Official launch of Brazilian agrocluster « Agropolo »

in Campinas – 21 September 2015

The official launch of Brazilian agrocluster « Agropolo » in Campinas, took place on 21 September 2015, on the occasion of the first Board of Directors meeting held at the Town Hall.

Agropolis International took part in the launch of Agropolo in Campinas as a Board member via videoconference from Montpellier. The objective is to develop strong cooperation between Campinas Science Park, Unicamp and Agropolis International members. The partnership agreement aims to develop (i) scientific cooperation, (ii) training programs, (iii) soft landing for start-up companies, (iv) cluster mentoring.

©Agropolo

This event took place in the presence of:

Members of the new Board of Directors

Arnaldo Jardim, Secretary of State for Agriculture and Supply
Márcio França, Secretary of State for Economic Development, Science, Technology and Innovation
Pedro Serafim Júnior, Mayor of Campinas
José Tadeu Jorge, Rector of Unicamp
José Luiz Camargo Guazzelli, Techno Park Campinas Associtech

Executive Secretariat

Sergio Augusto Carbonell – Director of Campinas Agronomic Institute
Luís Augusto Barbosa Cortez – Vice-Rector for institutional and international relations, UNICAMP
Dra. Liian Lilian Cristina Anefalos - Campinas Agronomic Institute

Other members

Mateus Batistella - EMBRAPA
Gérard Chuzel – Attaché for International cooperation, French Consulate in Sao Paulo Consulat français à Sao Paulo
André Von Zuben – President of Science commission and Campinas Town council for technology