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Petrobras calls for innovation, pledges over $15 mm in next five years

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  • Jul 10, 2019
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Belo Horizonte receives this Wednesday (10/7) event to launch a partnership between Petrobras and Sebrae. Initiative will finance 10 projects nationwide, totaling R $ 10 million

Petrobras will launch a call for Research, Development and Innovation (P & D & D) projects on Wednesday (10/07), in partnership with Sebrae. startups and innovative small businesses. The announcement provides for the financing of up to 10 projects in six different areas, ranging from R $ 500 thousand to R $ 1.5 million, totaling R $ 10 million in this stage. The launch in Belo Horizonte happens from 10am at the headquarters of Sebrae / MG.

The initiative is part of the Petrobras Conexões para Inovação program and was created to stimulate the development of technological solutions that meet the oil, gas and energy business needs. 

“This is just the first initiative that aims to bring Petrobras closer to startups. Through it, we will invest up to R $ 60 million over the next five years in research, development and innovation projects, “explains Orlando Ribeiro, executive manager of Cenpes, Petrobras Research and Development Center. 

Promotion of innovation

Companies contemplated will have access to sources of financial resources, customer base, investors and mentoring network, in addition to time to mature and validate proposed solutions and increase their market visibility. “The idea is to create an environment favorable to innovation, bringing together companies, science and technology institutions and investors,” explains Petrobras consultant and project leader Ricardo Ramos. “We want to find small businesses and startups that work in the field of technology to jointly overcome the critical period from the design of an innovative technology or solution to its commercial viability.” Studies show that many projects and companies fail at this stage.

The partnership with Sebrae in this sense is strategic. Besides being present in almost every country, the institution is specialized and recognized in the training of micro and small companies for their competitive insertion in the market. “The companies approved in the Program will count on Sebrae throughout the execution of the P, D & I projects. The entrepreneurs will have access to specialized consultancies for the improvement of management and technological processes, besides the intensive support in the physical-financial monitoring of the projects. This support will be essential to promote the improvement of the level of competitiveness of the business during the execution of the project and that everything goes in line with the rules imposed by the ANP Regulation, “explains the technical director of Sebrae, Bruno Quick. 

Who can participate?

Any micro or small innovative company, with or without a partnership of scientific and technological institutions, can present projects in the areas of digital technologies, carbon capture and use, new energies, nanotechnology, corrosion and catalysts. “They are important areas not only for the technological strategy of our company, but for all oil and gas sectors,” explains Ramos. Registration opens on August 1 and can be made until September 5, at https://www.sebrae.com.br/editalpetrobrassebrae/2019. 

Rating criteria

The selected companies will have up to two years to develop their projects. In the selection, the impact of the proposed solution for Petrobras’ business, the consistency and viability of the project, including the ease of implementation of the proposed solution, the technical capacity of the team, the degree of innovation, the level of technological maturity and the gain of scale. 

Source: Petrobras

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