CGEE - Bioeconomia ALCUE NET

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/