Sebrae e do BNDES.

 

 

We invite you to join the Triple Helix Association webinar “The Triple Helix Model: Past, Present, and Future”, which will take place on June 11th, 2026, at 12:00 PM UTC, in an online format.

The session will discuss the evolution of the Triple Helix model and its future directions, focusing on the role of collaboration between academia, industry, and government in innovation ecosystems.

Please register in advance through the link below:

https://fia-edu-br.zoom.us/meeting/register/563LUiGZQpKlAca-BkIHlg

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.