Laboratório Multidisciplinar de Tecnologias Sociais - LMTS

What Laboratório Multidisciplinar de Tecnologias Sociais - LMTS does

Laboratório Multidisciplinar de Tecnologias Sociais (LMTS) is a non-commercial academic research and extension laboratory embedded in the Unidade Acadêmica de Garanhuns (UAG) of the Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), now operating under the Universidade Federal do Agreste de Pernambuco (UFAPE) in Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil. Formally established on December 4, 2018, the laboratory builds open-source software for public-sector institutions — including municipal governments, public schools, healthcare authorities, and civil society organizations — across education, government services, public health, commerce, and agricultural extension. Notable products include Encontre&Compre, a local e-commerce platform (launched March 2020), and Vem Vacina Garanhuns, a COVID-19 vaccination scheduling platform (launched March 28, 2021) that was subsequently featured by the Brazilian Ministry of Education on its national COVID-19 actions platform.

The laboratory operates with a multidisciplinary team of approximately 12 professors, 3 technicians, and ~72 students, recruited through periodic public selection processes and embedded in undergraduate research credit. The technology stack is conventional and web-centric — PHP/Laravel, PostgreSQL, GNU/Linux, Docker — with no disclosed AI/ML components. Solutions are deployed across at least Garanhuns and Tacaratu in Pernambuco, with partnerships including MEC, Instituto Paulo Freire, SEBRAE, UPE, and multiple municipal secretariats. LMTS's portfolio currently shows 16 completed projects and 9 ongoing projects.

The lab has no commercial revenue model: all software is delivered free of charge as part of UFAPE's public extension mission (research, teaching, and outreach obligations). Operating costs are absorbed by the host university and academic grants rather than customer revenue, and there is no pricing structure, licensing fee, or sales motion. Growth in output and project count is therefore driven by institutional capacity, faculty research priorities, and public-sector demand, not by revenue reinvestment or commercial scaling.

Name

Laboratório Multidisciplinar de Tecnologias Sociais - LMTS

Legal name

Laboratório Multidisciplinar de Tecnologias Sociais

Website

https://lmts.uag.ufrpe.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Academic extension laboratory at UFAPE/UAG in Pernambuco, Brazil, developing free open-source software for public-sector institutions across education, healthcare, government, commerce, and agriculture.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Sector Education Software

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Core LMS Platforms (Academic & Corporate) (EDAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Open-Source & Self-Hosted LMS (EDAFAAAL)

Keywords

• Social technology software
• Open source systems
• University research software
• Public sector IT solutions
• Educational technology platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

Garanhuns, Pernambuco

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Public Institution Funding: LMTS operates as an academic laboratory funded by public institutions including UFAPE, UFRPE, and government grants. No commercial revenue is generated as all software solutions are developed free of charge for public institutions and civil society.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LMTS is an academic multidisciplinary laboratory that develops and maintains open-source web and mobile software systems for public institutions including universities, municipal governments, and public schools. The lab produces custom solutions spanning educational assessment, academic document management, vaccination scheduling, special education communication, agroecological fair management, and institutional administration, provided free of charge to institutional partners.

Product overview

LMTS develops and maintains a portfolio of social technology systems for UFAPE (Universidade Federal do Agreste de Pernambuco) and partner institutions. The portfolio includes educational systems (S.O.S. Enade for exam simulations, ConectAEE for special education communication, SofiaEdu GNU/Linux distribution, Avaliar for assessment authoring), institutional systems (Solicita! for document requests, SGE for call-for-proposals management, Booked for space reservations, Submeta), social/governmental systems (Vem Vacina Garanhuns and App VacinaGaranhuns for vaccination management, Encontre&Compre for local commerce), and agricultural systems (Vô na Feira for agroecological fair management, PisciculTec for fish farming). The laboratory operates as a university-based development center producing open-source software solutions for educational, institutional, and community needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vem Vacina Garanhuns: Digital platform developed in partnership with the Municipal Health Secretariat for scheduling and tracking COVID-19 vaccination.
• Encontre&Compre
• Solicita
• S.O.S. Enade
• Vô na Feira
• Booked

Products and services

• Vem Vacina Garanhuns Digital vaccination scheduling and management platform developed for the Municipal Health Secretariat of Garanhuns, with automated second-dose scheduling and status notifications via email and WhatsApp.
• S.O.S. Enade Web-based platform for creating and administering ENADE exam simulations, enabling students to take adaptive practice tests and providing coordinators with performance statistics organized by knowledge area.
• Vô na Feira Platform for managing virtual fairs and consumer groups for agroecological markets, enabling product management, producer tracking, purchase processing, and report generation.
• Solicita! Web platform for digital request of academic documents including enrollment certificates, transcripts, and course syllabi, replacing manual paper-based processes at the Schooling sector of UFAPE.
• ConectAEE Web system for communication between agents involved in the education of students with disabilities, including AEE teachers, regular education teachers, parents, and health professionals.
• Encontre&Compre Web platform connecting local businesses with consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing establishments to register their information, products, and contact details for direct consumer access.
• Booked Reservation system for managing bookings of spaces and equipment at UFAPE, enabling controlled access to facilities during the pandemic period.
• SofiaEdu GNU/Linux educational distribution customized for public school computers, developed to support technology integration in municipal schools of Garanhuns.
• Avaliar System for authoring assessment resources and monitoring school evaluation, designed to support teachers and students with detailed competency mapping.
• SGE - Sistema de Gestão de Editais Integrated system for managing call-for-proposals and the Extra Selection Process at UFRPE, automating the entire selection process from publication to results announcement.
• ColinasJob Job platform connecting employers, students, and professionals in Garanhuns and region, allowing companies to post vacancies and professionals to register.
• App VacinaGaranhuns Mobile application for vaccination scheduling and tracking in Garanhuns, part of the broader vaccination management system deployed to regional municipalities.
• Easy - Sistema de Gestão de Eventos Científicos Scientific event management system for organizing conferences and academic events at UFAPE.
• Submeta Institutional submission system for managing proposals and requests within the university.
• PisciculTec Web system for managing and monitoring activities for fish farming operations, providing tools for tank management and production tracking.

