Vicerrectorado de Investigación UNI

What Vicerrectorado de Investigación UNI does

The Vicerrectorado de Investigación de la Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (VRI-UNI) is the governing body for scientific research, technological development, and innovation (I+D+i) at one of Peru's oldest and most prestigious engineering universities. Established as an administrative vice-rectorship within the Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (UNI) — founded in 1876 — VRI-UNI is a publicly funded, government academic entity headquartered at Av. Tupac Amaru 210, Rímac, Lima, Peru. It centralizes the management of research projects, scientific publications, and the university's patent portfolio, and oversees nine specialized R&D+i institutes (LNH, CISMID, INICTEL, CER, IMCA, IMEFEN, IPEGA, ITS-SCI, Centro Historia UNI) plus two administrative units, DIGI-UNI for research project management and DITT-UNI for innovation and technology transfer. Its operating portfolio includes three peer-reviewed open-access scientific journals (Revista TECNIA, Revista Devenir, Revista IECOS), the annual UNICTEC science and technology event with its Expoferia Tecnológica showcase, an online project management system, a research groups directory, and a Videoteca multimedia channel.

VRI-UNI does not generate commercial revenue. Its services are institutional and funded through Peruvian public university allocations and competitive research grants; there is no pricing model, no external customers, and no product distribution to commercial buyers. The 'customers' it serves are UNI's own faculty researchers and organized research groups, a captive internal persona supported with grant calls, formative research project competitions, thesis impact contests, equipment subsidies, and researcher incorporation programs. The vice-rectorship is led by Dr. Jorge Gustavo Butler Blacker, an electronics engineer and former Dean of UNI's Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Strategically, VRI-UNI's positioning rests on UNI's accumulated institutional brand and a documented track record: UNI ranks first nationally in INDECOPI's patent ranking for Peruvian universities (1990–2023) and is featured in the QS Ranking 2025 for Employer Preference. The body disseminates its work through its website, social media (Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube), press notes covered by El Comercio, Andina, and Diario Viral, the annual UNICTEC event, and a Videoteca. As a non-commercial government entity, VRI-UNI is not an investable target in the conventional PE/VC sense; its outputs (publications, patents, journals, technology transfer via DITT-UNI) are academic and policy instruments rather than revenue-generating products.

Name

Vicerrectorado de Investigación UNI

Legal name

Vicerrectorado de Investigación | Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería

Website

https://vri.uni.edu.pe

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vicerrectorado de Investigación UNI is the publicly funded research vice-rectorship of Peru's Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, governing R&D+i projects, scientific publications, and patents across nine specialized institutes and serving UNI's internal faculty researchers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

University Research Administration

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Patent Owners & Lessors (6794)

akta.pro primary industry

Regulatory Operations & Publishing (eCTD, RIM, Submission Management) (HLAGAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Regulatory Strategy & Global Submissions (IND/CTA/NDA/BLA/MAA) (HLAGAKAA), Research Compliance & Governance (FSACAGAK)

Keywords

• University research administration
• Scientific publication services
• Patent portfolio management
• Research project governance
• Academic innovation transfer

Headquarters

HQ city

Lima

HQ country

Peru

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Vicerrectorado de Investigación (VRI-UNI) is the governing body for scientific research, technological development, and innovation at the Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería in Lima, Peru. It centrally manages the full lifecycle of R&D+i projects across nine specialized research institutes (LNH, CISMID, INICTEL, CER, IMCA, IMEFEN, IPEGA, ITS-SCI, Centro Historia UNI), oversees patent production, coordinates scientific publication through peer-reviewed journals (TECNIA, Devenir, IECOS), and disseminates research outputs via the annual UNICTEC event and Expoferia Tecnológica.

Product overview

The Vicerrectorado de Investigación UNI is a university administrative body that serves as the governing authority for scientific research, technological development, and innovation at the Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería in Peru. It does not offer commercial software products but rather manages a portfolio of research support services including scientific journal publishing (Revista TECNIA, Revista Devenir, Revista IECOS), the annual UNICTEC science and technology event, and administrative departments DIGI-UNI and DITT-UNI for research project management and technology transfer. The portfolio is oriented toward supporting academic research, patent production, and scientific publication rather than commercial product offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• UNICTEC: UNI Science and Technology event - central scientific event of Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería where research results are presented, held November 19-21, 2025
• Expoferia Tecnológica UNI

Products and services

• Revista TECNIA Scientific journal published by Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería covering engineering, technology, and applied sciences research, available open-access via the revistas.uni.edu.pe portal.
• Revista Devenir Peer-reviewed scientific journal published by UNI for dissemination of research findings in engineering and applied sciences.
• Revista IECOS Peer-reviewed scientific journal published by UNI focusing on research dissemination in specific engineering and applied science disciplines.
• UNICTEC (UNI Ciencia y Tecnología) Annual science and technology event organized by VRI-UNI featuring research presentations, national and international conferences, the Expoferia Tecnológica showcase, and poster sessions to disseminate university research outputs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1st place nationally in INDECOPI Patent Ranking for Peruvian universities (1990–2023)
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Universidad de Chile - Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Desarrollo: VRID at Universidad de Chile is a regional peer with directly comparable functions: coordinating multidisciplinary research institutes, technology transfer, and scientific publication at a flagship Latin American public university.
• CONCYTEC (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica): Peru's national council for science, technology, and innovation oversees public research funding and policy. It is the principal counterparty for VRI-UNI's competitive grant applications and the closest national-level peer for research governance and compliance.
• Universidade de São Paulo - Pró-Reitoria de Pesquisa: USP's research pro-rectory coordinates Brazil's largest public university research enterprise, including IP management, scientific journals, and multidisciplinary research centers. Peer in scope and operating model despite different country.
• Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - Vicerrectorado de Investigación: UNMSM, Peru's oldest public university, operates a parallel research vice-rectorship with comparable scope in managing R&D+i, scientific publications, and patent filing across a large public university ecosystem.
• UNAM - Coordinación de la Investigación Científica: UNAM's research coordination body manages one of Latin America's largest public university research portfolios, including patents, journals, and specialized institutes. Highly comparable in scale, governance, and institutional structure to VRI-UNI.
• Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú - Dirección de Investigación: PUCP's research governance office is the most direct domestic peer to VRI-UNI, performing centralized management of research projects, publications, and IP at Peru's leading private university. Highly comparable in scope, customer base (university faculty), and regulatory environment.

Regional players

• ANII (Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación - Uruguay): Uruguay's national research and innovation agency funds and supports academic research across universities. A regional peer to CONCYTEC for cross-border funding programs and research policy benchmarking.
• Minciencias (Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación de Colombia): Colombia's national science ministry oversees research funding, policy, and evaluation for higher education institutions. A regional peer that sets the framework in which Colombian university research operates, comparable to CONCYTEC's role in Peru.
• SECIHTI (formerly CONACYT) - Mexico: Mexico's national science and technology council funds and governs public research across universities. A regional peer to CONCYTEC in terms of mandate, with comparable dependencies on national science policy.

Broad incumbents

• MIT Office of the Vice President for Research: MIT's research office is a global benchmark for university research governance, managing a vastly larger portfolio of research funding, IP, and interdisciplinary institutes. Comparable in function but dramatically larger in scale and commercialization maturity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/vri_uni
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCcZt8kxZCbgHnr47ehlHLJw
• Facebookfacebook.com/VRI.UNI.1
• Instagraminstagram.com/vri_uni
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vicerrectorado-de-investigaci%C3%B3n-uni

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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