UFRJ SCIENCE PARK NEWS – June

UFRJ Science Park News

The Newsletter of the Science Park at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) is a monthly publication which circulates information about the major activities undertaken at the institution as well as events of interest.

PLANNING

PARK PROMOTES DEBATE ABOUT THE FUTURE OF RIO DE JANEIRO

As part of the developmental process of its long term strategic planning, UFRJ Science Park has been promoting a series of speeches on relevant topics for its development. On June 6, the topic will be the future of Rio de Janeiro. Jean Caris, Planning and Management Modernization undersecretary at Rio’s City Government, Valéria Pero, from UFRJ School of Economics and Luciana de Sá, Firjan director for Economic and Associative Development will participate in the debate. The event will start at 9 AM at the Park’s auditorium, and registration can be made by sending an email to: leonardo@parque.ufrj.br.

TENDER

REGISTRATIONS FOR SELECTION OF NEW COMPANIES FOR COPPE BUSINESS INCUBATOR WILL END ON JUNE 15

The COPPE/UFRJ Business Incubator, an institution which is part of the UFRJ Science Park, opened a call for tenders to select new companies focused on technology and innovation. Applications can be sent until June 15, 2016 and all information is available at the Incubator’s website. The tender aims at filling up to 5 vacant posts and the proposals can be presented by individuals or companies, either individually or in partnerships, and their objective may be the development of a new line of products or services. This can be done either through an existing company or through one to be created. All proposals should meet the following criteria: high level of innovation of the product or service, potential of interaction with UFRJ and technical and economic feasibility. Throughout its more than 20 years of activity, the Incubator has supported the creation of 89 companies responsible for creating more than 1250 highly qualified jobs.

LECTURE

SCIENCE PARK AT TEDxUFRJ: TAKING THE INITITATIVE TO CHANGE SOCIETY

One of the goals of the public university is to take the initiative to change society. The CEO of the Science Park, José Carlos Pinto, gave a talk about this at TEDxUFRJ which focused on the subject “Which kind of UFRJ do we wish for our children?”. During the presentation José Carlos Pinto told the audience about a little ball that has become one of main allies of health sciences in the eradication of schistosomiasis in Brazil and in the world. The professor explained the details of the research developed in one of the university labs which has created a nanoball capable of storing the medicine that is currently used to treat the disease despite its lower efficacy in children due to its extreme sour taste. For the professor and researcher, this shows that science and inventions need to be exported from the labs so that they can change the society. At UFRJ, several environments, such as the Science Park and the Coppe/UFRJ Business Incubator, hold this mission.

EVENT

SCIENCE PARK`S FOOD FAIR ATTRACTS HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE

The Park held its first edition of a Food Fair from May 17 until May 19. The event consisted of cultural activities as well as food trucks offering a variety of foods prepared by UFRJ Gastronomy students. The fair was supported by several teams: the Project Universidade das Quebradas, the UFRJ Nutrition Institute, the Story-telling Students of the IPPMG (Martagão Gesteira childcare and pediatrics institute), the UFRJ Minerva Baja Team, the UFRJ Ícarus Team of SAE Formula, the ATIVIDA project and the UFRJ Polytechnical School. The next edition will be held in the second half of 2016.

LEARN MORE

■ Activities - During the whole month of May, the UFRJ Science Park promoted a series of activities and debates on relevant topics for companies, universities and trend setters. On May 31, the Park and the Consulate of the Netherlands organized a meeting on the topic of “Circular Economy in Brazil”. On May 25, a debate was held about the “Future of the University”, in which the UFRJ Rector, Roberto Leher, as well as representatives of the public power and of the civil society participated. On the previous day, the Park had hosted a lecture on “Managing Changes in a Competitive World” which corresponds to the second series of Open Talks on management and planning

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