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World’s first ethanol-to-hydrogen conversion plant completed at the USP
November 13, 2024The fuel produced at the experimental station will power three city buses that will circulate around the university campus, as well as a bus that can drive 450 Km on a to and fro travel between São Paulo and Piracicaba.
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FAPESP helps set up ten research centers that will focus on artificial intelligence
October 23, 2024Located in different parts of the country, the centers will conduct research in science, technology and innovation addressing problems that can be solved by AI in such areas as health, agriculture, manufacturing, and smart cities.
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Offshore Technology Innovation Center is unveiled at the University of São Paulo
June 26, 2024Supported by FAPESP, Shell, the Technological Research Institute (IPT) and the University of São Paulo (USP), this Applied Research Center will investigate technologies that promote decarbonization and optimization of deep-sea oil and gas operations, contributing to the future of the offshore industry.
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USP presents seven new research centers directly linked to the Rector’s Office
May 29, 2024Today’s key issues, such as artificial intelligence, climate change, cancer and Brazilian institutions, will be the focus of inter-institutional and multidisciplinary teaching and research.
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RCGI joins Shell’s energy transition center in the Netherlands
May 15, 2024The new office is expected to serve as a research hub for the Research Center for Greenhouse Gas Innovation in Europe, fostering international partnerships.
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RCGI joins international consortium to coordinate collaboration on zero-carbon initia
March 20, 2024The Global Technology Hub, launched at COP28, will promote decarbonization projects and financing. The goal is to enable developing countries to achieve net-zero emissions.
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Workshop assembles researchers affiliated with centers supported by FAPESP and NSF
December 20, 2023The event took place in São Paulo on November 29-30 to foster interaction and promote center-to-center relations.
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World’s first hydrogen-from-ethanol plant will be built at University of São Paulo
August 23, 2023The project is the result of a partnership between FAPESP and Shell and could help make hydrogen a widely used fuel in Brazil. Hydrogen from a pilot plant to be built at USP using Raízen’s ethanol will power buses on the campus.
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FAPESP launches new artificial intelligence research center
April 05, 2023The center will be hosted by the Federal University of Ceará and will focus on the use of the Internet of Things, big data, digital transformation and cutting-edge technology in prevention, diagnosis and low-cost therapies.
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Engineering Center for Aerial Mobility of the Future starts operating
March 29, 2023Established by FAPESP and Embraer at the Aeronautical Technology Institute (ITA), ERC-AMF will conduct research on innovative topics with the potential to contribute to the competitiveness of Brazil’s aerospace industry.
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New center will combine research on mental health with digital interventions
March 29, 2023With the support of FAPESP and Banco Industrial do Brasil, the National Center for Research and Innovation in Mental Health (CISM) was launched at an event held on March 15.
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FAPESP and Ericsson unveil a center that will develop advanced connectivity services
January 04, 2023One of the aims of the telecommunications excellence hub hosted by the State University of Campinas is to build a new platform capable of deploying advanced 5G and 6G networks.
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Studies on carbon storage supported by FAPESP contributed to legislative proposal
July 13, 2022Results of studies conducted at the Research Center for Greenhouse Gas Innovation (RCGI) have fed into a bill before the Senate to set up a legal framework on carbon capture and storage as an economic activity.
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FAPESP launches Engineering Research Centers with Embraer, Ericsson and GSK
June 01, 2022Projects will focus on future aerial mobility, digital networks and services, and immuno-oncology.
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FAPESP and Braskem create center for research on use of plastics in agriculture
February 09, 2022The new Engineering Research Center will be led by scientists affiliated with the University of Campinas’s Interdisciplinary Center for Energy Planning, in partnership with colleagues at universities and research institutions in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
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Engineering Research Center helps orient Stellantis’s decisions on ethanol in Brazil
January 12, 2022The automotive giant resulting from the PSA-Fiat Chrysler merger is partnering with FAPESP in this ERC, which is integrated with Stellantis’s global network of science labs.
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FAPESP and Shell launch call for the Offshore Innovation Center
December 15, 2021The new center will incorporate offshore energy production of sustainable and low-carbon technologies and processes.
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FAPESP and Shell will invest BRL 63 million in research
October 20, 2021The investment will be made in the Research Center for Greenhouse Gas Innovation, an Engineering Research Center (ERC) hosted by the University of São Paulo.
