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The São Paulo School of Advanced Science (SPSAS/ESPCA) - FAPESP
Roberto M. Cesar Jr University of São Paulo - USP Special Advisor – Engineering and Physical Sciences The São Paulo Research Foundation, FAPESP
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The São Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP
Roberto M. Cesar-Jr - [email protected]
Researchers in SP
Fapesp: São Paulo Research Foundation
• Mission: support research in all fields
• All proposals are peer reviewed (26,000 proposals in 2017)
• Funded (1962) by the State of São Paulo with 1% of all state revenues
• Annual budget: US$ 530 M
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Some of FAPESP’s main programs
• 12,000 Fellowships (SI, Training, MSc, Dr, PostDoc,)
• Research grants
– 17 Centers for Research, Innovation and Diffusion (CEPID) - 11 years funding
– 312 Young Investigator Awards – 4 years funding
– 419 Thematic Research Projects – 5 years funding
– 3,983 Regular Research Grants – 2 years funding
• Special Programs
– Biota: Virtual Institute for Biodiversity − BIOEN: Bioenergy Research
– PFGCC: Global Climate Change Research − Neurosciences: Epillepsy (using imaging)
– eScience & Data Science − Large research infrastructures
• Application oriented research
– Joint University – Industry (PITE)
– Small bussiness research (PIPE)
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BRAINN
HUG-CELL
CRID OCRC CTC
REDOXOMA CIBFar
FORC CEPIV CDMF
CEM NEV CEMEAI CCES
CEPOF
CETICS
NEUROMAT
Research Challenges For Society and the Planet
• Social Impact – Ideas for public policy
• Economic Impact – Ideas for new business
– Ideas for productivity
• Intellectual Impact – Ideas that generate ideas
– Ideas that make humankind wiser
– Ideas cited in the literature
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SP Environment Secretary bases Resolution on BIOTA research
• Several Governor Decrees and Resolutions
– Decree 53.939, 06Jan09 – Legal Reserves
– Decree 54.746, 04Sep09 – Conservation Units Cantareira
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HUG-CELL
Cover - June 2018
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RESEARCH & INNOVATION MANY MORE OPPORTUNITIES
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Research for Technological Innovation
• PIPE – The Research for Technological Innovation in Small Businesses Program – Research projects developed by researchers in small
companies
• PITE – The Partnership for Technological Innovation Program – Research projects developed in partnership with R&D
institutions in the State of São Paulo and businesses located in Brazil and abroad
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Partnership for Technological Innovation (PITE)
• Cooperative R&D
– University/Research Institutes - Industry
– Fapesp funds (non refundable) - 20 to 70%
– Industry funds the complement
• PITE Proposals
– Industry-University demand (since 1995)
– Joint calls Fapesp-Industry (since 2006)
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Fapesp –Industry joint calls for proposals
• Fapesp and a company issue a joint call for proposals – Themes proposed by industry
– Exploratory R&D
– Joint Steering Committee
– Merit reviewed by Fapesp
• Agilent, BP Biofuels, Biolab, Boeing , Braskem, Ci&T, Cristalia, Dedini, Embraer, ETH Bioenergy, GSK, Microsoft Research, Natura, Research, Ouro Fino, Oxiteno, Padtec, Petrobrás, PSA Peugeot Citroën, SABESP, Telefonica, VALE, Whirlpool, ...
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Engineering Research Centers - ERCs
• New instrument to support research in partnership with industry – Peugeot Citroën: Engineering Research Center for Biofuel Engines – BG: Research Centre for Gas Innovation – Natura: Center for Applied Research on Well-being and Human Behavior – GSK: Green Chemestry – GSK: Target Discovery – Shell: New Energies Research Center (4 Branches) – Statoil: Reservoir and Production Management – Grupo São Martinho – GSM – Koppert – IBM on AI (ongoing selection process)
• Co-funding, exploratory research on themes proposed by industry • Long term (up to ten years)
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Small Business: AI Examples
PIPE-FAPESP – CIÊNCIA SP
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INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION MANY MORE OPPORTUNITIES
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Fapesp: International Collaboration
• International agreements (funding agencies, institutions)
– Mobility
– Joint projects
• Scholarships allow SP students to develop their project abroad (BEPE)
• Attracting researchers to SP:
– Post-docs
– Young Investigators
– SP Excellence Chairs
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FAPESP International agreements (> 110)
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•Fapesp: BEPE funded scholarships
Fapesp: Post-doctoral scholarships
• Up to 5 years
• R$ 6000,00 (approx. US$ 2000)
• Grant (travel, conferences, etc): US$ 6000 / year
• BEPE complement: up to 1 year abroad
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Fapesp: Young Investigator Award
• Up to 4 years
• Scholarship (if no permanent position): R$ 6000,00 (approx. US$ 2000)
• Grant (travel, conferences, etc): US$ 6000 / year
• Equipament, consumables, scholarships for students
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Further FAPESP Information
• http://agencia.fapesp.br/en/
• http://www.bv.fapesp.br (all funded projects online)
• http://www.fapesp.br/gestaodedados/
• http://revistapesquisa.fapesp.br/2018/05/23/uma-estrategia-para-dados/
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