Center for Management and Strategic Studies Science, Technology and Innovation

York5th June 2015

CGEE contributions to Bioeconomy.

Antonio Oliveira

SUMMARY

Overview of CGEE

Opportunities

OVERVIEW OF CGEE

ORIGINS

• Created in 2001• Non-profit organization• STI studies for economic

growth competitiveness and well being in Brazil

CONTROLS

• Overseen by the Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation

• Subjected to auditing by Brazilian Supreme Audit Institutions

SIZE AND BUDGET

• Staff ~100 employees• Annual budget ~18

MUSD

STRENGTHS

• ~ 2000 experts from 300 institutions per year

• ~ 400 studies in Science Technology and Innovation

SELECTED TOPICS

Transparency – public information in STI

Energy and Climate Change

Industry, Technology and Innovation

Talents for STI

Interactions between Academia and Industry

International Presence

I can not do justice to the 400+ studies in only 30 min, pardon my bias...

SELECTED TOPICS

Transparency – public information in STI

Energy and Climate Change

Industry, Technology and Innovation

Talents for STI

Interactions between Academia and Industry

International Presence

Strategic Studies – Sugarcane Bioethanol

Strategic Studies – Sugarcane Bioethanol

Sugarcane» Bioethanol» Co-products» Energy» International market» Brazilian experience

CGEE subsidized the creation..

National Laboratory of Bioethanol Science and Technology - CTBE

• 250 people• ~40 researchers• ~90 analysts and engineers • ˜40M US$ in projects currently

SELECTED TOPICS

Transparency – public information in STI

Energy and Climate Change

Industry, Technology and Innovation

Talents for STI

Interactions between Academia and Industry

International Presence

Foresight study – Green Chemistry

Biorefineries – biochemistry and thermochemistry routes

Bioproducts Biofuels Bioprocess CO2 conversion ….

Strategic Studies – Pulp and Paper Industry

Research Centre on Biorefinery for Pulp and Paper Industry

SELECTED TOPICS

Transparency – public information in STI

Energy and Climate Change

Industry, Technology and Innovation

Talents for STI

Interactions between Academia and Industry

International Presence

SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

International Presence: Foresight and Technology Assessment

Exploring Collaboration with RAND

SUMMARY

Overview of CGEE

Opportunities

Brazilian Focus

1

• Fermentable sugars for biofuels production, such as bioethanol and butanol;

1• Oil for biofuels such as biodiesel,

bioquerosene;

3

• Building blocks from biomass deconstruction to produce bioproducts of high value.

3 – Building Blocks opportunity

Obrigado!Thank you!Merci!Gracias!

http://www.cgee.org.br/