Innovation

Indicators

2017 Report

Activities Report shows that FAPESP increased funding for innovative research and business partnerships

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Innovation

A Babel of startups

A startup support program in Santiago, Chile, is attracting entrepreneurs from around the world

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CAREERS

Showcasing yourself as a scientist

Market analysis can help researchers create a strong academic résumé, increasing research opportunities

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Entrepreneurship

The land of the unicorns

First billion-dollar startups begin to emerge in Brazil

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INNOVATION

Precocious entrepreneurs

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

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Leaping towards brilliance

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

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INTERVIEW

Antonio Carlos Rossini Jr.: Betting on connected environments

An engineer talks about the expansion of the Internet of Things in Brazil and the trajectory of one of the first Brazilian startups focusing on this ecosystem

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INTERVIEW

Andrew Simpson: Ready for take-off

A biochemist talks about Orygen Biotecnologia's projects and the importance of biologic medicines

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Innovation

A high-tech dressing for chronic wounds

A prototype smart dressing that monitors the wound and releases precise doses of antibiotics when needed, facilitating the regeneration of damaged tissue.

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CORPORATE RESEARCH

High-level delivery

Akaer Group poises to become a global provider of aerospace systems and components

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INTERVIEW

Fernando Martins: Digital agriculture

Engineer explains how agribusiness benefits and grows with the support of new tools like the internet of things

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MARINE ENGINEERING

Surveillance at sea

Radar designed to detect ships beyond the curvature of the earth uses a new tracking system developed in Brazil

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 

Closer links with industry

UNICAMP is Brazil’s highest-ranked university for patent applications, and USP for licensing royalties

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP

The land of the unicorns

First billion-dollar startups begin to emerge in Brazil

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INNOVATION

Precocious entrepreneurs

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

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AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

Imported efficiency

Cars use less fuel with technologies fostered by the Inovar Auto program, nearly all of which are foreign

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COMPUTING

A free space for creativity

Hackerspaces—locations that bring technology aficionados together—are multiplying across the country

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INNOVATION

The battle for quality

Companies and universities discuss strategies for improving engineering education

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Chemistry

Molecule created in a laboratory

Researchers used laser beams to bump two atoms together, creating a molecule

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ENGINEERING

Wood identification

Computer vision systems identify the quality of wood boards and their tree species

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INNOVATION

Reasons to award incentives

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

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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

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CORPORATE RESEARCH

A leap into the unknown

A leader in the generic segment, drugmaker EMS is now investing in radical innovation

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MICROELECTRONICS

Brazil’s chip-making dream

New Qualcomm packaging facility to place Brazil among global semiconductor producers

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REMOTE SENSING

Help facing the fire

Brazilian states begin using new tools to analyze data on forest fires

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BIOENERGY

Impact on the market

RenovaBio, a new national biofuel policy, will reward efficient producers and promises to expand supply

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COVER

A world controlled by algorithms

Logical computer systems are having a growing impact on everyday life

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Flight of the billionaires

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

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Electronics Engineering 

Chip for particle collisions

Brazilian researchers develop and test a device to be installed in the Large Hadron Collider at Cern

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ONCOLOGY

Cancer diagnosis innovation

Startups adopt new screening methods and biotechnology techniques

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