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Is a non-profit organization committed to a collaborative environment between private companies, government entities and academia.

Its main purpose is the economic development of the Western Region of Puerto Rico with a focus on innovation and high tech industries.

Board of DirectorsBoard of DirectorsNorma Mejia PresidentHon. Carlos Delgado Vice-PresidentAna Cuebas SecretaryAbdón Ruiz Treasurer

Elisamuel Rivera, CPA CCOPRLuis Morales SWIAEric Santiago PRMAVacant DDECVacant UPRMDr. Luis Garcia Feliú SUAGMJuan Carlos Kuang MD Cluster Vicente Nazario Aerospace ClusterHon. José G. RodriguezHon. Luis A. EchevarriaHon. Pedro Garcia

Representatives from Western Region Municipalities

Staff Members Nelson PereaNelson Perea Executive Director Héctor Carlo Héctor Carlo VITEC2 Managing Director Aurelis CruzAurelis Cruz Accounting Officer & Special Projects

Affiliated Organizations Northwest WIB Southwest WIB Mayagüez – Las Marías WIB MMPDO

• Established in 1999 • The Pioneer high tech business

incubator in Puerto Rico• Focuses on:

• Helping tenants commercialize their products and/or technologies

• Provide network of specialized resources• Access to Seed Funding• Low cost - space and basic services

Lockheed MartinInauguration Oct - 2008

The 11,000 sqft.GIC facility, located at the Guanajibo Park at Mayaguez, is designed to house landing site projects and to provide permanent ready space for graduated companies.

Graduated CompaniesCrawlability

Search Engine Optimization Software. Global sales. Owners of various SEO Forums and web sites. Main offices in Cabo Rojo.AtlasBitsMicrosoft Partner, SAAS Educational Software, IT Software Projects. AtlasIT new sister Company operates in Mayaguez.

MedirecElectronic Medical Record Software, Development of Health Information Systems. Operates at Vitec2. Future GRIP tenant.

Renewable Solutions Leaders in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Solutions. NABCEP and CEM Certifications, LEED Accredited Professionals. Founding Members of ACONER. Operates at Vitec2.

RebexaUnique Pharma and Medical device registration outsourcing providers for Central and Latin America Markets. Operates in Mayaguez.

ACTIVE TENANTSCaribbean Thermal

SBIR recipient, Solar a/c Patents, Installed largest solar panel system in PR (900 Panels)

Caribbean Bio Technologies SBIR recipient, EDB Investor, Patent

Pending, Development of Bio-aerosol Detection Device

CDI Laboratories FIDA Grant, 4 SBIR in process, STF grant.

Using BTDC Labs. Identification of cancer antigens in partnership with John Hopkins University.

Entevia Development of Automated workflow

generation systems, DB Architecture consulting.

Mutual link Software Engineering Development Center

for emergency response center communications.

ACTIVE TENANTS

Phidelix TechnologiesEnterprize Winner, Digital Government software, voting systems, Electronic Log books, Software development Projects. IT Consulting.

Resources Technology CenterLocal Call Center operation, Voice Broadcasting.

Technology Alliance GroupWeb Hosting, IT Consulting, Development of AudioTheraphy process.

Weidall TechnologiesSingle Identity Management, Email Systems Integration, Software Development.

Pre Incubation CompaniesNanoEssentials Production of Nanoparticles

Green Energy & Fuels Energy from Biomass

SmartCatheters Intelligent Catheters

• Creation of a network of mixed use Incubators in Añasco, Hormigueros, Isabela, Moca and San Sebastian.

• Use of existing facilities like unused PRIDCO Buildings or municipal industrial buildings as in Añasco.

• Application of EDA funds and other Federal and State Agencies.

• Use Vitec2 and PRTEC experience to complement Municipal Business Development Programs.

• PRTEC to act as program manager and deploy entrepreneurial and business development activities.

• The Business Idea Competition was developed to promote the creation of business ideas within the Region in the following categories:

• Informatics• Bio-science• Renewable energy• Tourism• Agro-industries

• These categories represent key strategic development sectors for our Region.

http://www.prteconline.com/innovacionempresarial/

Web Page:

• Ideas submitted: 40• Classified by entrepreunerial area:

• Tourism – 40%• Agro-Industries – 32%• Informatics - 16%• Renewable Energy - 8%• Bio-Technology - 4%

• Representative Municipalities: 11 (Mayagüez, Sabana Grande y Cabo Rojo)

• 44% were students.

