INCOBRA - Increasing International Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation between Brazil and the European Union

INCOBRA will be at EARMA Confernce 2017, the biggest European gathering for project managers and administrators.

Brazil: Steps forward to H2020! Brazilian co-funding schemes to further enhance cooperation between the EU and Brazil in research & innovation.

The INCOBRA session aims at presenting the Brazilian R&I Landscape and the actual cooperation mechanisms and schemes available at bilateral and multilateral level. Speakers will present challenges and opportunities of EU-BR cooperation and will draw some considerations on how further improve it for the mutual benefit of Brazilian and European R&I actors.

The session is moderated by Sara Medina, SPI and will involve the following speakers:

• Julio Cesar Imenes, Deputy Head of the International Cooperation Department at The Brazilian Innovation Agency, FINEP (www.finep.gov.br)
• Berna Windischbaur, Expert International STI Cooperation at The Austrian Research Promotion Agency, FFG (www.ffg.at)
• Chiara Davalli, Project Manager at European Business Innovation Centre Network, EBN (www.ebn.eu)

INCOBRA will be present in the exhibition area,  where info materials will be distributed and partners will stay available for further communications about INCOBRA and EU-BR cooperation opportunities.