Record registrations for 2025 Ciência Aberta student group visitation day: attendees must RSVP

Over 650 schools have expressed interest in participating, with nearly 50,000 visitors expected A record-breaking number of registrations have been received for the Ciência Aberta event, when the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) opens its labs to visitors, for the day dedicated to teaching institutions and groups. While these expressions of…

LNBR tem novo Diretor

The Board of Directors of the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), at a meeting held this Wednesday, February 26th, decided on the name of Mario Murakami to fill the position of Director of the Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR). Murakami has been working at CNPEM for 17 years and succeeds physicist…

Enzyme discovered from Brazilian biodiversity can revolutionize bio-refineries

Unprecedented enzyme class prospected in Brazilian soil can increase biorefinery effi-ciency and accelerate the sustainable production of energy and chemicals A new enzyme class discovered in Brazilian soil represents one of the main advances in recent decades in the field of sustainable production of energy and chemicals. This enzyme is capable of accelerating the cellulose…

Research discovers enzyme that transforms distiller’s corn oil (DCO) into aviation biofuels

CNPEM study, which detailed the structure and functioning of the enzyme, was published in Nature Communications A discovery by the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), in Campinas (SP), points out ways to transform distiller’s corn oil into renewable fuels, such as biokerosene and green diesel. The study, published in Nature Communications,…

CNPEM facility combining sequencing and metabolomics infrastructures now accepting research proposals

Under the name Multi-omics, the new facility will operate on a rolling basis; researchers interested in these new resources may submit proposals from January 13 The Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), an organization overseen by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), is accepting research proposals to use the equipment…

CNPEM and Reservas Votorantim sign agreement to map genetic heritage in the Atlantic Forest

The Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) and Reservas Votorantim (RV), a company dedicated to land management and developing Votorantim’s green economy projects, have signed an agreement to partner in bioprospecting related to herbivores and micro-organisms in the Atlantic Forest that includes bacteria, yeasts and fungi. This partnership initially focuses on carrying…

CNPEM’s Bioprocess Development and Scale-up (DEB) facility receives research proposals until December 18th, 2024

Between 11/18/2024 and 12/18/2024, 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 01/31/2025 and fulfilled between February and December 2025. Using the DEB installation is free of…

CNPEM research recognized at 3rd RBQAV Congress

Georeferenced modeling study explores the potential of degraded pastures to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) Research from the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) won second place for oral presentations of technical and scientific projects at the 3rd Congress of the Brazilian Network for Biokerosene and Sustainable Hydrocarbons for Aviation (RBQAV), which…