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Ingenio

Uruguay

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Contacts	Manuel Bello mbello@latu.org.uy http://www.ingenio.org.uy
Objectives	Create companies that export revenues Create jobs Develop profitable enterprises The objectives of the infoDev-funded work program are to enhance the performance and scope of the services of the incubator to demonstrate the feasibility of technology incubation in Uruguay. Specifically the objectives include the following: increase the ICT capabilities of tenants through new services and support to offer post-incubation services to graduated companies; increase the possibilities of knowledge exchange and training with incubators and incubator associations throughout the world.
Description	INGENIO is a business incubator in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) field, created as a joint initiative by the Laboratorio Tecnológico del Uruguay (LATU) and Universidad ORT Uruguay with financial support of the Inter-American Development Bank. This initiative builds on the joint effort of the State, the universities and the private sector, which through their active participation in the National Committee for the Information Society, foster the development of the information and communication technology industry as key to the economic growth of the country.
Interests	We are currently working on promoting entrepreneurship in the following areas: - Biotechnology (in association with the Institut Pasteur at Montevideo) - Digital animation and videogames - Cultural industries We would like to have input from the network on those fields. We are also interested in partnerships to start co-incubation projects with incubators from other countries.
Services	Facilities: ICT services Facilities: Office space Facilities: Shared laboratories Facilities: Shared workshops Finance: Linkages to financiers Incubation and Business Development: Business information Incubation and Business Development: Business management and development advisory services Incubation and Business Development: Incubation program for non-resident clients (virtual incubation) Incubation and Business Development: Incubation program for resident clients Incubation and Business Development: Mentoring/coaching Incubation and Business Development: Pre-incubation services Incubation and Business Development: Training in business management Networks and Synergy: Facilitation of linkages between incubates Networks and Synergy: Networking events Networks and Synergy: Referrals to business professionals Technology Transfer: Help with intellectual property/patent advice
Year Opened	2001
Type	Government
Model	Not-for-profit
Sectors	Information and Communication Technologies Other: Innovative projects-Biotech-Animation and Videogames-Cultural Industries
Target Population	Women Youth
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Network member awarded MIF grant to promote knowledge management

23 August 2010 | This grant program contributes to the development of strong MIF partner institutions in the region by leveraging the wealth of knowledge accumulated by executing agency partners to replicate and scale up MIF successes. Up to 20 pilots projects are financed ove... More

INGENIO incubator (Uruguay) start-up entrepreneurs awarded CARTIER Women’s Initiative Laureates for Latin America 2009

24 October 2009 | Rosario Monteverde and Magdalena Rodríguez of PRO Internacional receive Cartier Women’s Initiative Award for Latin America 2009 for their web agency with a social conscience. PRO Internacional is incubated at INGENIO incubator Montevideo, Uruguay. More

Training Material Available at INGENIO Incubator, Uruguay

9 May 2008 | More

Space

	Business Incubator	Technopark
Buildings	1
sq.m. available in total	580
sq.m used for incubator services/admin	230
sq.m. rented by client firms	350

Clients

	On-Site	Off-Site
	Business Incubator
Number of client firms	6	5
Number of employees in client firms	30	10

Graduation

	2006	2007	Total*
Number of graduated firms	13	4	17
Number of employees in graduated firms	85	24	109
Companies still in operation 3 years after graduation	7	7	14

*since beginning of incubator operation

Note: Is in regular contact with (most of) the graduated firms

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