Venue: Innovation Campus – Av. Italia 6201, Los Ombúes building – Montevideo, Uruguay
The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and the Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación (ANII) are pleased to invite you to the FAPESP Day Uruguay, to be held in Montevideo in November 13-14th, 2025.
The symposium aims to strengthen ties between researchers from São Paulo and Uruguay, fostering scientific partnerships in strategic areas of mutual interest.
Since 2011, the FAPESP Week symposium series has been creating opportunities and facilitating collaboration between researchers from the State of São Paulo and colleagues worldwide.
The FAPESP Day Uruguay will bring together scientists from São Paulo and Uruguay in academic sessions featuring presentations and discussions on advanced scientific results that are relevant to both regions and likely to foster future collaboration. The event will also highlight opportunities for joint research funding between São Paulo and Uruguay.
Themes of FAPESP Day Uruguay
The South Atlantic Ocean: How our backyard influences the global ocean
Strategies and Policies for Sustainable Production of Animal Protein
Silviculture for Production and Conservation: Innovations and Opportunities
São Paulo Research Foundation – FAPESP
FAPESP is one of the leading research funding agencies in Latin America. Funded by taxpayers, its mission is to support scientific research in all fields of knowledge by awarding scholarships, fellowships, and research grants to investigators affiliated with higher education and research institutions in the State of São Paulo, Brazil.
The State of São Paulo has a population of 45 million and accounts for 32% of Brazil’s GDP. According to the State Constitution, 1% of all state taxes are allocated to FAPESP, which began operations in 1962.
The stability of funding and the Foundation’s autonomy allow for efficient resource management with significant impact: while São Paulo has 16% of Brazil’s population and more than 30% of its PhD researchers, the state accounts for nearly half of all Brazilian scientific articles published in international journals.
The effectiveness of research in São Paulo stems from the quality of its universities and institutes, the remarkable productivity of its researchers, the strong participation of private companies in R&D investments, the state’s outstanding infrastructure, and the role of FAPESP.
FAPESP believes that the best science can only be conducted in collaboration with the best researchers worldwide. To this end, it has established partnerships with funding agencies, private companies, and higher education and research organizations in many countries. These agreements are listed here.
As part of these efforts, FAPESP has organized FAPESP Week symposia in Argentina, Belgium, Canada, China, Germany, Japan, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Uruguay.
More information: fapesp.br/week/symposia
Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación – ANII
The ANII is Uruguay’s national research and innovation agency. Established in 2006, its mission is to promote the generation and application of knowledge by supporting scientific research, technological development, and business innovation.
Its main lines of action include funding research projects across all fields of knowledge, supporting entrepreneurs and start-ups, fostering technology transfer, training highly qualified human resources, and promoting the internationalization of Uruguayan science.
ANII plays a strategic role in strengthening Uruguay’s science, technology, and innovation system, serving as a bridge between academia, the productive sector, and society.
More information: anii.org.uy
