Anibal J. Betancourt is a University Innovation Fellow and an undergraduate Mechanical Engineering student at the [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_Puerto_Rico_-_Mayaguez University of Puerto Rico - ][http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_Puerto_Rico_-_Mayaguez Mayagüez][http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_Puerto_Rico_-_Mayaguez  Campus] . With a passion for making and engineering, Anibal considers himself an artist and an engineer. Born in Puerto Rico, he has lived all life on the island and when the time came for choosing a university he decided to stay in his home ground for the love he has of his place of birth.

At UPRM Anibal got involved with the only makerspace in campus and its main association Idea Platform. There he got involved with the maker community ''Empower3D''(which he now currently directs) and the I&E Ecosystem of the University. Because of his involvement with both communities, it was a natural decision for him to want to join the UIF program when the opportunity appeared.

His passion for the MakerMovement has led him to work tirelessly on Empower3D and the E.P.I.C. MakerSpace in order to create the ideal maker experience that he would have loved to experience in his first year. Currently focused on developing a community and an environment for the makerspace his main goal before graduating is to establish a self-sufficient maker community that runs the MakerSpace and upgrade its current tool offering to enhance their experience when developing projects.

Talk to Anibal about the following topics: 

MakerSpaces and how to provide the best experience with a low budget. 

The MakerMovement and how to get people involved. 

3D Printing and Other Maker Tech







= [[File:Anibalbetancourt.jpeg]]Related Links  =

[[University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez|University_of_Puerto_Rico_-_Mayaguez]] 

[[University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Student Priorities|University_of_Puerto_Rico_-_Mayaguez_Student_Priorities]]

Fellow:Anibal J. Betancourt

2018-10-28T19:37:00Z

Anibalbetancourt:

Fellow:Anibal J. Betancourt

2018-10-28T19:28:17Z

Anibalbetancourt:

Fellow:Anibal J. Betancourt

2018-10-28T19:26:40Z

Anibalbetancourt:

School:University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

2018-10-28T19:24:44Z

Anibalbetancourt:

= Overview =

[[File:Uprm logo.jpg|thumb]]

The University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus (UPRM) is located in the city of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. It was established on September 23, 1911. UPRM is the second-largest university campus of the University of Puerto Rico system.

Consists of four major colleges: Agricultural Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Engineering.  Offers over 50 bachelor's programs, more than 25 master's programs and 5 doctoral's programs. There are around 12,000 students enrolled. The Mayaguez Campus is ranked number 1 in the Caribbean. 

= Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship: =

[https://wordpress.uprm.edu/eship/ UPRM E-Ship] is the umbrella for all the efforts related to innovation and entrepreneurship. This project has the objective to link all the champions and initiatives in order to create a bigger impact. In addition, and also composing the E-ship Network, Mayaguez counts with a variety of Innovation and Entrepreneurship opportunities with internal champions and external collaborators:

=== Courses ===

*New Venture Design Experience
*Design Thinking
*Consumer Behavior
*Product Design
*Technology-Based Entrepreneurship
*Engineering Capstone
*Introduction to Business Development
*Creativity and Innovation
*New Business Development
*Business Plan
*Growth and change strategy
*"Asesoramiento a Nuevas Empresas"
*Financial Analysis and Funding for Small Businesses
*Creative Design
*Tools and Toys
*Game Theory
*Engineering Design Projects
*Capstone
*Research
*Special Projects

=== Activities ===

*TEDxUPRM
*Elicit Innovation
*VR Hackathon
*Arduino Day
*HackPR
*Hacker Socials
*Expo Ideas
*Capstone Exhibition
*H3
*Justas Empresariales
*Icorps PR
*Weekend Design Challenge
*Job Fair
*Startup Fair
*W2Socials

=== Spaces ===

*Business Center
*E.P.I.C. Makerspace
*Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer
*Model Factory
*Prototyping Lab
*Publication Lab
*CITAi
*Research and Development Center
*Vitech
*Startup Lab
*Parallel 18
*<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">GUANAJIBO RESEARCH & INNOVATION PARK</<strike></strike>
*BDTC

=== Associations ===

*Enactus UPRM
*[https://www.facebook.com/IdeaPlatformPR/ Idea Platform] (Achieve-Elicit-AppCreatrs-Empower3D-Visionary-WearTech)

= Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship: =

There is very little encouragement for the faculty to engage in innovation and entrepreneurship. Even though research commercialization exists, the process is tedious and bureaucratic. Much of the faculty does not know about the research commercialization, and the rest does not attempt it due to its difficult and time-consuming nature. Faculty that works in innovation and entrepreneurship is mostly self-driven, or it is an important part of the courses they are giving, which tends to be the case within the Business Administration Departement. 

