This is a two-day, in-person event featuring:

1. The Seminar of the Research on Research and Innovation Project

A two-year initiative supported by FAPESP, this project conducts cutting-edge research on indicators and methodologies to analyze trends and dynamics in the production of scientific and technological knowledge. It also explores how this knowledge is used in innovation and its broader impacts on society.

The seminar will be held at FAPESP headquarters in São Paulo, Brazil, on July 10, 2025.

Venue: FAPESP Auditorium – Rua Pio XI, 1500, Lapa, São Paulo/SP

Full progam:

9:00 AM – Opening Session
Marco Antonio Zago (USP and FAPESP)
Carlos Américo Pacheco (Unicamp and FAPESP)
Márcio Castro (USP and FAPESP)
Sergio Salles-Filho (Unicamp)

9:30 AM – Keynote
White House perspectives on innovative STI funding agencies and mechanisms in the United States
Speaker: Kei Koizumi (Former Director at the Office of Science and Technology Policy – OSTP, USA)
Chair: Sergio Salles-Filho (Unicamp)

10:00 AM – Panel 1: Connecting Research and Impact
Chair: Pedro Wongtschowski (National Confederation of Industry – CNI)

Impact of research expenditures on agricultural productivity in the State of São Paulo
José Eustáquio Ribeiro Vieira Filho (IPEA)

Innovative research program in small businesses – PIPE: qualitative analysis and survey with beneficiary companies
Mario Salerno (USP)

Measurable economic and social impact study of projects funded by FAPESP in the health sector
Luciano Coutinho (Unicamp)

Measuring the impacts of FAPESP-funded research on public policies
Evandro Coggo (Unicamp) and Bernardo Cabral (UFBA)

12:00 PM – Lunch (on site)

1:00 PM – Keynote
Science of Science and Innovation for Research Funding
James Wilsdon (University College London)
Diana Hicks (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Chair: Nicholas Vonortas (George Washington University)

1:30 PM – Panel 2: Funding, Mobility and Institutional Landscapes of Research
Chair: Judith Sutz (Universidad de la República, Uruguay)

Peer review and influencing factors in research project funding decisions
Adriana Bin (Unicamp) and Fernando Colugnati (UFJF)

Equity, diversity, and inclusion in research funding agencies
Yohanna Juk (Unicamp)

Typology of universities and research centers in Brazil and in the State of São Paulo
Simon Schwartzman (IEPE/CdG) and Elizabeth Balbachevsky (USP)

Job mobility in Brazil’s academic market
Ana Maria Carneiro (Unicamp)

3:30 PM – Closing Speech
Adriana Bin (Unicamp)

2. The 30th Anniversary Celebration of the Laboratory for Studies on Research Organization and Innovation (Lab-GEOPI)

For three decades, Lab-GEOPI has been a key contributor to the Brazilian research and innovation ecosystem. Based at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp), the laboratory brings together researchers from the Department of Science and Technology Policy (DPCT), the School of Applied Sciences (FCA), and the Center for Public Policy Studies (NEPP), along with collaborators from institutions across Brazil and abroad.

To mark its 30th anniversary, Lab-GEOPI will host a special event featuring national and international guests, focused on discussing core topics that have guided its research over the years.

The event will be held at the Geosciences Institute of the State Unviersity on Campinas, on July 11, 2025.

Venue: Institute of Geosciences, University of Campinas (Unicamp)

Full program:

8:00 AM – Arrivals

8:30 AM – Opening Session
Paulo Cesar Montagner (Rector of Unicamp)
Emilson Leite (Director of the Institute of Geosciences)
Ana Lucia Gonçalves da Silva (Director of the Center of Public Policy Research)

9:00 AM – GEOPI: 30 Years of History
Sergio Salles-Filho and Rui Albuquerque (Unicamp and CNPEM)

9:30 AM – The Politics of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy
Carlos Américo Pacheco (FAPESP and Unicamp)
Helena Nader (UNIFESP)
Kei Koizumi (Former OSTP Director, USA)
Nicholas Vonortas (George Washington University)

11:15 AM – Panel: Evaluation as Foundation for Research and Innovation Policy
Diana Hicks (Georgia Tech)
Judith Sutz (Universidad de la República, Uruguay)
James Wilsdon (University College London)
Chair: Antônio José Roque da Silva (CNPEM)

12:30 PM – Lunch Break

2:00 PM – Panel: AI in Science – Advances and Ethical and Methodological Limits
Esther Luna Colombini (Unicamp)
Nina da Hora (Unicamp)
Glauco Arbix (USP)
Chair: Vinicius Muraro (Lund University)

3:30 PM – Panel: The Scientific Diaspora and New Geography of Research
Rodrigo Costas (Leiden University)
Ana Maria Carneiro (Unicamp)
Chair: Adriana Bin (Unicamp)