The areas of research in SAR (Synthetic-aperture radar) processing, remote sensing, radio concealment, and autonomous vehicles are considered strategic in both Brazil and Sweden. As a result, the Aeronautical Technology Institute (ITA) and the Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH – Blekinge Tekniska Högskola) have been carrying out joint projects with each other and in partnership […]
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 […]
When struck by lightning, an aircraft can be severely damaged in addition to causing panic in passengers. In order to increase flight safety and increase lightning strike protection, Chalmers University of Technology, Universidade Federal do ABC (Federal University of ABC – UFABC) and the Swedish companies Saab AB, 2D Fab and Blackwing established a partnership […]
In March, the Swedish Aeronautical Research Center (SARC) held its first initiative in Brazil, a five-day course on aircraft design, taught by the engineer Daniel P. Raymer and which had a total of 25 Brazilian participants and 25 Swedish participants. Doctoral students from Brazil and Sweden in aeronautical engineering, and representatives of companies from both […]
The concept of circular economy has emerged as part of efforts to implement the sustainable global development. What is the role of the bio-economy in forming a circular economy in cities? A consortium of Swedish and Brazilian partners explores potential trajectories starting with the city of Curitiba, Brazil. One of the pressing challenges faced by […]
Interview published on the blog of the Sweden’s Offices of Science and Innovation. Available on:https://sweden-science-innovation.blog/brazil/womens-day-meet-alessandra-holmo-from-cisb/ Discuss about your work experience and where you are currently working. Alessandra: I am graduated from the Federal University of São Carlos as a material engineer and polymer specialist (1993). I have postgraduate degrees on Marketing (1999) and Technological Innovation (2006) […]
The direct result of collaboration between Brazilian and Swedish researchers, the SARC was launched in Sweden to unite researchers of the aeronautics sector. In Brazil, a similar model is being proposed. The Program Swedish Endowed Professor Chair at ITA in Honor of Peter Wallenberg Sr., brought some benefits in addition to the initially expected ones. […]
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 […]
The first workshop of the Center for Convergence of Santa Catarina in Aerospace Technologies (SC2C.Aero) marks the end of the one year work cycle, in the search for gathering and identifying new competencies in the area. The activities are ongoing and a new phase will begin in the second half of 2018. On May 3 […]