One of the ways in which faculty mostly participate in innovation-focused activities is through participation in centers of investigations. This center, although very innovative in nature, do not have either the internal preparation or institutional support to effectively participate in the commercialization of product, services or assets. Having the opportunity to participate more in the process of commercialization would be a tremendous way of promoting sustainability. This internal lack of preparation in topics relating to I&E is ultimately hindering the possibility of these centers becoming more sustainable and the university to limit its spending.

The Chancellor of our University has stated multiple times that “I&E is one of his most important priorities on campus”. However, changing decades of institutional culture is not something that happens in a year. Institutional policies sometimes impede faculty innovation and entrepreneurship through research. An example of these policies are that if a professor chooses to give a selected number of hours of class, say 12hrs a week, institutional policies don’t encourage him to do research. Likewise, those professors that do develop research possess the entrepreneurship mindset in the sense that they search for funding outside the university, but whether they spin-out and commercialize their projects is still in construction. In the other hand, some professors are not aware of the commercialization potential of their projects because they have not been exposed enough to know the indicated processes. In order to change the impact that the disorientation can cause, preparation and training for professors that have research projects in every faculty should be a high priority.
<div>Despite the challenges, the University of Puerto Rico- Mayaguez has a group of champions in the faculty that keeps growing. This group has been submitting proposals for courses, programs, researches, among other successful initiatives that promote I&E. This group is the spark that will illuminate other professors and administrators to keep the momentum.</div>

= Actively supporting the university technology transfer function: =

The Unviersity of Puerto Rico does count with an Intellectual Property and Tech Transfer Office.The Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Office (IPTTO) of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, ascribed to the College of Engineering, facilitates the development, protection and commercialization of intellectual property such as research and inventions of the faculty, students and personnel of the UPRM.

The University of Puerto Rico receives the gross income that is generated from the patents and its respective commercialization through the Vice President’s Office, which has overall responsibility for interpreting the IP Policy, and resolving questions and disputes concerning it.
<div>Under UPR’s policy (Cert. 132, 2002-03) the University owns IP that is generated through research conducted with the use of its facilities and resources. This University-wide policy applies to all investigators who use UPR facilities or resources or who participate in university research and develop intellectual property. This includes all full- and part-time faculty and staff; students who participate in research and us UPR facilities; research fellows; and visitors to UPR’s faculties and schools from other universities or collaborators from industry.</div>
All royalties and most fees resulting from the IP are shared between UPR and the individuals involved in its discovery. Ownership of the intellectual property is divided in the following manner: 33 1/3% of the IP is owned by the inventor(s), 56 2/3% of the IP is owned by the inventor’s UPR unit(s), 10% of the IP is owned by the UPR special fund and any remaining amount will be used to support additional research and academic programs.

Additionally, the office staff in Mayaguez is very much in tune with the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem and are avid supporters and champions within the E-Ship Network. The University also counts with a Center for Patents & Trademarks.

[http://www.engineering.uprm.edu/opitt/?page_id=77 [1]]

= Facilitating university-industry collaboration: =

Currently, the largest University-Industry collaboration event is the Job Fair. During the Job Fair, industries across the world come to UPRM in order to recruit students for internships, coops, or full-time positions. However, the Job Fair is also the best way for student run organizations to create partnerships with these industries. Most student organizations count with one or more sponsorships that are provided by recurring companies that come to Mayaguez to recruit. These sponsorhips can also fund labs and research projects. Another university-industry collaboration are the Capstone projects. In these projects, graduating engineering students are sent to an industry to solve a design problem which is assigned to them. The engineering student has to solve the industrial problem using all the knowledge aquired from their undergraduate studies and write a mini thesis in order to succesfully complete the course. 

= Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts: =

Entities such as INprende, Guayacan, EntrePrize, and Parallel 18 are constantly visiting Mayaguez in college tours in order to see what the students of UPRM are up to in terms of entreprenuership and innovation, and to find local talents and startups to fund. Parallel 18 is a startup incubator and accelarator belonging to the Puerto Rico Science and Research Fund which finds about 35 startups from Puerto Rico and the world to fund and mentor for a year. Parallel 18 has great connections with UPRM and the E-ship Network, and is very invested in the students and their ideas. There have been 3 startups that have entered Parallel 18 that have come directly from Mayaguez, and there are many students that work on their offices as interns. Another important entity is Vitech, a local startup accelerator which has its offices near campus. The Vitech offices include a space that is awarded to startups that come from the UPRM, even if the students are still studying. This space is called: Startup Lab. UPRM Start Up Lab, component of the UPRM E-Ship Network, was founded to promote the development of emerging startups created by students of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. In partnership with the Puerto Rico Techno Economic Corridor (PRTEC) we have a site in VITEC2 Technology Business Accelerator. The 400 square feet co-working space is equipped giving the tools our students needed for the commercialization process of their ventures. Also, we bring them an entrepreneurship environment with access to a network of experienced mentors.

= University Innovation Fellows Candidates 2018 =

#[[Anibal J. Betancourt|Anibal Betancourt ]]
#[[Ashley_del_valle|Ashley Del Valle ]]
#[[Felipe_Alfonzo|Felipe Alfonzo ]]
#[[Lianne_Vega-Maisonave|Lianne Vega ]]

= University Innovation Fellows Candidates 2017 =

#[http://universityinnovation.org/Alejandro%20Aponte Alejandro Aponte]
#[http://universityinnovation.org/Jaran%20Arroyo Jaran Arroyo]
#[http://universityinnovation.org/Rolando%20Cruz-Ulloa Rolando Cruz]
#[http://universityinnovation.org/Alex%20Herrero Alex Herrero]

= University Innovation Fellows Candidates 2015 =

#[[Jonathan diaz sepulveda|Jonathan Díaz Sepulveda]]
#[[Angelisse Ramos|Angelisse_Ramos]]
#[[Jahannie Torres|Jahannie_Torres]]
#[[Rodolfo Romañach|Rodolfo_Romañach]]
#[[Bryan Muñoz|Bryan_Muñoz]]
#[http://universityinnovation.org/Emmanuel%20Oquendo-Rosa Emmanuel Oquendo-Rosa]

= Related Links =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_Puerto_Rico_-_Mayaguez_Student_Priorities Student Priorities]

[http://www.uprm.edu/ http://www.uprm.edu/]

[https://wordpress.uprm.edu/eship/ UPRM Entrepreneurship]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SY3dQpl1TUS1-FQyYdtB6H1kqmYhmuHhInXZuGdqIYM/edit#gid=1 Landscape Canvas] 2017 

[[Category:Universities]]

School:University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

2018-10-28T19:23:59Z

Anibalbetancourt:

School:University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

2018-10-28T19:22:20Z

Anibalbetancourt:

= Overview =

[[File:Uprm logo.jpg|thumb]]

The University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus (UPRM) is located in the city of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. It was established on September 23, 1911. UPRM is the second-largest university campus of the University of Puerto Rico system.

Consists of four major colleges: Agricultural Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Engineering.  Offers over 50 bachelor's programs, more than 25 master's programs and 5 doctoral's programs. There are around 12,000 students enrolled. The Mayaguez Campus is ranked number 1 in the Caribbean. 

= Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship: =

[https://wordpress.uprm.edu/eship/ UPRM E-Ship] is the umbrella for all the efforts related to innovation and entrepreneurship. This project has the objective to link all the champions and initiatives in order to create a bigger impact. In addition, and also composing the E-ship Network, Mayaguez counts with a variety of Innovation and Entrepreneurship opportunities with internal champions and external collaborators:

=== Courses ===

*New Venture Design Experience
*Design Thinking
*Consumer Behavior
*Product Design
*Technology-Based Entrepreneurship
*Engineering Capstone
*Introduction to Business Development
*Creativity and Innovation
*New Business Development
*Business Plan
*Growth and change strategy
*"Asesoramiento a Nuevas Empresas"
*Financial Analysis and Funding for Small Businesses
*Creative Design
*Tools and Toys
*Game Theory
*Engineering Design Projects
*Capstone
*Research
*Special Projects

