Innovations at the Interface

How You Can Power Discovery in Puerto Rico

June 20, 2025 from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Jamón Jamón, San Juan PR

Be Part of Puerto Rico’s Innovation Future

Join us in expanding research and innovation starting with our team at UPRM, where students and faculty are pushing the boundaries of science, engineering, and AI-driven discovery. Together, we can grow a more robust STEM workforce, strengthen Puerto Rico’s capacity in tech and innovation, and help position UPRM as a top-tier R1 research institution.

Whether you're an individual passionate about science, a company looking to invest in talent and progress, or an organization ready to make a difference—we invite you to be part of this transformation.

Let’s create opportunities. Let’s build the future. Let’s do it together.

🌐 Click here to learn more about how you or your organization can contribute.

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Building Puerto Rico’s Innovation Economy

From The Adaptive Leader Blog by Acerola Strategies LLC

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    Advancing Puerto Rico's Innovation: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Research and Development Ecosystem

    This analysis offers a thorough examination of Puerto Rico's research and development (R&D) landscape in numbers, highlighting trends, benchmarks, challenges, and opportunities, while presenting strategic recommendations to promote innovation and sustainable economic development.

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    Puerto Rico at a Crossroads: Structural Barriers to Competitiveness in the Age of AI

    This report takes a close look at Puerto Rico’s competitiveness through five key lenses: structural economic challenges, labor and climate risks, AI readiness, comparative benchmarks, and policy solutions.

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    From Aspiration to Innovation: How UPRM Can Achieve R1 Status and Transform Puerto Rico’s Economy

    This analysis outlines a roadmap for policymakers, university administrators, and economic development experts to transition UPRM to R1 status, detailing key strategies in funding, faculty development, research expansion, and policy reforms to drive Puerto Rico’s innovation economy.

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    Incentivizing Endowed Chairs at Public Universities: A U.S. 50-State Policy Analysis

    An analysis of legislative measures across U.S. states that incentivize the creation of endowed chairs and public-private professorships at public universities.

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    Incentivizing Research Partnerships: A Comparative Analysis of U.S. State R&D Tax Credits for University Collaboration

    This report provides a comprehensive comparison of how all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the five inhabited U.S. territories structure their R&D tax credit programs – with a focus on special incentives for industry-university collaboration.

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