Creation of Technology-Based Companies: Challenges to Innovate in the Manufacturing Sector of Medical Devices, the Case of Baja California, México

This chapter presents the challenges in the start-up of companies in Mexico, considering as the primary requirement that these companies apply innovative technologies in their processes, and these are willing to participate in the Technology Transfer Process (TTP). First, it analyzed the importance of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and Research Centers (RCs) as support agencies for the creation of new hi-tech companies. Also, the programs with public funds are listed in response to the need for technical and scientific support in the TTP. Considering this scenario, for the particular case study in Baja California, the dimensions of the participatory Medical Devices Cluster (MDC) and their expectations of growth were identified, followed by the definition of the needs and the challenges for TTP.