Innovation

Careers

Recognition for innovation

Business administration graduate wins prizes for the startup she created to solve problems faced by rural producers

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Aeronautical engineering 

Faster than a bullet

Brazilian researchers develop aerial vehicle capable of hypersonic flight

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Entrepreneurship

Healthcare innovation

Award recognizes science projects with potential applications in medicine

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Intellectual property

The challenge of knowledge transfer

While Paraíba is a leader in patents pending, researchers and the production sector argue about licensing technology

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Interview

David Cox : The power to transform the world

American neuroscientist says health and cybersecurity are just some of the areas that stand to benefit from advances in artificial intelligence

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Cover

Fertile ground for artificial intelligence

As the use of AI continues to grow, a consortium of researchers has created an institute designed to help establish partnerships between universities and businesses

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INTERVIEW

Fabrício Bloisi: Local with global mindset

The president of Movile speaks about the future of iFood, which received funding of US$500 million, and encourages internationalization of innovative companies

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Biometrics

Brazilian technology at the Pentagon

Brazilian identification systems company Griaule has won two contracts in the United States worth a total of US$82.5 million—one with the Department of Defense

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R&D

Testing at natural scale

CIMATEC’s new facility in Camaçari, Bahia, will have capabilities to build pilot plants and can support research at a national scale

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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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Cover

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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