The assessment was made by Barbara Pompili, the French Ambassador for the Environment, at the opening of a forum at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris. The event is part of the FAPESP Week France program.
Center for Research and Development of Functional Materials
Research by the Center for the Development of Functional Materials and the State University of Campinas addresses an important process for generating energy and producing high value-added chemical products.
University of São Paulo researchers are developing an aircraft equipped with sensors that can detect and measure the concentrations of carbon dioxide and methane in the environment; the project was presented at FAPESP Week France in Toulouse.
Center for Cell-Based Therapy
Scientists from the Curie Institute and the University of São Paulo are about to conduct a clinical study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a new CAR-T cell-based immunotherapy for patients with oculocerebral lymphoma; the project was presented at FAPESP Week in Toulouse.
Cancer Theranostics Innovation Center
Researchers from the University of São Paulo have identified a molecule in arachnid venom that acts similarly to a commonly used chemotherapy drug for treating the disease; preliminary results of the study were presented at FAPESP Week France.
At the 4th FAPESP 2025 Conference, the former vice chair of the IPCC stated that the renewable energy sector is growing faster than the fossil fuel sector. She said she has not lost hope that the global average temperature increase can be limited to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels.
By combining different techniques, researchers at São Paulo State University in Brazil have revealed biological pathways related to tenderness, fat deposition, and other relevant characteristics of the meat of the predominant cattle breed in Brazil. The results could optimize strategies to enhance product quality and bolster the competitiveness of Brazilian livestock farming.
Researchers have found a substance in propolis from bees native to Brazil that kills 90% to 100% of Aedes aegypti larvae. The compound, found in pine sap, is likely enhanced by insect processing and has the potential to help combat mosquitoes that transmit arboviruses.
The evaluation of predictive models for low birth weight cases was based on data from a population study of over 1,500 pregnant women in the city of Araraquara in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Early identification of the problem is crucial for effective intervention.
Over the course of three years, researchers from the University of São Paulo and their collaborators examined the “belief in a just world” of 659 São Paulo residents between the ages of 12 and 14. The results highlight the importance of incorporating urban and structural factors, such as access to services and community cohesion, into discussions on citizenship and democratic development.
Optics and Photonics Research Center
With support from USP and FAPESP, scientists and entrepreneurs showcase their innovative research in areas such as agriculture, climate, photonics, artificial intelligence, materials, and health in Paris.
With support from FAPESP, the startup has developed a material containing human umbilical cord stem cells that speeds up the recovery of skin lesions; the technology will be presented at the VivaTech technology fair in France.
The aircraft’s design is inspired by albatrosses, which exploit atmospheric turbulence to fly for long periods with minimal effort and energy expenditure; the project, developed by French engineers, was presented during FAPESP Week France.
In an article published in the journal Intelligent Computing, computer scientist and philosopher Bernardo Nunes Gonçalves claims that machines have already passed the “Turing Test” – in other words, they have shown themselves capable of imitating human cognition – and highlights the need for more robust methods of assessing artificial intelligence.
