
Ivan Mendes
President
Telecommunications engineer and lawyer with an MBA in Economics and Business Management. More than 20 years at Algar; Algar’s Innovation Director and Brain’s president.
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We are the Institute of Science and Technology (ICT) founded by Algar Telecom. We work in multidisciplinary squads, with collaboration, self-organization and a focus on fast delivery.

To be the market’s reference platform for generating innovative businesses.
To solve our clients’ pain points by generating innovative businesses.
Choose a pillar to see what it means in our daily work.
Exploring new horizons
Innovation is the engine that takes us to new frontiers. We build dynamic solutions so our clients can shape their own journeys and adapt quickly to new demands.
We create digital and connectivity products with Algar and partners, from idea to launch. We validate hypotheses with multidisciplinary teams and support the operation until the product scales.
Ideation journeys to find efficiency and new business models.
Hypothesis validation and solution building with multidisciplinary teams.
Assisted operation during the launch and growth of products, businesses and services.

A dedicated team gathers data on technology, markets and trends to create solutions that improve the daily lives of Algar Telecom’s clients. We also organize hackathons and Algar Telecom’s Programming Marathon.
Two Algar Telecom patents born in the Inovação em Campo program to speed up installations on utility poles.
Patent for the Multiconnect Chip, co-owned by Brain, the basis of IoT solutions in operation.
An invention from the Shark Tank program that reuses optical cables and saves technicians’ time.
The portfolio also includes an integrated circuit layout registered with INPI, trademarks and articles published in scientific journals and conferences.

President
Telecommunications engineer and lawyer with an MBA in Economics and Business Management. More than 20 years at Algar; Algar’s Innovation Director and Brain’s president.
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New product development
Geographer with a postgraduate degree in Marketing. Developing telecom products since 2002, she created the Algar Group’s first systematic prototyping method.
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Corporate sustainability and strategy
Psychologist with specializations in Business Administration and Retail Management. More than 18 years in HR, developing teams, leaders and people-management projects.
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New business development
Degrees in Philosophy and Theology, specialist in processes, projects and innovation. 18 years in the Algar Group, including Algar Tech and Alsol.
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We are a mix of accents, ideas and cultures. Diversity is one of the fuels that drive innovation at Brain, and our #brainers work from different corners of the country.
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