Avante 2020: nine teams selected to take part in the Navy’s first open innovation challenge
Nine teams make up the first cohort of the Avante Challenge, an initiative led by the Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile) with the support of Know Hub Chile…
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THE AVANTE CHALLENGE: THE PROPOSAL OF THE CHILEAN NAVY TO SOLVE ITS TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM
Chile is one of the countries with the largest maritime surface, at 26.4 million km2 (1.5 times the size of South America!). So how can we protect each…
Innovation and entrepreneurship in the Chilean Navy… Is it possible?
The question in the title of this column sums up the first reaction of countless people on hearing about Avante, the Chilean Navy’s open innovation challenge, which seeks…
Training program seeks to build entrepreneurship and innovation skills among UTEM researchers
The Technology Transfer and Licensing Office (OTL) and the Ingeniería 2030 Program of the Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana (UTEM) joined forces to carry out the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Training…
Join the Q&A events for each of Avante’s four challenges
Desafío Avante 2020 is an open innovation initiative of the Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile) that, as its name suggests, connects the institution’s challenges in Maritime Domain Awareness…
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Reliable and secure access control is necessary for critical physical infrastructures, sensitive communication networks, electronic devices and products against counterfeiting or piracy, among others. This technology aims at…
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Chile’s Technology Transfer Law: key points, impact on universities and opportunities for entrepreneurs
The passage of the Technology Transfer Law is a historic milestone for Chile's Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation (CTCI) ecosystem. The law seeks…
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Chile’s CTCI ecosystem: the players you should know
A guide to understanding Chile's CTCI ecosystem, its main players and how they work together so that scientific knowledge can move toward new applications…
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CTCI and technology transfer: key concepts
The main concepts for understanding research, technology development, innovation and knowledge and technology transfer processes.
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