Panel Discussion 2 in the NSF Predictive Intelligence for Pandemic Prevention (PIPP) - Pandemic Readiness for Emerging Pathogens (PREP) Workshop.

High-tech agribusinesses cut down on chemicals while unscrupulous ranchers cut down trees

The second episode of House on Fire explores the extraordinary lengths that scientists have gone to in order to find and preserve genetic diversity for future generations. In the teeth of the sixth mass extinction, how urgent is the task of locating and preserving the species that remain? And how might it be done?

Nesta edição do programa, Lourival Sant'Anna recebe Juan Carlos Castilla-Rubio, Hernan Chaimovic e Gabriella Dorlhiac

Meet the pioneers already battling ‘Disease X’

Our planet is a complex system, and its health is integral to ours. COVID-19 has shown us that in the face of imminent threat, radical action is possible. In the long term, climate change represents one of the biggest threats to the planet, but also the greatest business opportunity of the last 200 years. This year at CogX we will explore the approaches AI and other emerging technologies offer in the fight against climate change and environmental degradation. We will discuss the future of our cities, and the intersection of smart, sustainable and key advances in mobility.

The future of the Amazon and the future of us all

Much like oil before it, realising the economic potential requires research, investment and oversight

Scientists are racing to code the genetic sequences of all complex species on the planet

New strategic partnership between SpaceTime Labs and VanderSat wins highly competitive its joint innovation development efforts and go-international Eureka -Globalstars 2019 award to-market activities in Brazil and Latin America, from Brazil’s FINEP and the Netherlands’ RVO to before replicating and scaling globally. build a national electricity grid risk management platform powered by machine learning and globally unique earth observation data to better manage & transfer risks and predict prices for Brazil’s evolving energy markets.

While deforestation has surged under Bolsonaro, scientists are racing to find ways to conserve the rainforest

In 2019, entrepreneur Juan Carlos Castilla-Rubio was developing a project he hoped could generate and share wealth from the natural resources of the Amazon without destroying those resources. His idea, called Earth Bank of Codes (EBC), would create a library of the genomic codes of all known species that could be tapped for discovery and innovation, from new medical interventions to more efficient manufacturing processes. He proposed to use blockchain technology to make the data both accessible and trackable so that its use could be monitored. Castilla-Rubio envisioned a time when a company in the U.S. could access a biological asset from the Peruvian Amazon, develop and commercialize a product based on the asset, and have a fraction of the resulting sales land directly in the bank account of various beneficiaries, including the Peruvian government and indigenous communities. Now he was facing major decisions about how to structure EBC to achieve his goals. Should he start at the top and build partnerships with national governments and inter-governmental organizations as the cornerstone of EBC? Or would it be better to forge ahead with a few stakeholders in an entrepreneurial project?

VanderSat breidt uit in de Latijns Amerikaanse agri en water sector.

Researchers warn many of the region’s biological assets are at risk of being lost forever

A sustainable economy won’t mean much if we are still driven by a desire for unceasing consumption and mired in unhappiness and alienation.

On World Environment Day 2018, it’s time to inject some hope and inspiration into the mix.

What do ants have to do with self-driving cars? How might the giant monkey frog of the Amazon help to solve the problem of antimicrobial resistance? Juan Carlos Castilla-Rubio, Founder and Chairman of SpaceTime Ventures, explains why the Amazon basin holds the key to unlocking a bio-economic revolution potentially worth trillions of dollars – and explores the three challenges that must be overcome.