PIT, Parque de Inovação Tecnológico - São José dos Campos

The São José dos Campos Technology Park is one of the largest innovation and entrepreneurial centers in Brazil and fosters programs that support science, technology and other key areas to its companies and institutions.  The Tech Park is located in one of the most important technology cities in Brazil: São José dos Campos (SP). In the middle of the Rio-São Paulo axis, the region has one of the largest GDPs in Brazil. Created in 2006, the Tech Park supports innovative companies by providing modern facilities and a range of institutional and infrastructural resources, forging connections and enabling policies, covering 15 million m2 and being home to 300 startups, companies and institutions with links to PqTec. Micro, small, medium and large-sized companies, mostly engaged in some type of research or innovation, are located there. Its residents include organizations such as Visiona, Embraer and Boeing, among others. São José dos Campos Tech Park also houses an incubator and accelerator for startups and education and research institutes like the National Center for Natural Disaster Monitoring and Alarms (Cemaden) and the Universidade Federal de São Paulo (“Unifesp”), among other large institutions. The Tech Park has three multiuser laboratories with own management: Center for the Development in Manufacturing, Laboratory for Simulation and Critical Systems and Laboratory for Electromagnetic Compatibility and Interference. The link with companies promoted by the Tech Park is not limited to those residing in its four business centers. There are also companies associated with Industry Clusters managed by the Tech Park: the ICT Cluster - the Cluster of Information and Communication Technologies of the ‘Vale do Paraíba’ region - and the Brazilian Aerospace Cluster.