Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Mato Grosso

IFMT is a public, multi-campus federal institute in Mato Grosso with a mandate for professional education, applied research, and innovation. Its Systemic Directorate for Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship brokers partnerships with companies and regional productive arrangements, linking them to labs and prototyping spaces across campuses. The Ativa incubator and the institution’s technology innovation agency (NIT) offer venture support, IP and licensing services, and clear paths for sponsored R&D. The institute collaborates with the Mato Grosso Technology Park in the Cuiabá–Várzea Grande area and was credentialed to host an EMBRAPII unit, streamlining co-development with private R&D teams. Projects are backed by competitive public funding from agencies such as CNPq, FAPEMAT, CAPES, and Finep, with cost-sharing models that align resources to industry demand.