OPINION – How to get around the current crisis in Brazil
By Biominas Brasil and Serpa Group We all know that 2015 was a year of economic crisis in Brazil. Political instability, rising inflation, low growth of the productive sectors and the rise in the US dollar against Brazilian the currency contributed to the uncomfortable situation for many sectors of our economy. However, the pharmaceutical industry, […]
Biominas Brasil and GC2 partner up
Biominas Brasil and GC2 – Gestão do Conhecimento Científico have entered into a partnership combining efforts to complement the services sought to be offered to their respective customers and clients. This relationship is born from the planning of the two partners, which recognize the value of offering more complete solutions to their customers and clients. […]
Highlights of 2015 BIO Latin America Conference
The second edition of BIO Latin America was a great success and it stands as a must-attend annual event for those who do business in this region. RIO DE JANEIRO, OCTOBER 2015 – The BIO Latin America 2015, held between 14-16 October in Rio de Janeiro, showcased in-depth discussions and expertise vital to the growth […]
How can internationalization help companies in these tough times? – Interview with Fabrizio Conicella
Brazil is currently going through an economic crisis. How can internationalization help companies in these tough times? Fabrizio Conicella – The meaning of a crisis in a complex system, such as a country, is not only negative. A crisis is also a moment when it is possible to change habits and policies in order to […]
Biominas Brasil and Kybora Emerging Markets to partner
Biominas Brasil and Kybora Emerging Markets have entered into a partnership to assist companies in developing business in life sciences in Latin America
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 […]
Missing link found between brain, immune system; major disease implications
In a stunning discovery that overturns decades of textbook teaching, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have determined that the brain is directly connected to the immune system by vessels previously thought not to exist. That such vessels could have escaped detection when the lymphatic system has been so thoroughly mapped throughout […]
Viruses Could Help Fight Deadly Superbugs
Viruses that are harmless to humans might help fight the deadly scourge of bacteria that can’t be treated with antibiotics, researchers say. These viruses could be used in hand sanitizers, and to treat exposed surfaces in hospitals, which are hotbeds of antibiotic resistance, the researchers noted in a new study. “We managed to construct a […]
Could This Be Healthcare’s $158 Billion Black Swan Event?
What could be the healthcare industry’s looming black swan event? Nassim Nicholas Taleb popularized the concept of highly improbable events that have major impacts with his books Fooled By Randomness and The Black Swan. It’s not difficult to think of potential black swans that could occur in healthcare. For example, a deadly and super-contagious virus […]
