During the IASP 2018 Conference in Isfahan, Iran, September 2 to 5, the winners of the IASP Inspiring Solutions Program 2018 will be announced, this is an initiative that aims to recognize and reward the science parks and areas of innovation around the world because of the excellence of their services. Among the 10 finalist parks, three are Brazilians: Feevale Techpark, Campo Bom and Novo Hamburgo, Tecnopuc, Porto Alegre, and Porto Digital, Recife.

According to the organizers, the IASP Inspiring Solutions Program has received high-quality entries, coming up with good ideas and challenges from around the world.

For the Director of Innovation of Feevale University, Daiana de Leonço Monzon, this is a recognition of the work being done at Feevale Techpark with the entrepreneurs and especially with the group of partner investors. "This shows that we are on the right track, since there are only three competitors from Brazil in a group of 10 finalists. We are developing partnerships with entrepreneurs from the region, in favor of innovation, diversification and expansion of the local production matrix, "says Daiana.

This is the list of finalist parks.

- Feevale Techpark (Campo Bom and Novo Hamburgo, Brazil)

- Tecnopuc (Porto Alegre, Brazil)

- Porto Digital (Recife, Brazil)

- Kaunas Science and Technology Park (Kaunas, Lithuania)

- Lakesite Science and Technology Park (Klagenfurt, Austria)

- Namibia Business Innovation Institute (Windhoek, Namibia)

- Electronics Research Institute (Cairo, Egypt)

- University of Tehran Science & Technology Park (Tehran, Iran)

- Caohejing Hi-Tech Park (Shanghai, China)

- Wroclaw Technology Park (Wroclaw, Poland)