=== Activities ===

*TEDxUPRM
*Elicit Innovation
*VR Hackathon
*Arduino Day
*HackPR
*Hacker Socials
*Expo Ideas
*Capstone Exhibition
*H3
*Justas Empresariales
*Icorps PR
*Weekend Design Challenge
*Job Fair
*Startup Fair
*W2Socials

=== Spaces ===

*Business Center
*E.P.I.C. Makerspace
*Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer
*Model Factory
*Prototyping Lab
*Publication Lab
*CITAi
*Research and Development Center
*Vitech
*Startup Lab
*Parallel 18
*<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">GUANAJIBO RESEARCH & INNOVATION PARK</<strike></strike>
*BDTC

=== Associations ===

*Enactus UPRM
*[https://www.facebook.com/IdeaPlatformPR/ Idea Platform] (Achieve-Elicit-AppCreatrs-Empower3D-Visionary-WearTech)

= Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship: =

There is very little encouragement for the faculty to engage in innovation and entrepreneurship. Even though research commercialization exists, the process is tedious and bureaucratic. Much of the faculty does not know about the research commercialization, and the rest does not attempt it due to its difficult and time-consuming nature. Faculty that works in innovation and entrepreneurship is mostly self-driven, or it is an important part of the courses they are giving, which tends to be the case within the Business Administration Departement. 

One of the ways in which faculty mostly participate in innovation-focused activities is through participation in centers of investigations. This center, although very innovative in nature, do not have either the internal preparation or institutional support to effectively participate in the commercialization of product, services or assets. Having the opportunity to participate more in the process of commercialization would be a tremendous way of promoting sustainability. This internal lack of preparation in topics relating to I&E is ultimately hindering the possibility of these centers becoming more sustainable and the university to limit its spending.

The Chancellor of our University has stated multiple times that “I&E is one of his most important priorities on campus”. However, changing decades of institutional culture is not something that happens in a year. Institutional policies sometimes impede faculty innovation and entrepreneurship through research. An example of these policies are that if a professor chooses to give a selected number of hours of class, say 12hrs a week, institutional policies don’t encourage him to do research. Likewise, those professors that do develop research possess the entrepreneurship mindset in the sense that they search for funding outside the university, but whether they spin-out and commercialize their projects is still in construction. In the other hand, some professors are not aware of the commercialization potential of their projects because they have not been exposed enough to know the indicated processes. In order to change the impact that the disorientation can cause, preparation and training for professors that have research projects in every faculty should be a high priority.
<div>Despite the challenges, the University of Puerto Rico- Mayaguez has a group of champions in the faculty that keeps growing. This group has been submitting proposals for courses, programs, researches, among other successful initiatives that promote I&E. This group is the spark that will illuminate other professors and administrators to keep the momentum.</div>

= Actively supporting the university technology transfer function: =

The Unviersity of Puerto Rico does count with an Intellectual Property and Tech Transfer Office.The Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Office (IPTTO) of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, ascribed to the College of Engineering, facilitates the development, protection and commercialization of intellectual property such as research and inventions of the faculty, students and personnel of the UPRM.

The University of Puerto Rico receives the gross income that is generated from the patents and its respective commercialization through the Vice President’s Office, which has overall responsibility for interpreting the IP Policy, and resolving questions and disputes concerning it.
<div>Under UPR’s policy (Cert. 132, 2002-03) the University owns IP that is generated through research conducted with the use of its facilities and resources. This University-wide policy applies to all investigators who use UPR facilities or resources or who participate in university research and develop intellectual property. This includes all full- and part-time faculty and staff; students who participate in research and us UPR facilities; research fellows; and visitors to UPR’s faculties and schools from other universities or collaborators from industry.</div>
All royalties and most fees resulting from the IP are shared between UPR and the individuals involved in its discovery. Ownership of the intellectual property is divided in the following manner: 33 1/3% of the IP is owned by the inventor(s), 56 2/3% of the IP is owned by the inventor’s UPR unit(s), 10% of the IP is owned by the UPR special fund and any remaining amount will be used to support additional research and academic programs.

Additionally, the office staff in Mayaguez is very much in tune with the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem and are avid supporters and champions within the E-Ship Network. The University also counts with a Center for Patents & Trademarks.

[http://www.engineering.uprm.edu/opitt/?page_id=77 [1]]

= Facilitating university-industry collaboration: =

Currently, the largest University-Industry collaboration event is the Job Fair. During the Job Fair, industries across the world come to UPRM in order to recruit students for internships, coops, or full-time positions. However, the Job Fair is also the best way for student run organizations to create partnerships with these industries. Most student organizations count with one or more sponsorships that are provided by recurring companies that come to Mayaguez to recruit. These sponsorhips can also fund labs and research projects. Another university-industry collaboration are the Capstone projects. In these projects, graduating engineering students are sent to an industry to solve a design problem which is assigned to them. The engineering student has to solve the industrial problem using all the knowledge aquired from their undergraduate studies and write a mini thesis in order to succesfully complete the course. 

= Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts: =

Entities such as INprende, Guayacan, EntrePrize, and Parallel 18 are constantly visiting Mayaguez in college tours in order to see what the students of UPRM are up to in terms of entreprenuership and innovation, and to find local talents and startups to fund. Parallel 18 is a startup incubator and accelarator belonging to the Puerto Rico Science and Research Fund which finds about 35 startups from Puerto Rico and the world to fund and mentor for a year. Parallel 18 has great connections with UPRM and the E-ship Network, and is very invested in the students and their ideas. There have been 3 startups that have entered Parallel 18 that have come directly from Mayaguez, and there are many students that work on their offices as interns. Another important entity is Vitech, a local startup accelerator which has its offices near campus. The Vitech offices include a space that is awarded to startups that come from the UPRM, even if the students are still studying. This space is called: Startup Lab. UPRM Start Up Lab, component of the UPRM E-Ship Network, was founded to promote the development of emerging startups created by students of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. In partnership with the Puerto Rico Techno Economic Corridor (PRTEC) we have a site in VITEC2 Technology Business Accelerator. The 400 square feet co-working space is equipped giving the tools our students needed for the commercialization process of their ventures. Also, we bring them an entrepreneurship environment with access to a network of experienced mentors.

= University Innovation Fellows Candidates 2018 =

#[[Anibal_J._Betancourt|Anibal Betancourt ]]
#Ashley Del Valle 
#Felipe Alfonzo 
#Lianne Vega 

= University Innovation Fellows Candidates 2017 =

#[http://universityinnovation.org/Alejandro%20Aponte Alejandro Aponte]
#[http://universityinnovation.org/Jaran%20Arroyo Jaran Arroyo]
#[http://universityinnovation.org/Rolando%20Cruz-Ulloa Rolando Cruz]
#[http://universityinnovation.org/Alex%20Herrero Alex Herrero]

= University Innovation Fellows Candidates 2015 =

#[[Jonathan diaz sepulveda|Jonathan Díaz Sepulveda]]
#[[Angelisse Ramos|Angelisse_Ramos]]
#[[Jahannie Torres|Jahannie_Torres]]
#[[Rodolfo Romañach|Rodolfo_Romañach]]
#[[Bryan Muñoz|Bryan_Muñoz]]
#[http://universityinnovation.org/Emmanuel%20Oquendo-Rosa Emmanuel Oquendo-Rosa]

= Related Links =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_Puerto_Rico_-_Mayaguez_Student_Priorities Student Priorities]

[http://www.uprm.edu/ http://www.uprm.edu/]

[https://wordpress.uprm.edu/eship/ UPRM Entrepreneurship]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SY3dQpl1TUS1-FQyYdtB6H1kqmYhmuHhInXZuGdqIYM/edit#gid=1 Landscape Ccanvas]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

2018-10-28T19:18:41Z

Anibalbetancourt:

= Overview =

[[File:Uprm logo.jpg|thumb]]

The University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus (UPRM) is located in the city of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. It was established on September 23, 1911. UPRM is the second-largest university campus of the University of Puerto Rico system.

Consists of four major colleges: Agricultural Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Engineering.  Offers over 50 bachelor's programs, more than 25 master's programs and 5 doctoral's programs. There are around 12,000 students enrolled. The Mayaguez Campus is ranked number 1 in the Caribbean. 

= Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship: =

[https://wordpress.uprm.edu/eship/ UPRM E-Ship] is the umbrella for all the efforts related to innovation and entrepreneurship. This project has the objective to link all the champions and initiatives in order to create a bigger impact. In addition, and also composing the E-ship Network, Mayaguez counts with a variety of Innovation and Entrepreneurship opportunities with internal champions and external collaborators:

=== Courses ===

*New Venture Design Experience
*Design Thinking
*Consumer Behavior
*Product Design
*Technology-Based Entrepreneurship
*Engineering Capstone
*Introduction to Business Development
*Creativity and Innovation
*New Business Development
*Business Plan
*Growth and change strategy
*"Asesoramiento a Nuevas Empresas"
*Financial Analysis and Funding for Small Businesses
*Creative Design
*Tools and Toys
*Game Theory
*Engineering Design Projects
*Capstone
*Research
*Special Projects

=== Activities ===

*TEDxUPRM
*Elicit Innovation
*VR Hackathon
*Arduino Day
*HackPR
*Hacker Socials
*Expo Ideas
*Capstone Exhibition
*H3
*Justas Empresariales
*Icorps PR
*Weekend Design Challenge
*Job Fair
*Startup Fair
*W2Socials

=== Spaces ===

*Business Center
*E.P.I.C. Makerspace
*Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer
*Model Factory
*Prototyping Lab
*Publication Lab
*CITAi
*Research and Development Center
*Vitech
*Startup Lab
*Parallel 18
*<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">GUANAJIBO RESEARCH & INNOVATION PARK</<strike></strike>
*BDTC

=== Associations ===

*Enactus UPRM
*[https://www.facebook.com/IdeaPlatformPR/ Idea Platform] (Achieve-Elicit-AppCreatrs-Empower3D-Visionary-WearTech)

= Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship: =

There is very little encouragement for the faculty to engage in innovation and entrepreneurship. Even though research commercialization exists, the process is tedious and bureaucratic. Much of the faculty does not know about the research commercialization, and the rest does not attempt it due to its difficult and time-consuming nature. Faculty that works in innovation and entrepreneurship is mostly self-driven, or it is an important part of the courses they are giving, which tends to be the case within the Business Administration Departement. 

One of the ways in which faculty mostly participate in innovation-focused activities is through participation in centers of investigations. This center, although very innovative in nature, do not have either the internal preparation or institutional support to effectively participate in the commercialization of product, services or assets. Having the opportunity to participate more in the process of commercialization would be a tremendous way of promoting sustainability. This internal lack of preparation in topics relating to I&E is ultimately hindering the possibility of these centers becoming more sustainable and the university to limit its spending.

The Chancellor of our University has stated multiple times that “I&E is one of his most important priorities on campus”. However, changing decades of institutional culture is not something that happens in a year. Institutional policies sometimes impede faculty innovation and entrepreneurship through research. An example of these policies are that if a professor chooses to give a selected number of hours of class, say 12hrs a week, institutional policies don’t encourage him to do research. Likewise, those professors that do develop research possess the entrepreneurship mindset in the sense that they search for funding outside the university, but whether they spin-out and commercialize their projects is still in construction. In the other hand, some professors are not aware of the commercialization potential of their projects because they have not been exposed enough to know the indicated processes. In order to change the impact that the disorientation can cause, preparation and training for professors that have research projects in every faculty should be a high priority.
<div>Despite the challenges, the University of Puerto Rico- Mayaguez has a group of champions in the faculty that keeps growing. This group has been submitting proposals for courses, programs, researches, among other successful initiatives that promote I&E. This group is the spark that will illuminate other professors and administrators to keep the momentum.</div>

= Actively supporting the university technology transfer function: =

The Unviersity of Puerto Rico does count with an Intellectual Property and Tech Transfer Office.The Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Office (IPTTO) of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, ascribed to the College of Engineering, facilitates the development, protection and commercialization of intellectual property such as research and inventions of the faculty, students and personnel of the UPRM.

The University of Puerto Rico receives the gross income that is generated from the patents and its respective commercialization through the Vice President’s Office, which has overall responsibility for interpreting the IP Policy, and resolving questions and disputes concerning it.
<div>Under UPR’s policy (Cert. 132, 2002-03) the University owns IP that is generated through research conducted with the use of its facilities and resources. This University-wide policy applies to all investigators who use UPR facilities or resources or who participate in university research and develop intellectual property. This includes all full- and part-time faculty and staff; students who participate in research and us UPR facilities; research fellows; and visitors to UPR’s faculties and schools from other universities or collaborators from industry.</div>
All royalties and most fees resulting from the IP are shared between UPR and the individuals involved in its discovery. Ownership of the intellectual property is divided in the following manner: 33 1/3% of the IP is owned by the inventor(s), 56 2/3% of the IP is owned by the inventor’s UPR unit(s), 10% of the IP is owned by the UPR special fund and any remaining amount will be used to support additional research and academic programs.

Additionally, the office staff in Mayaguez is very much in tune with the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem and are avid supporters and champions within the E-Ship Network. The University also counts with a Center for Patents & Trademarks.

[http://www.engineering.uprm.edu/opitt/?page_id=77 [1]]

= Facilitating university-industry collaboration: =

Currently, the largest University-Industry collaboration event is the Job Fair. During the Job Fair, industries across the world come to UPRM in order to recruit students for internships, coops, or full-time positions. However, the Job Fair is also the best way for student run organizations to create partnerships with these industries. Most student organizations count with one or more sponsorships that are provided by recurring companies that come to Mayaguez to recruit. These sponsorhips can also fund labs and research projects. Another university-industry collaboration are the Capstone projects. In these projects, graduating engineering students are sent to an industry to solve a design problem which is assigned to them. The engineering student has to solve the industrial problem using all the knowledge aquired from their undergraduate studies and write a mini thesis in order to succesfully complete the course. 

= Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts: =

Entities such as INprende, Guayacan, EntrePrize, and Parallel 18 are constantly visiting Mayaguez in college tours in order to see what the students of UPRM are up to in terms of entreprenuership and innovation, and to find local talents and startups to fund. Parallel 18 is a startup incubator and accelarator belonging to the Puerto Rico Science and Research Fund which finds about 35 startups from Puerto Rico and the world to fund and mentor for a year. Parallel 18 has great connections with UPRM and the E-ship Network, and is very invested in the students and their ideas. There have been 3 startups that have entered Parallel 18 that have come directly from Mayaguez, and there are many students that work on their offices as interns. Another important entity is Vitech, a local startup accelerator which has its offices near campus. The Vitech offices include a space that is awarded to startups that come from the UPRM, even if the students are still studying. This space is called: Startup Lab. UPRM Start Up Lab, component of the UPRM E-Ship Network, was founded to promote the development of emerging startups created by students of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. In partnership with the Puerto Rico Techno Economic Corridor (PRTEC) we have a site in VITEC2 Technology Business Accelerator. The 400 square feet co-working space is equipped giving the tools our students needed for the commercialization process of their ventures. Also, we bring them an entrepreneurship environment with access to a network of experienced mentors.

= University Innovation Fellows Candidates 2017 =

#[[Alejandro Aponte|Alejandro Aponte]]
#[[Jaran Arroyo|Jaran Arroyo]]
#[[Rolando Cruz-Ulloa|Rolando Cruz]]
#[[Alex Herrero|Alex Herrero]]



= University Innovation Fellows Candidates 2017 =

#[http://universityinnovation.org/Alejandro%20Aponte Alejandro Aponte]
#[http://universityinnovation.org/Jaran%20Arroyo Jaran Arroyo]
#[http://universityinnovation.org/Rolando%20Cruz-Ulloa Rolando Cruz]
#[http://universityinnovation.org/Alex%20Herrero Alex Herrero]

= University Innovation Fellows Candidates 2015 =

#[[Jonathan diaz sepulveda|Jonathan Díaz Sepulveda]]
#[[Angelisse Ramos|Angelisse_Ramos]]
#[[Jahannie Torres|Jahannie_Torres]]
#[[Rodolfo Romañach|Rodolfo_Romañach]]
#[[Bryan Muñoz|Bryan_Muñoz]]
#[http://universityinnovation.org/Emmanuel%20Oquendo-Rosa Emmanuel Oquendo-Rosa]

= Related Links =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_Puerto_Rico_-_Mayaguez_Student_Priorities Student Priorities]

[http://www.uprm.edu/ http://www.uprm.edu/]

[https://wordpress.uprm.edu/eship/ UPRM Entrepreneurship]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SY3dQpl1TUS1-FQyYdtB6H1kqmYhmuHhInXZuGdqIYM/edit#gid=1 Landscape Ccanvas]

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Fellow:Ashley Del Valle

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