São Carlos Hosts Prêmio Ciência e Tecnologia 2025, Cementing Its Role as a Hub of Innovation
São Carlos celebrated the Prêmio Ciência e Tecnologia 2025, honoring local scientific achievements and emphasizing collaboration between academia and public authorities to strengthen the city’s innovation landscape.
- • Prêmio Ciência e Tecnologia 2025 ceremony held on November 26 in São Carlos.
- • Recognition awarded to researchers, professors, students, and institutions.
- • Vice-mayor highlighted the importance of public and academic collaboration.
- • Event reinforced São Carlos's role as a national hub for science and innovation.
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On November 26, 2025, the Câmara Municipal de São Carlos held the Prêmio Ciência e Tecnologia 2025 awards ceremony, recognizing outstanding contributions by researchers, professors, students, and institutions to the scientific and technological advancement of the city. Attended by local authorities, academic figures, and members of civil society, the event highlighted São Carlos as a national center for science and innovation.
Vice-mayor Roselei Françoso, representing Mayor Netto Donato, emphasized the vital collaboration between public authorities and academic institutions, noting, "We are seeking ways to assist the population through health, education, and technology resources. This integration with academia strengthens São Carlos as a city of science and innovation."
Notable honorees included researcher Cauê Ribeiro de Oliveira, awarded the Prêmio Sérgio Mascarenhas de Oliveira, and professor Elisabete Frollini, recipient of the Prêmio Yvonne Primerano Mascarenhas, both praising the recognition for lifelong contributions to research. Other distinguished awardees included professors Guilherme Yuuki Koga and Gláucia Maria Dalfré, who highlighted the importance of research benefiting the community. The ceremony also honored physicist Tito José Bonagamba with the Prêmio Dietrich Schiel for his distinguished scientific career.
Additional awards were given to educators Daniel Matheus da Silva, Ariane Di Tullio, Amanda Maria Martins, and to the Escola Estadual Jesuíno de Arruda for their project on water conservation, further underscoring São Carlos's commitment to fostering scientific and educational advancements.
The event underscored the necessity of continued investment in science and technology to promote São Carlos's social, economic, and educational development, reinforcing the municipality’s status as a key innovation hub in Brazil.
This article was synthesized and translated from native language sources to provide English-speaking readers with local perspectives.