Innovation Norway Brazil who we are and what we do 2016-03-01 BN21 Workshop Helle Moen, director Brazil www.innovationnorway.no
Trade between Norway and Brazil since 1842
Purpose Innovation Norway is the government s main instrument for innovation and profitable business development throughout Norway Main Goal Innovation Norway s programs and services are intended to create successful entrepreneurs, more enterprises with capacity for growth and more innovative business clusters
Close to our clients and their markets www.innovationnorway.no
Marketing Financing Expertise Advisory services Networks www.innovationnorway.no
Funding types - examples Start-up grants Grants for sustainable technology development Development loans Innovation project grants («IFU» or IRD projects) Norwegian SME as recipient of funding Foreign company as a pilot customer own contribution Develop novelty in the market Innovation Norway receives funding applications at any time. www.innovationnorway.no
Bilateral cooperation Brazil/Norway BN21 GCE/NCE Economic commission Cooperation about RD&I, industrializing, investments 7
Cooperation within RD&I Brazil- Norway Several agreements in place Cluster to cluster cooperation BN21 agreement for RD&I cooperation ReNoBra: SINOS alliance & 6 Brazilian universities with cooperation agreement Norway-Brazil RD&I Conference in November to discuss project cooperation 2014: Bilateral Agreements to ensure cofunding of cooperation projects 2015: Announcement of first joint call for projects FINEP/RCN Year Norwegian entity/region Brazilian entity /region 2014 Norwegian Research Council CNPq 2014 Norwegian Research Council FINEP 2014 Innovation Norway FINEP 2013 Ministry of Petroleum and Ministry of Research, Technology Energy and Innovation 2013 NCE Subsea Rio de Janeiro State 2013 NCE NODE Vale do Aço & SINDIMIVA (Minas Gerais) 2013 GIEK Petrobras 2013 Cybernetica Petrobras 2012 Innovation Norway BG Group 2012 NCE Maritime FIERGS (Rio Grande do Sul) 2012 NCE Subsea ONIP 2012 NCE Subsea FIESP (São Paulo) 2012 NCE Subsea Macaé City Hall & ACIM (Macaé) 2011 GIEK BNDES 2010 Innovation Norway Petrobras 2010 GIEK Petrobras 2010 SINTEF Petrobras 2009 NOFIMA EMBRAPA 2009 Ministry of Fisheries MPA (Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture 2008 Innovation Norway Pernambuco State 2008 Ministry of Education and Ministry of Research, Technology Reasearch and Innovation 2005 Hordaland - Bergen Espirito Santo State 2003 Rogaland - Stavanger Rio de Janeiro State
Norway and Brazil Brazil is the world s largest offshore oil&gas market Norway no. 2 - still Brazil is the 3rd largest single market for Norwegian suppliers (27 billion NOK) and growing Korea and UK are bigger today Norwegian companies have invested more than 24 billion USD in Brazil, mainly since 2009 More than 100 Norwegian companies operating in Brazil 25% of supply vessels in Brazil are under Norwegian control BN21 agreement cooperation in RD&I Several MoUs between Norwegian and Brazilian clusters Source: Rystad Energy, INTSOK, Own report, E&Y
Innovation Norway in Brazil Based in Rio de Janeiro together with the Norwegian Consulate General and rest of Team Norway 10 employees Incubator providing «soft landing» for >10 Norwegian companies Business development support Technology cooperation Network events Press trips/reputation building Projects for SMBs subsidized according to EU rules 10
Meet the team Helle Moen, Director Brazil Renata Ferreira, Senior Project Manager and Head of Sector Maritime Guilherme Mendes, Project Manager Pilar Neves, Jr. Project Manager Stefani Lima, Receptionist Rune Andersen, Science and Technology Consul Renata Costa Prado, Senior Project Manager and Head of Sectors Oil & Gas, Aquaculture/Seafood, Travel& Tourism Martin Nietz, Senior Project Manager and Head of Sector Energy & Environment. Eksportkreditt rep. Rodrigo Bastos, Administration, IT and HR responsible
Thank you for your attention! Address: Torre Rio Sul Rua Lauro Muller, 116 / 2206, Botafogo Rio de Janeiro, RJ CEP 22.290-160 E-mail: riodejaneiro@innovationnorway.no Phone: +55 (21) 25 86 68 00