Bruno de Pierro
Research funding

Demand-side innovation
Newly released guidance aims to expand public technology procurement in Brazil
Obituary

Development planning
Economist João Paulo dos Reis Velloso founded FINEP and cocreated IPEA
Publications

Reaction to Plan S
Consultation receives more than 600 suggestions on how open-access strategy could be changed
Infrastructure

Floating laboratory
Brazilian Navy survey vessel to receive R$75 million in funding under new agreement
Good practices

The weight of Justice
Researchers debate whether scientific misconduct should be treated as a crime
Computer science

A world that is controlled by algorithms
Logical computer systems have a growing impact on everyday life
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Closer links with industry
UNICAMP is Brazil’s highest ranked university for patent applications, and USP is highest ranked for licensing royalties