Investor Presentaiton
20 How to INVEST in São Paulo
STATES 21
BENCHMARK IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Many different companies, organizations and
institutions in the field of research and development
are located in São Paulo State. Below are some of
them.
Adolfo Lutz Institute
The Adolfo Lutz Institute is internationally recognized
for its competence to respond to instances in its areas
of expertise: bromatology and chemistry, medical
biology and pathology. The institute has been
accredited by the Ministry of Health as National
Public Health Laboratory and Macro-regional
Benchmark Laboratory. It is a collaborating center of
the joint program to monitor contaminants in food
developed by the United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health
Organization (WHO).
The Institute is also a benchmark for analytical quality
control of mycotoxins and pesticide residues; national
coordinator of the monitoring program of extraneous
substances in food; national benchmark center for
laboratory diagnosis of HIV; collaborating center of
the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in the
areas of arboviruses, influenza virus and manufacture
of immunobiological products and PAHO
collaborating center for cell cultures.
To learn more, please visit their website at
www.ial.sp.gov.br
Biological Institute
The Biological Institute offers significant solutions to
agribusiness and transfers them to the productive
sector. With activities in the fields of animal and plant
health and in their relations with the environment, the
institute contributes to development, production costs
reduction, social inclusion and environmental
protection, promoting population welfare.
To learn more, please visit their website at
www.biologico.sp.gov.br
Butantan Institute
The Butantan Institute, linked to São Paulo State's
Secretariat of Health, is one of the largest biomedical
research centers in the world, accounting for more
than 93% of immune serums and vaccines produced
in Brazil, among which vaccines against diphtheria,
tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, seasonal influenza and
HINI.
The Institute develops the following activities:
* Basic research and studies in Biology and
Biomedicine, directly or indirectly related to
public health;
Scientific missions in Brazil and abroad through
the WHO and PAHO, UNICEF and the UN;
• Cooperation with agencies of the Ministry of
Health and of the State Secretariat of Health,
National Institute of Health (U.S.) and the Bill &
Melinda Foundation (Bill Gates foundation
dedicated to research and community action in
health) in fighting epidemic outbreaks.
Butantan has a beautiful park with 80 hectares and
more than 62% of green area, attracting over 300
thousand visitors annually. It is one of the main tourist
attractions of the city of São Paulo.
To learn more, please visit their website at
www.butantan.gov.br
Campinas Institute of Agronomy (IAC)
The Campinas Institute of Agronomy (IAC) is the
research branch of the São Paulo Agency for
Agribusiness Technology, a subsidiary of the Secretary
of Agriculture and Food Supply of the State of São
Paulo. Founded in 1887, the institution's mission is to
create and transfer science and technology to the
agriculture sector, with the goal of improving systems
from planting all the way to socio-economic
development with environmental quality. The IAC's
activities guarantee the availability of food to the
population and of raw materials to industry,
cooperating to assure both food supplies and the
competitiveness of products in both the domestic and
export markets.
To learn more, please visit their website at
www.iac.sp.gov.br
Dante Pazzanese Institute of Cardiology
The Dante Pazzanese Institute of Cardiology is a
leading cardiac care center in Brazil, linked to the São
Paulo State Secretariat of Health. Its mission is to
provide, with excellence, humanized healthcare to
patients with cardiovascular diseases, promoting
education and research.
To learn more, please visit their website at
www.dantepazzanese.org.br
Forestry Institute
The Forestry Institute is a pioneering entity in terms of
actions of nature conservation, holding a strong
position in São Paulo's and Brazilian's forestry field,
acting as a generator of sustainable economic activity,
and in the protection of significant areas of primitive
ecosystems.
The institute is a standout regarding forestry research
for genetic improvement for increasing productivity in
the production of pinus resin. This is an essential
contribution to the sector, considering Brazil is
currently the second largest resin producer in the
world, behind China. In addition, the institute is a
major producer of forest seeds and seedlings of native
and exotic species for different purposes.
To learn more, please visit their website at
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