SmartcathsNew Catheter product line that will detect obstructions or tissue growth by using sound waves.

Green Energy & FuelsDevelopment of renewable energy projects to produce electricity form burning Methane gas, form Biomass generated in Agro-industrial Projects.

Earthnergy New solar collection technology based on Fresnell Lenses to concentrate energy.

• MOU signed in December 2006 between UPRM, PRTEC, SBTDC and Primex to collaborate in the commercialization efforts of researchers.

• A Business Opportunity Profile (BOP) form was created to guide researchers in their efforts.

• 70 researchers participated in different activities. 10 of those are actively participating of the BOP process.

• Proposal submitted to Puerto Rico Science and Technology Trust Fund.

MOU signed between PRTEC and PR Tourism Company to:

• Support the establishment of small business

• Coordinate a unified training agenda with the Academia

• Support new hotel development in the Region and

• Provide assistance to municipal governments in their tourism strategic plans.

• Medical Devices Industry and FDA Leadership Forum

• Enlace 2009: First Encounter of Buyers and Suppliers

•  Interphex 2009•  Fundamentals of Automation & Computer

Systems Validation Workshop•  Medical Devices Cluster Advantage

Program

• Guanajibo Research & Innovation Park (GRIP)

• EDA funded master plan finished• BDTC and GIC as new tenants •VITEC2 graduates and other local technology companies also established as tenants in new buildings

• Las Americas Technology Park (LATP)•First and second construction phases completed • Ready to be marketed

• PRTEC community education initiatives• Technology and entrepreneurship

workshops• Period: February until May 2009, every

Saturday for four months• Impact: 37 youngters, 6 Municipalities

(San Sebastian, Quebradillas, San German, Cabo Rojo, Hormigueros y Mayaguez)

• Sponsor: Puerto Rico Community Foundation

• Contributors: UPR Aguadilla, UIA Aguadilla, UNE Cabo Rojo, Internet Society of Puerto Rico

Techno-Youth III

• Twenty youngsters from the Municipality of Hormigueros.

• 100 contact hours - Same technology and entrepreneurship concepts, and occupational workshops.

• Visits private technology enterprises at VITEC2 and the Guanajibo Research & Innovation Park (GRIP).

• Contributors: Universidad del Este in Cabo Rojo, and the Hormigueros Juanita Arenas Amphitheater, Internet Society of Puerto Rico

• Sponsored by the Southwestern Consortium with ARRA funds

• Twenty-five youngsters from Mayaguez

• Period: July – August 29, 2009• Eighty (80) contact hours• Contributors: Universidad Pontificia

Catolica de Mayaguez • Sponsor: Mayaguez – Las Marias

Consortium. • Place of workshops: PUCPR –

Mayaguez, and VITEC2 facilities..

• Office of Special Communities (OCE)– 250 leaders participated in workshops

• Puerto Rico Community Foundation– New strategic alliance to be established with PRCF and

EDU-Deportes to service Western Region

• “Prensa Comunitaria”– Located their offices at VITEC2

• “Programa de Apoyo y Enlace Comunitario” (PAEC)– Supported the entity in strategic planning and revenue

generation activities.

• Conducted various meetings with Mayors and Municipal Government representatives and UPRM experts for the Department of Energy Block Grants.

• Serve as fiscal agent for ACEER (Alianza Comunitaria de Educacion en Energia Renovable).

• Various VITEC2 Tenants related to the Renewable Energy: RSE, CTT, GREEN FUELS & ENERGY.

• Submitted endorsement letters to various UPRM Renewable Energy Research Proposals.

• Coordinated meeting with VITEC2 Tenants and other web designers in order to select the webmaster of Mayaguez 2010.

• IT Consultant of the Organizing Committee is a VITEC2 Tenant.

• PRTEC is collaborating with the Organizing Committee and Tourism Company to identify new rooms available from private owners in the Region.

• Technology Startups established: 15• Incubation program graduated: 5• New aerospace companies established: 5

– InfoTech/Honeywell/Lockheed Martin/FTT/ESSIG– 2,000 jobs created or committed

• New jobs in MD companies for the region: 2,000 • 20 Forums with 1,800 participants• 180 students and 250 community leaders were trained• $30 millions in tax collections estimated from net increase in

payroll

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2009 and beyond…