1. Center for Management and Strategic Studies
Science, Technology and Innovation
York
5th June 2015
CGEE contributions to Bioeconomy.
Antonio Oliveira

2. SUMMARY
Overview of CGEE
Opportunities

3. OVERVIEW OF CGEE
ORIGINS
• Created in 2001
• Non-profit organization
• STI studies for economic
growth competitiveness and
well being in Brazil
CONTROLS
• Overseen by the Ministry of
Science Technology and
Innovation
• Subjected to auditing by
Brazilian Supreme Audit
Institutions
SIZE AND BUDGET
• Staff ~100 employees
• Annual budget ~18
MUSD
STRENGTHS
• ~ 2000 experts from
300 institutions per year
• ~ 400 studies in
Science Technology and
Innovation

4. Slide 3
CGEE’s Mission
FORESIGHT
STRATEGIC
EVALUATION
INFORMATION
& KNOWLEDGE
MANAGEMENT
STI ENVIRONMENT
To render Science, Technology and Innovation as Brazil’s best
allies for economic growth, competitiveness and well-being

5. SELECTED TOPICS
Transparency – public information in STI
Energy and Climate Change
Industry, Technology and Innovation
Talents for STI
Interactions between Academia and Industry
International Presence
I can not do justice to the 400+ studies in only 30 min, pardon my bias...

6. SELECTED TOPICS
Transparency – public information in STI
Energy and Climate Change
Industry, Technology and Innovation
Talents for STI
Interactions between Academia and Industry
International Presence

7. Strategic Studies – Sugarcane Bioethanol

8. Strategic Studies – Sugarcane Bioethanol
 Sugarcane
» Bioethanol
» Co-products
» Energy
» International market
» Brazilian experience

9. CGEE subsidized the creation..
National Laboratory of Bioethanol Science and Technology - CTBE
• 250 people
• ~40 researchers
• ~90 analysts and engineers
• ˜40M US$ in projects currently

10. SELECTED TOPICS
Transparency – public information in STI
Energy and Climate Change
Industry, Technology and Innovation
Talents for STI
Interactions between Academia and Industry
International Presence

11. Foresight study – Green Chemistry
 Biorefineries –
biochemistry and
thermochemistry
routes
 Bioproducts
 Biofuels
 Bioprocess
 CO2 conversion
 ….

12. Strategic Studies – Pulp and Paper Industry
Research Centre on Biorefinery for Pulp and Paper Industry

13. SELECTED TOPICS
Transparency – public information in STI
Energy and Climate Change
Industry, Technology and Innovation
Talents for STI
Interactions between Academia and Industry
International Presence

14. SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

15. International Presence: Foresight and Technology
Assessment

16. Exploring Collaboration with RAND

17. SUMMARY
Overview of CGEE
Opportunities

18. Brazilian Focus
1
• Fermentable sugars for biofuels
production, such as bioethanol and
butanol;
1
• Oil for biofuels such as biodiesel,
bioquerosene;
3
• Building blocks from biomass
deconstruction to produce bioproducts
of high value.

19. 3 – Building Blocks opportunity
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Export 4 3.5 3.8 4.8 5.9 7.4 8.9 10.7 11.9 10.4 13.1 15.8 14.8 14.2
Import 10.7 10.8 10.1 11 14.5 15.3 17.4 23.9 35.1 26.1 33.7 42.3 43 46.4
Balance -6.7 -7.3 -6.3 -6.2 -8.6 -7.9 -8.5 -13.2 -23.2 -15.7 -20.6 -26.5 -28.2 -32
-6.7 -7.3 -6.3 -6.2 -8.6 -7.9 -8.5
-13.2
-23.2
-15.7
-20.6
-26.5 -28.2
-32-40
-30
-20
-10
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
BilionUS$
Brazilian Balance of Trade - Chemicals

20. Obrigado!
Thank you!
Merci!
Gracias!
http://www.cgee.org.br/