The Rio do Peixe Valley Innovation Hub (Inovale), is an innovational ecosystem located in the city of Joaçaba, in the State of Santa Catarina - Brazil, which currently covers 18 municipalities in region of the Rio do Peixe Valley.

The concept of the hub was defined as “an agglomeration of local, national and international organizations, with common interests, acting in an articulated manner in the region covered, aiming at the generation and dissemination of innovation through entrepreneurship and the use of new technologies”.