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Six new artificial intelligence research centers announced in call issued by FAPESP
May 19, 2021A call for proposals issued jointly with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee selected the new research centers, which will focus on health, agriculture, manufacturing, and smart cities.
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FAPESP and Braskem will fund the new Plasticulture Research Center
March 16, 2021Open to researchers in the state of São Paulo, call for a new Engineering Research Center will be focused on disruptive solutions in food security and overcoming barriers linked to climate change.
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FAPESP launches Brazilian Center for Early Child Development
February 17, 2021The new Applied Research Center’s mission is to conduct research that can provide input for public policies. FAPESP is partnering with the Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal Foundation and INSPER to mount the initiative.
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FAPESP and GSK announce call for the creation of a Center for New Therapeutic Targets
October 28, 2020The new center will have the mission of conducting fundamental and applied research seeking the discovery of new therapeutic targets for the treatment of cancer.
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Center for Artificial Intelligence supported by FAPESP, IBM and USP starts operating
October 28, 2020The newest Engineering Research Center will initially focus on challenges relating to health, the environment, food production chains, the future of work, and the development of natural language processing tools for Brazilian Portuguese.
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FAPESP and São Martinho set a center for development of biological control technology
April 29, 2020The new Engineering Research Center will be hosted by São Paulo State University’s School of Agrarian and Veterinary Sciences in Jaboticabal. Its scientists will also research biotechnology and plant resistance.
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FAPESP and Shell’s plan to launch an offshore innovation center
April 01, 2020As one of the Engineering Research Centers supported by FAPESP, the new center will focus on R&D for next-generation deep-sea oil production systems.
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FAPESP and Koppert launch the SPARCBio
March 04, 2020Hosted by the University of São Paulo in Piracicaba (ESALQ-USP) in Piracicaba, São Paulo Advanced Research Center for Biological Control will develop a new integrated pest management model to foster the sustainability of tropical agriculture. FAPESP and Koppert will invest BRL 40 million
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USP to host the new FAPESP-IBM joint center for Artificial Intelligence
October 24, 2019University of São Paulo has been chosen to partner with the new Engineering Research Center, with an investment of up to USD 20 million in ten years
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FAPESP and Equinor launch petroleum engineering research center
March 13, 2019Aims of the center hosted by UNICAMP include developing innovative solutions to optimize oil well production and efficiency, as well as reservoir rehabilitation
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FAPESP and IBM to sponsor Center for Artificial Intelligence
February 12, 2019Research groups can apply to establish the center in areas such as natural resources, agribusiness and the environment
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Companies in the oil and gas industry invest in research and development
November 22, 2018Workshop highlights technological requirements, solutions and need for partnerships between oil companies, universities and startups.
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FAPESP and Equinor (former Statoil) announce new Engineering Research Center
August 27, 2018Institutions select proposal to the establishment of an ERC in Reservoir and Production Management
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FAPESP and Shell launch New Energy Innovation Center
May 24, 2018The center will develop new energy storage devices with zero or close-to-zero greenhouse gas emissions using renewable fuels and novel technological routes to convert methane into chemicals, among other goals.
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Brazil launches Center for Research in Genomics Applied to Climate Change
December 18, 2017Mission is to create biotechnological assets that increase plant resistance to climate change, and transfer technology to the productive sector.
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Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Engineering Research Center seeks new partners
November 30, 2017The Center is pursuing new partnerships with automotive manufacturers interested in developing solutions designed to enhance energy efficiency and reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions via the use of engines powered by biofuels.
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FAPESP will fund new Engineering Research Center with São Martinho Group
September 15, 2017Center will conduct internationally competitive research on sustainable action to control sugarcane pests and diseases.
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FAPESP seeks partnerships to set up advanced manufacturing research centers
July 05, 2017Advanced manufacturing is considered vital to the competitiveness of Brazilian industry. Private enterprises and consortia can submit proposals.
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FAPESP and Shell to fund New Energies Research Center
June 07, 2017Lines of research will include advanced energy storage and computational material science.
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New research center aims to increase share of natural gas in energy mix
December 16, 2015Hosted by the University of São Paulo, the Gas Innovation Research Center is an initiative of FAPESP and BG Brasil.
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Engineering research center for biofuel engines is launched
December 03, 2014FAPESP and Peugeot Citroën do Brasil sign a cooperation agreement with Brazilian higher education and research institutions to launch the project.
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