1. www.techsolutions.bio.br MINAS GERAIS’ OVERVIEW: BIOTECHNOLOGY

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3. Belo Horizonte Brasília Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro São Paulo

4. www.techsolutions.bio.br Minas Gerais - Main figures TERRITORY. 587,000 Km2. Larger than countries such as France, Sweden, and Spain ECONOMY. In 2009, increase was 7.5% (FJP). GDP: US$ 143 billion. Exports: 2011 – US$ 41,3 bi. Second largest industrial park of the country. A leader in Brazil for mining, metallurgy, coffee, dairy, biotechnology, engineering, management,consultancy,etc. SOCIAL. Population: around 20.0 million inhabitants. Children at school: 2,6 million. 18 thousand elementary schools INFRA-STRUCTURE. 265.000 km of roads (23.000km paved). 5,329 km of railways. 66 airports – 1 international and industrial. 18,5% of total energy generation in Brazil. Broad telecom network: 4,15M fixed lines and 8,8M mobile lines

5. www.techsolutions.bio.br Knowledge is responsible for 55% of the world capital. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

6. www.techsolutions.bio.br Minas Gerais is the 2nd state in Brazil harboring biotechnologic based companies which comprises 30% of the national enterprises. Minas Gerais has important universities such as UFMG and various research institutes with tradition in Human and Animal Medicine, Biochemistry, Pharmacy and Agronomy. UFMG has more than 160 researchers with a Ph.D. in biological sciences and more than 60% of its patents are related to biotechnology. Biotechnology is very promising in terms of technological development of Minas Gerais. The Potential of Biotechnology in Minas Gerais

7. www.techsolutions.bio.br Structutring Project: Biotechnology Cluster Source: State Secretariat of Science, Technology and Higher Education - SECTES Slides and information extracted from "SECTES Presentation". Autororized use

8. www.techsolutions.bio.br Innovation: provide environment for innovation. Innovation in Business: actions and support cooperation between enterprises and institutions of science and technology. Regional and Sectorial Development: increase the competitiveness of economic sectors with high technological content. Key Points

9. www.techsolutions.bio.br Promote and coordinate research activities, development and innovation in biotechnology applied to human and animal health, agribusiness and environment, creating partnerships between academy and industry. Promote and manage training programs to achieve competitive advantage focusing on market trends for the next 5 years: Market reposition companies of biotechnology. Merging different technologies: biotech, IT, electronics and engineering for development of new biotechnology products. Targets

10. www.techsolutions.bio.br COMPETITIVENESS TRAINING MANAGEMENT BUREAU MARKETING MINAS BIOPOLE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN BIOINFORMATICS CERTIFICATION MINAS BIOTECH CLUSTER Developed Products IEL/FIEMG SEBRAE - MG Sindusfarq Funed CPqRR – Fiocruz Mnas Sindusfarq

11. www.techsolutions.bio.br Start: 2007Deliver: 2010 3 Clusters working separately Unique Identity: Minas Biotech Brand Adoption 53 Companies: 15 Viçosa, 20 RMBH e 18 TMAP 82 Companies: 19 Viçosa, 30 RMBH, 33 TMAP Nonexistance of internal supply chain Companies providing services and selling products within and between Clusters National and International missions with limited visibility. Minas Biotech missions with representativeness and generating business and partnerships EUA - Inovatec 2010 Flandres – Consolidating partnership Uruguai – Internacional Office for Clusters França - Nord-Pas-de-Callais Starting Point versus Current Situation

12. www.techsolutions.bio.br Start: 2007Deliver: 2010 Actions without a focus on Competitiveness and interaction between university/company 2 studies focused on competitiveness and introducting to modern biotechnology; Action planning along with the companies; Few interaction between companies within and between poles, and with incubated companies and researchers Consolidation of Inovatec as a Business, interaction and Technology Transfer environment: Minas Biotec Space: researchers, cluster companies, incubated and Anchors (Hertape-Calier, 2009 e DCN - EUA, 2010) Innovation meetings along with partner SIMI: 2009 - 85 participants and 21 meetings in Technological Showcase 2010 - 6 Anchor Companies in Tecnological demands Nonexistance of specialized services and impeller Anchors of research and services Minas Biopole Formatation Implantation and strengthening of CEBio and of the State’s Bioinformatics Network Starting Point versus Current Situation

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14. 32 Companies 32 Companies 30 Companies 30 Companies 19 Companies 19 Companies 81 Companies

15. www.techsolutions.bio.br Business Segment Distribution of Companies by size: RMBH : 70% are micro and small TMAP: 58% are micro and small Viçosa: 85% are micro and small

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17. www.techsolutions.bio.br Biotech Expertises HUMAN DIAGNOSTICS HUMAN DIAGNOSTICS MICROELETRONICS & TELECOMS & TELECOMS CATTLE GENETICS AGRIBUSINESS

18. www.techsolutions.bio.br OTHERS TECNOLOGYCAL AND POLITICS INFRASTRUTURES

19. www.techsolutions.bio.br Year: 2008 UFMG – 101 patents, of which 10 were licensed UFV – 34 patents, of which 5 were licensed UFU – 16 patents, of which 3 are in the process of licensing UFOP - 7 patents EMBRAPA CORN AND SORGHUM – 2 patents Patents in Biotechnology Area

20. www.techsolutions.bio.br Technological Parks Implementation

21. www.techsolutions.bio.br Empresas Attraction of R&D Centers Politic of Attraction of R&D Centers Attraction of Enterprises: articulation of the key players involved in the attraction of R & D centers for the state of Minas Gerais

22. www.techsolutions.bio.br 19 Incubators Supported Incubators

23. www.techsolutions.bio.br Publics Universities UNIMONTES UFVJM UFTM UFMG UFV UFLA UFJF UFOP UNIFE I UFU UNIFENAS UEMG FHA FJP FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES STATE UNIVERSITIES UFSJ

24. www.techsolutions.bio.br THINKING GLOBAL, ACTING LOCAL Proactive action in fund raising and establishment of international partnerships in order to support the development of Science, Technology, Innovation and Higher Education in Minas Gerais.

25. www.techsolutions.bio.br High level of integrity, quality and honesty; Customized projects development; Expertise in several areas: Biotechnology, Energy, Environment, Information Technology, Development and Project Management; Consolidated network in the market and scientific enviroment; TS conducts its operations from Belo Horizonte-MG. Who is Tech Solutions?

26. www.techsolutions.bio.br Thank You Dr. Roberto Machado Silva Mobile: 31 9967-5998