RESEARCH PARTNERS
The FAPESP Program for Research on Bioenergy, BIOEN, includes partnerships with industry for cooperative R&D activities between industrial and academic laboratories. The joint R&D projects will be co-funded by FAPESP and industry.
Projects are selected through calls for proposals and peer review analysis. As of February, 2009 BIOEN has three industrial partners:
FAPESP's agreement with Oxiteno, a major Brazilian petrochemical company, aims at R&D related to the study of lignocellulosic materials and its processin.
FAPESP's agreement with BRASKEM aims at the development of joint R&D in green polymers, its applications and processing.
FAPESP's agreement with DEDINI aims at the development of joint R&D in processing of cellulosic materials, efficiency of sugarcane mills and materials.
Other industrial partners can be selected and included.



