Brazilian Biodiversity – Opportunities for innovation
Brazil has a large share of the world’s biodiversity, which can be better explored since the new Act. No 13.123/15, recently sanctioned by the President. This law implements measures that can contribute to greater access to Brazilian biodiversity and change the current scenario of innovation originated from natural products. Researchers from the main Brazilian research […]
Biominas Brasil at BIO Convention
Biominas Brasil’s consulting team attended the BIO International Convention, the world’s biggest biotechnology event, held at Philadelfia between 15 and 18 June. Eduardo Emrich, CEO, Arthur Nigri, the Communication and Marketing area’s coordinator and Josiely Gomes, Consulting & Business Development’s area coordinator, represented Biominas Brasil. Participating in the event was a great opportunity to identify […]
BIO International Convention 2015
The BIO International Convention 2015, world’s largest biotechnology event that occurred at Philadelphia (USA) between 15 and 18 June, had more than 15 thousand attendees. Brazil participated at the convention with a pavilion built with the institutional support of the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) related to the Ministry of Development, Industry and […]
New Brazilian Law on Biodiversity
The Brazilian government has just signed the new Brazilian Act No. 13,123/15, which regulates the access to the national biodiversity. This Law, which will become effective in November, comes as a substitute for the current Provisional Act No. 2.186-16/01 that currently regulates access to national genetic heritage, as well as the associated traditional knowledge. The […]
