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Bioeconomy will be addressed at the new strategic workshop of the USP's Dean of Research

by Richard Meckien - published Oct 13, 2015 05:55 PM - - last modified Oct 15, 2015 04:28 PM
Rights: Original version in Portuguese by Mauro Bellesa

Aspects of biotechnology in health, energy and environmental sustainability, and the need for innovation, entrepreneurship and regulation in this field will be discussed at the meeting Bioeconomy, from the series Strategic Workshops of the USP's Dean of Research (PRP). The event will take place on October 19, from 9 am, in the István Jancsó Auditorium of the Brasiliana Guita and José Mindlin Library.

There will be four sessions with presentations by experts and a debate with the audience. Researchers from USP, UNICAMP and from the private sector will attend. The organizers are two professors from USP: Marie-Anne Van Suys, from the USP's Institute of Biosciences (IB) and Hamilton Varela, a professor at the USP's Institute of Chemistry of the São Carlos campus, advisor to the PRP and president of the IEA's research committee.

The event will be broadcast live over the web.

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