Abstract:A ação sinérgica dos quatro campos científicos e tecnológi-cos que apresentaram crescimento acelerado nas últimas décadas -nanotecnologia, biotecnologia, tecnologias de comunicação e informação e ciências cognitivas (neurociência) -tem sido intitulada Convergência Tecnológica. Este artigo faz uma revisão das principais discussões que vêm ocorrendo na comunidade científica internacional sobre o seu desenvolvimento e assinala a necessidade de uma abordagem mais ampla que inclua as ciências humanas e sociais e ou… Show more
“…Economic growth is heavily dependent upon Technological Convergence, interdisciplinary studies, and synergic combination of Science, Technology and Innovation [44]. The Cell and Molecular Therapy Center (NUCEL) seeks to create this type of environment by gathering professionals with different vocational skills and framework working toward the common goal of improving human and animal Health and well-being.…”
Social and economical development is closely associated with technological innovation and a well-developed biotechnological industry. In the last few years, Brazil's scientific production has been steadily increasing; however, the number of patents is lagging behind, with technological and translational research requiring governmental incentive and reinforcement. The Cell and Molecular Therapy Center (NUCEL) was created to develop activities in the translational research field, addressing concrete problems found in biomedical and veterinary areas and actively searching for solutions by employing a genetic engineering approach to generate cell lines over-expressing recombinant proteins to be transferred to local biotech companies, aiming at furthering the development of a national competence for local production of biopharmaceuticals of widespread use and of life-saving importance. To this end, mammalian cell engineering technologies were used to generate cell lines over-expressing several different recombinant proteins of biomedical and biotechnological interest, namely, recombinant human Amylin/IAPP for diabetes treatment, human FVIII and FIX clotting factors for hemophilia, human and bovine FSH for fertility and reproduction, and human bone repair proteins (BMPs). Expression of some of these proteins is also being sought with the baculovirus/insect cell system (BEVS) which, in many cases, is able to deliver high-yield production of recombinant proteins with biological activity comparable to that of mammalian systems, but in a much more cost-effective manner. Transfer of some of these recombinant products to local Biotech companies has been pursued by taking advantage of the São Paulo State Foundation (FAPESP) and Federal Government (FINEP, CNPq) incentives for joint Research Development and Innovation partnership projects.
“…Economic growth is heavily dependent upon Technological Convergence, interdisciplinary studies, and synergic combination of Science, Technology and Innovation [44]. The Cell and Molecular Therapy Center (NUCEL) seeks to create this type of environment by gathering professionals with different vocational skills and framework working toward the common goal of improving human and animal Health and well-being.…”
Social and economical development is closely associated with technological innovation and a well-developed biotechnological industry. In the last few years, Brazil's scientific production has been steadily increasing; however, the number of patents is lagging behind, with technological and translational research requiring governmental incentive and reinforcement. The Cell and Molecular Therapy Center (NUCEL) was created to develop activities in the translational research field, addressing concrete problems found in biomedical and veterinary areas and actively searching for solutions by employing a genetic engineering approach to generate cell lines over-expressing recombinant proteins to be transferred to local biotech companies, aiming at furthering the development of a national competence for local production of biopharmaceuticals of widespread use and of life-saving importance. To this end, mammalian cell engineering technologies were used to generate cell lines over-expressing several different recombinant proteins of biomedical and biotechnological interest, namely, recombinant human Amylin/IAPP for diabetes treatment, human FVIII and FIX clotting factors for hemophilia, human and bovine FSH for fertility and reproduction, and human bone repair proteins (BMPs). Expression of some of these proteins is also being sought with the baculovirus/insect cell system (BEVS) which, in many cases, is able to deliver high-yield production of recombinant proteins with biological activity comparable to that of mammalian systems, but in a much more cost-effective manner. Transfer of some of these recombinant products to local Biotech companies has been pursued by taking advantage of the São Paulo State Foundation (FAPESP) and Federal Government (FINEP, CNPq) incentives for joint Research Development and Innovation partnership projects.
“…A linguagem vista como um sistema de signos, como no modelo saussuriano, o pensamento sistêmico com intenções metalinguísticas de união entre ciências humanas, biológicas e exatas, pensando objetos isomórficos habitando um contexto integrado (BERTALANFFY, 1995) são exemplos desse estilo. Este movimento moderno tornou-se explícito, mais recentemente, derivando na ciência da complexidade e na convergência NBIC -"combinação sinérgica de quatro grandes áreas do conhecimento": a nanotecnologia, a biologia, a informática e as ciências cognitivas, patrocinadas pelo pensamento sistêmico (CAVALHEIRO, 2007).…”
Section: O Mundo Sistêmico Como Estilounclassified
RESUMO Este trabalho procura relacionar a crescente distribuição do poder computacional e a explosão informacional contemporânea, como atores para a descentração da experiência laboratorial. Para isso, procuraremos entender o estilo do Ocidente, ou seja, sua predileção por encontrar formas de operação que tendam à abstração, universalização, formalização e dessubstancialização da experiência, implicando no advento do pensamento sistêmico como paradigma norteador da sociedade contemporânea. Concluímos que o uso intensivo do poder computacional banalizado contribui para a construção de novas experiências laboratoriais descentradas.Palavras-chave: Laboratório Invertido; Experiência Laboratorial; Convergência Digital; Ocidente.ABSTRACT This article seeks to link the growing distribution of computational power and the contemporary informational explosion as driving forces towards decentralising laboratory experience. We thus investigate the occidental mindset, that is, the western tendency to privilege processes tending towards the abstraction, universalization, formalization and dessubstancialization of experience, pointing to systemic thinking as the guiding paradigm of contemporary society. We conclude that the intensive use of routine computing power contributes to the construction of new decentralized laboratory experiences.Keywords: Inverted Laboratory; Laboratory Experience; Digital Convergence; West.
“…Ella integra la llamada convergencia tecnológica, es decir, la combinación sinérgica de cuatro grandes áreas de conocimiento: la nanotecnología, la biotecnología, las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación y las ciencias cognitivas (neurociencia), campos que se vienen desarrollando con gran velocidad en las últimas décadas. (Cavalheiro, 2007) Cada una de esas áreas, aisladamente, tiene el potencial de causar profundos impactos en la sociedad. Combinadas muestran un potencial transformador aún más significativo.…”
Section: Problematizando La Divulgación De La Nanotecnologíaunclassified
“…Pues además de ser un tema de interés para la ciencia de punta, ciertamente presupone dimensiones de una nueva ciudadanía planetaria. (Cavalheiro, 2007) Si hay algo que sea de interés general, precisa entonces, ser ampliamente divulgado. De tal forma, la primera pregunta que se buscará responder es la siguiente: ¿cómo la nanotecnología ha sido divulgada al público en general?…”
Section: Problematizando La Divulgación De La Nanotecnologíaunclassified
El presente texto ofrece una reflexión crítica sobre la experiencia brasileña en la participación pública en nanotecnología. Comienza problematizando la cuestión de la divulgación científica de la nanotecnología para luego dar cuenta de la misión de la Red de Investigación en Nanotecnología, Sociedad y Medio Ambiente (RENANOSOMA) así como de sus estrategias de divulgación y que incluyen: actividades presenciales, producción audiovisual y divulgación vía Internet (chats y web TV), esta última se presenta haciendo énfasis en el programa “Nanotecnologia do Avesso”. Después de presentar una evaluación de las estratégias, se reflexiona acerca de la posibilidad de mejorarlas, en particular en lo que se refiere al mencionado programa. Finalmente, se presentan las conclusiones del trabajo.
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