The Organizer - CINDE
Our mission is to contribute to the country’s development through the attraction of Foreign Direct Investment. With that in mind, CINDE is committed to nurture and help grow one of the most important sectors for the Costa Rican economy, the Life Sciences Sector; by engaging high level representatives from manufacturing companies, suppliers, key service providers, consulting firms and other industry stakeholders and gathering them in a space where they meet to discuss the latest trends and establish commercial partnerships, offering the perfect opportunity to develop new business ventures and foster existing ones.
CINDE is a private, non-profit, non-political organization declared of public interest in 1984, responsible for the attraction of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Costa Rica. Founded in 1982, we’ve helped hundreds of companies settle, and in the process, bring major benefits to the country.
We’re committed to providing the best service and assistance to investing companies, at no cost. We are a highly specialized team of professionals, with over 32 years of experience in helping all kinds of companies settle in Costa Rica.
In a nutshell, these are the four key areas we can help you:

Assistance in site selection By providing detailed information on the country and its advantages, and organizing customized investment agendas. Centralizes, standardizes, customizes, generates, and analyses crucial, objective information for RFIs regarding FDI statistics, population and labor force data, salaries, labor law, operation costs, availability of qualified HR, tax subsidies, multinational companies, amongst others

Meeting the investor’s Needs We will arrange meetings with: service providers, government organizations, universities, real estate brokers, attorneys, accountants, industrial parks, and office parks Service provided by Subject Matter Experts. Proposes, organizes and coordinates business agendas with the government, universities, multinational companies, schools, law firms, recruiting agencies, tax consultants, telecom provider, amongst others

Networking We’ll facilitate direct contacts and links with potential investors from North America and other countries through CINDE’s office in New York. Acts as a key mediator between public and private sector, with companies leveraging our services Becomes a facilitator between private and public sectors and the government to launch new initiatives.

Specialized support Once the company has established itself in the country, CINDE provides specialized support for strategic aspects geared to new operational expansion projects or promoting product diversification. Very strong and well-established working relationship with Multinational companies, Ministries, organizations, chambers, government, universities, schools
Contact Information
www.cinde.org
invest@cinde.org
CINDE Costa Rica
Plaza Roble Los Balcones, 4th Floor.
Escazu, San Jose, Costa Rica
+506 2201-2800
CINDE New York:
100 Park Avenue, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10017
(212) 984-0631
cindeny@cinde.org
TOLL FREE NUMBER FROM THE USA: 1-877-992-4633