A Petrobras, a company associated with CEBDS, launched on the 7th, in partnership with Sebrae/PR, the first call for proposals for Petrobras Connections for Innovation Program, which will enable the inclusion of small businesses and startups in the development of solutions to overcome technological challenges proposed by the company. The project will last five years and applications from startups and small innovative companies can be carried out here. In the 2019 call, up to ten million reais will be invested and up to 10 projects will be contemplated, with values between R$500 thousand and R$1.5 million reais.
“It’s a new way of approaching this ecosystem. Through a major partner like Sebrae, we can make this contact in a more systematic, methodological and effective way. We have mapped out some large-scale challenges within Petrobras and the solutions that these entrepreneurs bring to us can be applied to other production chains. We are expecting great results,” says Ricardo Ramos, open innovation consultant at Cenpes, Petrobras’ research center.
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