The new discovery will aid in the development of more efficient and sustainable technologies for bioenergy generation A study led by researchers from the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), located in Campinas (SP), has identified a novel molecular mechanism that explains how enzymes degrade beta-glucans, a class of carbohydrates found in…
CNPEM has formally joined the Global Bioeconomy Alliance (GBA), a network that brings together leading universities from around the world to build a global, inclusive bioeconomy that advances sustainability, addresses environmental challenges, and fosters worldwide collaboration. The alliance was founded in 2018 by the Technical University of Munich (Germany), the University of Queensland (Australia) and…
The Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) is offering samples of a biotechnological input vital to biorefineries. The enzyme cocktail, called OpEn, was developed entirely in Brazil and has the potential to revolutionize domestic production of biofuels and bioproducts. The goal is to distribute OpEn to researchers at non-profit academic and scientific institutions…
The former Macromolecular Biophysics (BFM) facility is now called HT-BioSys (High Throughput Biological Systems), reflecting a strategic expansion in scope, technological capabilities, and scientific integration. HT-BioSys is a facility of the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) and now operates as an automated, high-throughput platform dedicated to the integrated study of microorganisms and…
Researchers from the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), in collaboration with scientists from the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and Université Grenoble-Alpes, the University of Campinas (Unicamp), and the University of Cambridge, have discovered an unprecedented mechanism that controls the activity of an enzyme involved in nutrient processing—specifically carbohydrates—carried…
The study paves the way for controlling a disease that affects crops worldwide, causing billions of dollars in losses Researchers from Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), in Campinas (SP), participated in a groundbreaking discovery published in the prestigious journal Science that reveals a sophisticated attack mechanism of the bacterium that causes…
Infrastructure operated by the Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory will now open two calls for users each year; submissions will be accepted from January 5, 2026 The Multi-omics facility at the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) has announced changes to its operating model. From 2026 it will offer regular calls for projects,…
Fellowships offered in the SET-G and SET-C categories to professionals with undergraduate and doctorate degrees The Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) is offering three research positions with fellowship funding from the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq): 1 for a candidate who has completed a doctorate degree (SET-C),…
Between November 10 and December 19, 2025, the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) will receive research proposals from the external academic public for use of the Bioprocess Development and Scale-up (DEB) facility. Approved proposals will be made public until February 27, 2026 and fulfilled between March and December 2026. Using the…
Agreement will be signed during groundbreaking course on biorenewables at the university campus in Sergipe. From October 27–29, the Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL) host the first edition of the Itinerant Biorenewables School: Integrated Approaches in Synthetic Biology for Biofoundries. This initiative from the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) centered around…
