York’s contribution to international biofuel research is recognised by Brazil

Biorenewables Development Centre em 17/12/2014 Brazil’s National Laboratory of Science and Technology of Bioethanol (CTBE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC), based in York. Brazil is the world’s largest producer of ethanol extracted from sugar cane and has pioneered its use as a motor fuel. This agreement recognises the…

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UK and Brazil team up to pursue biofuels

Biofuels International em 18/12/2014 Brazil’s National Laboratory of Science and Technology of Bioethanol (CTBE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC), based in York, UK. For the past five years, plant biologists, geneticists and green chemists from across Europe have been working with CTBE experts on sugarcane breeding and…

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Novas Escolas São Paulo de Ciência Avançada são selecionadas

Agência FAPESP em 08/12/2014 A FAPESP anuncia o resultado da décima chamada do programa Escola São Paulo de Ciência Avançada (ESPCA), que oferece recursos para a organização de cursos de curta duração em pesquisa avançada nas diferentes áreas do conhecimento no Estado de São Paulo. Foram selecionadas quatro propostas. Além de contribuir para o avanço…

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