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Itaipu Parquetec gets Cerne 4 certification in Foz do Iguaçu
Marco Três newsroom · edited by Annie Grellmann
Innovation park reaffirms its position among Brazil's leading tech hubs
Itaipu Parquetec, located in Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, achieved Cerne 4 recertification in 2026, the highest level awarded to incubators and innovation hubs in Brazil. The recognition, granted by Anprotec in partnership with Sebrae, confirms the maturity of an ecosystem that brings together more than 90 startups and three universities.
Itaipu Parquetec operates as a consolidated innovation environment that connects research, technology, and entrepreneurship. The ecosystem integrates the Federal University of Latin American Integration (UNILA), the State University of Western Paraná (Unioeste), and the Open University of Brazil, along with laboratories, hubs spread across western Paraná, and multidisciplinary teams.
Since its founding in 2006, the park has developed and validated over 25 technologies that have reached the market across various sectors. Itaipu Parquetec's methodology offers entrepreneurs strategic guidance, access to specialists, investor connections, and integration with applied research and technological development environments.
Beyond business generation, the park has benefited more than 2,000 students through training programs focused on entrepreneurship and innovation. The Cerne 4 recertification, first obtained in 2022 and renewed in 2026, recognizes organizations with consolidated innovation management processes, networked operations, and continuous evolution capacity, including on an international scale.
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