BNDES Funtec — EMBRAPII/SENAI
Funds Brazilian firms through partnerships for applied innovation with national institutions.
BNDES Funtec — Fundo de Desenvolvimento Técnico-Científico — is the non-reimbursable R&D financing instrument of the Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES), Brazil's federal development bank. The program provides apoio financeiro não reembolsável (non-repayable funding) specifically to Technology Institutions executing applied research, technological development, and innovati…
Applied research, technological development, and innovation in strategic areas defined by BNDES. Current partnerships cover Industry 4.0 (SENAI) and innovative R&D projects (EMBRAPII).
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