Quantifiable outcome

• Vaccination system deployed in Garanhuns and Tacaratu municipalities
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministério da Educação (MEC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020LMTS had 4 out of 5 actions listed by the Ministry of Education on their COVID-19 pandemic monitoring platform, including Encontre&Compre, Solicita, APP Vacinação, and COVID-19 educational material production.
• Prefeitura Municipal de GaranhunscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Municipal Government for educational technology deployment in public schools and vaccine management systems. Includes technical cooperation for digital transformation initiatives.
• Instituto Paulo FreirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for developing and maintaining the digital repository of Paulo Freire's works, including the audiovisual glossary of the educator and the online presence of Paulo Freire's educational legacy.
• Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for computing students from UPE to conduct mandatory internships at LMTS and participate in collaborative projects.
• Prefeitura Municipal de TacaratuminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for deployment of the vaccine management system Vacina Tacaratu, customized for the municipality's health department.
• SEBRAEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupport from SEBRAE for the development and launch of the Encontre&Compre platform to support local commerce during the pandemic.
• Pró-Reitoria de Ensino de Graduação (PREG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership with PREG for multiple projects including S.O.S. Enade, Sistema de Gestão de Editais, and document management systems.
• CETENE (Centro de Tecnologias Estratégicas do Nordeste)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for talent development as ex-LMTS students have been hired by CETENE for technology projects.
• Instituto Senai de Inovação (ISI - TICs)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for talent development as ex-LMTS students have been hired by ISI - TICs for innovation projects.
• Centro de Reabilitação e Educação Especial Lions Club de GaranhunsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for the ConectAEE system development, receiving feedback on special education communication needs.
• Secretaria Municipal de Educação de GaranhunscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for educational technology projects including ConectAEE system presentation and implementation in municipal schools.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• RNP (Rede Nacional de Ensino e Pesquisa): Brazilian academic network organization supporting research and education institutions with technology infrastructure. Comparable because RNP and LMTS both sit within the Brazilian public-academic ecosystem enabling university and government technology projects, though RNP operates at national scale.
• NIC.br (Núcleo de Informação e Coordenação do Ponto BR): Brazilian non-profit organization coordinating internet and digital infrastructure initiatives. Comparable because both NIC.br and LMTS operate as non-commercial entities stewarding public-interest technology for Brazilian institutions.
• Khan Academy (Brasil): Global non-profit educational platform with Portuguese-language content. Comparable because Khan Academy shares LMTS's SofiaEdu/EdUCA mission of providing free, open educational software and content to public school students.
• Descomplica: Major Brazilian online education and exam-preparation platform. Comparable because Descomplica, like LMTS's S.O.S. Enade, focuses on ENADE and university-level exam preparation, though Descomplica operates as a scaled commercial EdTech.
• Porto Digital: Recife-based technology park and innovation ecosystem with strong academic and public-sector ties. Comparable because Porto Digital aggregates university spin-outs and public-sector software development in the same Recife/Pernambuco region where LMTS operates.
• CESAR (Centro de Estudos e Sistemas Avançados do Recife): Recife-based innovation center that develops software and public-sector technology solutions with universities. Highly comparable to LMTS because both operate as Recife-region academic/technical hubs building custom software for public and private clients, though CESAR is much larger and operates commercially.

Emerging players

• Geekie: Brazilian EdTech company offering adaptive learning platforms and educational assessment tools. Comparable to LMTS because Geekie's adaptive assessment functionality overlaps with LMTS's S.O.S. Enade and Avaliar systems, though Geekie is commercial and serves schools nationwide.
• BRISA (Sociedade Brasileira para a Inovação e Inovação Social): Brazilian organization focused on social innovation and technology-for-good initiatives. Comparable because BRISA and LMTS both advance 'social technology' as a category and partner with universities and civil society, though BRISA operates as a non-profit network rather than a development lab.

Direct peers

• LAPPIS (Laboratório de Pesquisa em Práticas Governamentais): University-based research lab within UnB focused on government technology, civic innovation, and public-sector software. Closely comparable to LMTS because LAPPIS operates as an academic unit developing open-source civic-tech solutions in partnership with government.
• LabProdam: São Paulo municipal IT company building public-sector software for the city government. Comparable because LabProdam and LMTS both develop municipal digital services (document management, scheduling, citizen-facing apps) for public institutions, though LabProdam serves a much larger municipality.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/lmts-ufape
• Facebookfacebook.com/LMTSUFAPE
• Instagraminstagram.com/lmts_ufape
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/laboratorio-multidisciplinar-de-tecnologias-sociais-lmts

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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