Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust explained
The Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust is a private non-profit organization created in 2004 to encourage and promote innovation, transfer and commercialization of technology and creation of jobs in the technology sector, based in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[1]
The Trust is instrumental in setting Puerto Rico's public policy for science, technology, research and development.[2]
The Trust provides funding to new small businesses that have a technology-based business plan.[3]
The Trust has helped inventors get their patents issued.[4]
The director of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Transfer Office, as of 2019, is David Gulley. The goal of the Transfer office is to help Puerto Rico monetize science.[5]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust (Antigua Penitenciaria Estatal Oso Blanco) San Juan . eventful.com . Eventful . 5 December 2016 .
- Web site: Puerto Rico Science & Research Trust Summit Focuses on Lessons from 2017. February 27, 2019. Caribbean Business.
- News: In Puerto Rico, Building a Disaster-Proof Business Is Part of Recovery. Molly. Schwartz. The New York Times . April 9, 2019. NYTimes.com.
- Web site: SBA Holds First "Road Tour" in Puerto Rico for Small Businesses, Researchers and Scientists Working on Tech Ideas. Rosario Fajardo, The Weekly. Journal. The Weekly Journal.
- Web site: Puerto Rico Making Headway in the Highly Competitive 'Business of Science'. Rosario Fajardo, The Weekly. Journal. The Weekly Journal.
