Funding

Robert Shelton: Partnership between giants

President of the GMT telescope explains why he joined with competitor TMT to secure funding from the National Science Foundation

The race for the best light

Sirius will compete with a fourth-generation facility inaugurated in 2016 in Sweden and another planned to begin operating in 2020 in France

Sirius, the largest and most complex Brazilian laboratory

Last generation source of synchrotron light may improve the quality of Brazilian research

In search of new audiences

Brazilian science association targets young people, liberal professionals, and businesses in an effort to extend their social reach

Reaping dividends

Investment in research has increased farm productivity in São Paulo and generated economic returns for the state

US investment in research grows in 2017

In 2017, the United States government invested US$118.3 billion in research and development

Robert Shelton: A partnership between giants

President of the GMT telescope explains why he joined together with competitor TMT to secure funding from the National Science Foundation

Tax Law for Cancer

Program receives more tax-exemption funds for treatment than for research into the disease

The race for the best light

Sirius will compete with both a fourth-generation facility inaugurated in 2016 in Sweden, and another planned to begin operating in 2020 in France

Leaping towards brilliance

Now in its final stage of construction, the latest-generation synchrotron light source could elevate the quality of Brazilian research

The land of the unicorns

First billion-dollar startups begin to emerge in Brazil

Obstacles in the way

Delays in achieving economic viability of second-generation ethanol keeps investors at arms’ length, but some companies are staying in the race

Precocious entrepreneurs

OECD study places Brazil among the countries with the greatest number of startups founded by students or recent graduates

Compulsory return

Scholarship recipients call for flexibility regarding their commitment to return to Brazil after completing their PhDs

Reasons to award incentives

The IMF and the OECD suggest that governments provide tax incentives to encourage companies to conduct more research

Annual balance

FAPESP continues its pace of investment according to the institution’s 2016 report

PIPE 20 years

With an innovation project contracted every business day, the FAPESP program gave a boost to more than 1,100 small and medium-sized technology companies

Reduced access to ESO telescopes

Brazilian astronomers will be granted less observation time at some of the world's most advanced telescopes

Crowdfunding success

Research to evaluate what factors may influence the outcome of this fundraising method

Flight of the billionaires

SpaceX accelerates private sector space race by putting an electric car into orbit

Industrial policy in check

In response to a ruling by a WTO panel, the Brazilian government considers changes in laws and in the ways in which it encourages R&D

How to take advantage of internships abroad

Preparing a schedule of research activities and developing a productive relationship with hosts can help to enrich the experience

Brazil’s leading innovation support program

PIPE has funded nearly 2,000 R&D projects in São Paulo

Collective support

Researchers use crowdfunding to fund research projects

The results of university R&D expenditure

Multiple links in the innovation chain

FINEP celebrates its 50th anniversary with a broad mandate and a funding crisis

Balance in the Legislature

US Congress research budget avoids drastic cutbacks in research investment

An auction for science

PR specialist left part of her estate to FAPESP to fund stem-cell research

Data management plans incorporated into research projects in Brazil

Data management plans incorporated into research projects in Brazil

Windows of opportunity

Economist examines how technology industry leaders emerge