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pipe 20 years

The source of inspiration
American SBIR program was used as a model for PIPE and similar initiatives in other countries
pipe 20 years

Precursor of change
The PIPE program paved the way for innovation support tools in Brazil
pipe 20 years

Brazil’s leading innovation support program
PIPE has funded nearly 2,000 R&D projects in São Paulo
By Redação
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Celebrating 20 years of the FAPESP Technological Innovation in Small Businesses (PIPE) program
Celebrating 20 years of the FAPESP Technological Innovation in Small Businesses (PIPE) program
By Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz - FAPESP Scientific Director
Introduction
Fifty Years of FAPESP and the Development of Science in São Paulo
Fifty Years of FAPESP and the Development of Science in São Paulo
By Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz, Diretor Científico da FAPESP
Nanoscience

Atomic jewelry
A handful of gold and silver particles can form intriguing nanometric jewels
Pierre Auger Observatory

Cosmic Rays, Still an Enigma
Analysis of highest-energy particles moves forward
Climate Change

In a Climate of Mobilization
Researchers are joining together to advance knowledge of global change
Breast cancer

Unexpected supporting actors
Normal cells like fibroblasts can facilitate tumor growth and hamper treatment
Human genetics

The dystrophy center
Group identifies new genes and forms of neuromuscular disease in Brazil
Agriculture

Let loose the wasps on the orange groves
Wasps are used to eliminate transmitter of greening
Neurodegenerative diseases

Gatekeeper to the cells
Cellular prion protein controls the entry of chemical commands into neurons
Literature

Brazil seen from the farm
Studies reintroduce the complexity of Monteiro Lobato
By Carlos Haag
Cellular biology

The clone’s heritage
Cellular reprogramming error redirects animal reproduction studies
Biodiversity

São Paulo in the Amazon region
Teams from São Paulo and Pará collaborate to prepare new researchers
History of Science

On the shoulders of magic giants
The process of transforming alchemy into chemistry was long and smooth
By Carlos Haag
Structural biology

The essence of molecules
Crystallography facilitates drug development
Information Technology

Thinner Wires
Optical fibers will be able to connect circuits in the computers of the future
Structural biology

To understand proteins
The structure and function of 200 molecules that are essential to organisms
By Redação
Mental Illnesses

Cellular disharmony
Genetic and functional alterations are associated with schizophrenia
Information technology

A Thousand and one Applications
FAPESP collaborative projects enable new uses for computer science
anthropology

The Invention of Brasilian Indians
Analysis dismantles the notion of anthropologists as translators
By Carlos Haag and Mariluce Moura
Evolution

Luzia’s America
Excavations reinforce an alternative theory of the peopling of the continent
Petroleum Industry

Refined Methods
A computer program helps to improve refinery production
Naval engineering

Deep-water challenges
Studies facilitate advances in oil exploration on the high seas