1. This Chair is in the second phase of your project, what are you hoping to achieve and looking forward to in this new extension? My aim is to further strengthen the already established contacts at UFABC and at ITA. At ITA macrolevel composites modeling has been and is a focus area. We could exploit […]
1. You have had a strong relationship with Brazilian partners for over ten years. What would you say have been the main takeaways from this collaboration? There are many talented people in Brazil, and there is a very positive attitude towards collaboration with Sweden. Over the years a number of stable collaborations have been established […]
CISB kick-started the Brazil-Sweden Corporate Venture Initiative in July, which has already yielded results for the collaboration between the two countries. In order to connect startups to large companies, the program happened in two different ways: Brazilian companies going to Sweden to find Swedish startups; and Swedish organizations looking for technology-based startups in Brazil. CISB […]
In a partnership between CISB and the National Association of Innovative Entities Promoting Innovative Enterprises (ANPROTEC), four Brazilian startups were selected to go to Sweden and present their technologies and new business models to large Swedish and Brazilian companies in the initiative entitled Corporate Venture Brazil- Sweden. “Our main intention when signing up for the CISB […]
The innovation department of the Swedish university KTH is in a process of internationalization and seeks partnerships with institutions around the world, including Brazil. Rallying the ideas of students and enabling them to be sold in the market are some of the main attributes of KTH Innovation, a department in the Royal Institute of Technology […]
Since 2010, Professor Petter Krus has been promoting the connection between institutions of the two countries with outstanding results in several area. “I still have some loose threads,” Petter Krus jokes as he looks back and briefly reviews his work in Brazil. Although performed in a relaxed manner, the statement shows the disposition of the […]
Brazil hosts the 13th workshop of ERCOFTAC association in the area of flow instability. The event was particularly important because it was the first one held outside Europe and brought together important players from around the world. Since 1999, members of the so-called SIG 33 (Special Interest Group on Transition Mechanisms, Prediction and Control) have […]
The Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) has maintained constant relations with Swedish educational institutions, which has resulted in exchange programs that allow Brazilian students to expand their scientific knowledge. “The exchange programs with Sweden are an excellent opportunity for students to continue their learning process”. The sentence is by Nattan Caetano, professor in the […]
The Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) has developed a work in the area of artificial intelligence in partnership with Volvo Cars. The result is a sensor system applied to cars and trucks capable of improving autonomously, giving much more safety to the driver. With the aim of increasing the safety of drivers around the […]
The many accomplishments of the 7th CISB Annual Meeting included a schedule of visits by professor Ragnar Larsson to Brazil. Full professor at the Chalmers University of Technology, the professor got a first-hand view of the research being conducted at a number of Brazilian universities in the area of graphene. In October, research groups from […]
