Marcelo Nicolas Camargo

Summary:

·       Strategic Decisions and Innovation Management, Professor – CEFET/RJ, Candido Mendes, Estácio de Sá and SENAC universities;

·       FINEP

ü  For approximately 14 years, held management roles at FINEP, with emphasis on acting as Superintendent of the Area of Applied Research and Technological Development – APDT until April 2024. Currently holds the position of senior analyst in the area of international cooperation – DCIN, linked to the Presidency of FINEP.

ü  He worked for several years in the financial and strategic planning area at companies such as IBM, VARIG and investment funds.

ü  He worked as a consulting engineer in structural analysis at Penta Consultoria e Montagem.

Education

ü  Master in Business Administration, IBMEC RJ;

ü  D.E.A. -  Information Scientifique et Technique Veille Technologique - University of Toulon – France;

ü  MBA – Competitive Intelligence - UFRJ / INT, Rio de Janeiro;

ü  Black Belt by General Electric, Crotonville / Cincinnati, E.U.A.

ü  Mechanical Engineering Graduation – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ;

Main contributions at Finep

- Implemented the PRIME Program – First innovative company – in partnership with incubators from all states of the federation;

- Defined and structured based on the IASP taxonomy – the country's various innovation environment programs, mainly those aimed at supporting technology parks;

- Developed and implemented the decentralized credit program for micro and small companies – INOVACRED Program in partnership with state development banks;

- Created and implemented the Centelha Program, now in its second edition, which aims to give entrepreneurs the opportunity to present innovative ideas that can be converted into start-ups;

- Developed and implemented the TECNOVA Program in partnership with the State Research Support Foundations. This program made it possible to support approximately 800 innovative companies from different states in the country. It is currently in its third edition, where in addition to grant resources for the development of the project, resources will be granted for acceleration and internationalization;

- Developed and implemented the INOVADOC Program, aimed at retaining high-level researchers, with doctorates and post-doctorates, and who have developed technology with a TRL (maturity stage) greater than 6. Resources of up to R$5MM are granted for development of the project, and the researcher is allowed to present the idea only with their CPF.

- Prepared and implemented several calls aimed at: defense sector, bioeconomy (especially the Brazil-Germany Program), and research infrastructure.