CNPEM Facility Renamed HT-BioSys and Expands Its High-Throughput Biotechnology Capabilities

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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…

Scientists discover molecular “switch” that controls digestion in the gut microbiota

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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…

Science publishes CNPEM research on a novel strategy used by the bacterium that causes citrus canker

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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…

Multi-omics facility to have new access model from 2026

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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,…

CNPEM offers CNPq fellowships for e-fuel evaluation project

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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),…

CNPEM’s Bioprocess Development and Scale-up (DEB) facility receives research proposals until December 19th, 2025

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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…

Colaboração internacional revela novo papel da água em enzimas. Nova arquitetura catalítica mediada por água é descoberta em enzimas da família CE20

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Pesquisadores do Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais (CNPEM) e da Universidade de Greifswald (Alemanha) descreveram uma arquitetura inédita no funcionamento de enzimas envolvidas na modificação de açúcares complexos.   Sítio ativo da enzima estudada, com os resíduos catalíticos em laranja e a molécula de água que o completa através de pontes de…

33rd Edition of the CNPEM Summer Scholarship Program selects undergraduate students from Latin America and the Caribbean

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The program is aimed at undergraduate students in Exact Sciences, Engineering, Biological Sciences, and Health The Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) has opened applications for the 33rd edition of the Summer Scholarship Program (PBV), an initiative that, since 1992, has been training young undergraduate students from Latin America and the Caribbean.…

CNPEM oferece oportunidade de pós-doutorado em processamento de lignina com bolsa FAPESP

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Candidates can apply until July 31st; the selected fellowship holder will work in person in Campinas (SP), on the CNPEM campus The Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), with support from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), offers a postdoctoral fellowship in lignin processing, in the context of the project “Pyrolysis of…

CNPEM study shows Brazil offers unique advantages for producing green hydrogen

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Country can produce the fuel of the future with low carbon emissions using the national power grid A study by CNPEM (the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials) describes how Brazil can become one of the world’s global producers of green hydrogen with its singular environmental advantages. The research was published in the…