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

The 2nd INCOBRA Scoping Workshop has been organized by FAPESP, FFG, FINEP and CONFAP on 26-27 March 2018 at the FAPESP’s premises in Sao Paulo with participation of 5 Joint Programming Initiatives from Europe and 3 Federal and 8 State Funding Agencies as well as CONFAP from Brazil.

The goal of the workshop was to stimulate the discussion on how to align and harmonize their R&I funding priorities, policies, programmes and instruments bilaterally as well as aligning with relevant EU Programmes (such as H2020) and transnational initiatives, such as Joint Programing Initiatives and ERA-NET Cofund actions.

This workshop was built upon the outcomes of the 1^st workshop, organized on 21 November 2016 in Brussels titled “JPIs on the Global Stage: Opportunities for International Cooperation”

Workshop Agenda, bilateral meeting schedules and presentations are available in below links.

INCOBRA Scoping Workshop #2, Final Agenda

Presentations of JPI Representatives

• JPI Urban Europe | Johannes Riegler, JPI Urban Europe Management Board Member, Austrian Research Promotion Agency 
• JPI Water Challenges for a Changing World | Dominique Darmendrail, Coordinator of JPI Water, Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), France 
• JPI A Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life | Martijntje Bakker, Management Board Member of JPI HDHL, The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development, The Netherlands
• JPI More Years, Better Lives | Martijntje Bakker, the Dutch representative on the MYBL General Assembly, The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development, Netherlands
• JPI Healthy and Productive Seas and Oceans | Sofia Cordeiro, Coordinator of Ocean Programme, FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal

Presentations of BR Agencies and Research Organizations 

• FAPEMIG: Paulo Sérgio Lacerda Beirão, Director 
• FAP-DF: Tiago Coelho, Chief Executive Officer 
• FAPEMA: Alex Oliveira de Souza, President 
• FAPESC: Cesar Zucco, Director of Scientific, Technological and Innovation Research
• FAPES: Rodrigo Ribeiro Rodrigues, Technical-Scientific and Innovation Director 
• FACEPE: Aronita Rosenblatt, Presidency - Technical Coordinator 
• Capes: Cyntia Sandes Oliveira, International Relations Advisor
• CPqD: Alberto Paradisi, Vice President of R&D 

List of Bilateral Meetings

Training session on Joint Call Process, Sofia Cordeiro, FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal