Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade

Innovation enablers

Limited public and private investment in strategic and potentially disruptive technologies threatens competitiveness in Brazilian industry

A limited horizon

Study links low academic mobility to a less ambitious research agenda

A man of ideas

Sérgio Mascarenhas worked in a wide range of fields and helped to found important research institutes and startups in Brazil

Connections for innovation

Universities obtaining more patents through partnerships with private companies

Boost for startups

Government passes bill to encourage investment in small innovative companies in Brazil

Weakened legislation

Brazil dismantling environmental protection structures during the pandemic

The American strategy

The United States plans to invest heavily in STI to accelerate its economic recovery and respond to China's threat to its technological leadership

Science on the ropes

Successive budget cuts have eroded Brazil’s capacity to fund research

Whence the money

A new study analyzes scientometric data to track the sources of funding for Brazilian research and assess the level of internationalization

A sigh of relief

New legislation to reduce the use of animals in scientific research in Brazil

Fewer animals in science

New legislation aims to reduce the number of animals used in teaching and research in Brazil

In the footprint of smuggled fossils

Paleontologists speak with Federal Prosecutors and the Federal Police to bring a stop to the trafficking of fossil assets in Brazil

Breathless emerging economies

Lack of public and private investment heightens the dependence of Brazil and South Africa on vaccines from other countries, unlike the other BRICS members

Supply-side research constraints

Small local manufacturers struggle to gain foothold in Brazilian scientific supplies market

No break for science

Brazil’s primary funder for scientific research, FNDCT, has been restructured but government vetoes blocking freezes to their resources

Science with impact

The number of Brazilians among the most cited researchers increased in 2020

A field of hurdles

New study explores obstacles to patenting by women, and how to remove them

“I began valuing my personal relationships more during the pandemic”

A focus on privacy

Researchers adapt to new personal data protection law

The importance of partnerships

A growing number of scientific articles published by researchers from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in collaboration with businesses is encouraging the practice at the university

Science under pressure

Political interference in the approval process may undermine public confidence in vaccine development, researchers warn

Scientific philanthropy boost

Pandemic drives donations from companies and individuals wishing to support COVID-19 research in Brazil

The effects of COVID-19

The novel coronavirus can affect the lungs, heart, kidneys, pancreas, and brain, causing long-term damage after the acute phase of the disease has passed

Sharing and expanding knowledge

Data sharing has grown amid the pandemic and perceived benefits can drive further growth

Varying investment in science

Countries increase spending on COVID-19, but levels of investment in research vary

Science takes on the virus

Federal call for proposals attracts 2,200 applications for research grants to study COVID-19

Restoring trust

In the midst of the pandemic a new study measures high rates of confidence in science

The antivirus arsenal

The search for an effective treatment for COVID-19 includes testing drugs already used against other diseases and even plasma

Green stimulus

Sustainable technology incentives proposed for Brazilian industry could also have beneficial effects on economic growth, study says

Vocational assessment

Public laboratories’ profiles determine their science and research output