Tag: brazil
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Globalstars Brazil open for submissions
Globalstars Brazil Call description Within the GlobalStars initiative of EUREKA, a new call for projects with Brazil is open for submissions. The EUREKA participating countries are: Austria Belgium France Germany The Netherlands Spain Switzerland Participants from Brazil and the respective EUREKA member countries are invited to submit joint project proposals in any field…
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What It Takes To Build An Innovative Business Model
Apart from having a strong foundation, there are certain traits that an entrepreneur should try to develop, like applying creativity and out-ofthe-box thinking. Why is the US or Israel so innovative? Why a state like California is really making the difference? Innovation is a combination of five different aspects – regulation, training, ecosystem, culture and…
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Startups brasileiras candidatas ao valor de mercado de US$ 1 bilhão
Depois de PagSeguro, 99 e Nubank terem atingido o status de unicórnios, como são chamadas as startups com valor de mercado superior a US$ 1 bilhão, a lista de candidatos a figurar no seleto clube está engordando. Stone, ZAP VivaReal, Neoway, Resultados Digitais, Ebanx e o aplicativo iFood, da Movile, são alguns dos nomes comumente…
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Brazil establishes national biofuels policy
Brazilian President Michel Temer has approved legislation creating RenovaBio, a new national biofuels policy. The law was published in the official federal gazette of Brazil on Dec. 26. The Brazilian Senate approved the bill on Dec. 12. RenovaBio aims to increase the use of all biofuels, including ethanol, biodiesel and biomethane, in Brazil with the…
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Medtronic to Establish Innovation Center in China
Facilitating Clinical Training for Physicians and Advancing Local Healthcare Efficiency in Central and Western China DUBLIN and CHENGDU, Sichuan – October 10, 2017 – Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) today announced the groundbreaking of its Chengdu Innovation Center at the Singapore-Sichuan Hi-Tech Innovation Park in Sichuan Province. Set to open in 2020, this center will provide a…
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Facebook launches its first innovation school in Brazil
Facebook has launched an innovation center in Brazil to foster entrepreneurs with ideas aimed at social disruption. A world first for the company, Estação Hack (Hack Station, in Portuguese) is based in São Paulo and opened its doors to the public yesterday (2) with the aim of supporting about 7400 people leading projects with social…
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BNDES e Agência Francesa de Desenvolvimento firmam parceria
Memorando de Entendimento foi assinado entre o presidente do BNDES, Paulo Rabello de Castro, e o diretor-geral da AFD, Rémy Rioux É o segundo instrumento dessa natureza firmado entre as instituições. O primeiro, de 2012, originou linha de crédito de US$ 206 milhões com a AFD O presidente do Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e…
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The Brazil+China Challenge: Pushing Development Toward the Frontiers of Innovation
CHINA POWER Image Credit: Flickr / Narendra Modi As BRICS gets underway, the 2017 Brazil+China challenge comes to an end. Organized by the Asian branch of BRASA, a global network of overseas Brazilian students, the two-day forum brought together an unprecedented number of politicians, CEOs and intellectuals from both countries to discuss one key question:…
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Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP) for Brazil
The Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP) fosters and supports collaborative industrial research and development projects with high potential for commercialization between Canada and partner countries. It also stimulates bilateral science and technology networking and matchmaking activities to further new partnerships and accelerate the commercialization of research and development. The CIIP is a “seed fund”, meaning…
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