Saab initiates Swedish-Brazilian Research and Innovation Centre

Today the development of a new Swedish-Brazilian research and innovation center in S�o Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, begins. Saab is one of the initiators and the co-operation starts with a two-day workshop on December 1 and 2.

The main focus areas are aerospace, defence and urban innovation, for example civil security. The centre will be located in S�o Bernardo do Campo, SP, in close co-operation with local industry and universities including UFABC (Universidade Federal do ABC) and FEI (Centro Universit�rio da FEI).

“The research and innovation centre will form a bridgehead between Brazil and Sweden, a hub to identify, develop and support high-tech bilateral co-operation projects and technology for a sustainable society”, says Saab's President and CEO H�kan Buskhe.

The centre will create partnerships and networking opportunities to Brazilian and Swedish governmental, academic and industry entities with an interest to extend the co-operation between the countries. The centre and its activities will support the ambitions in the bilateral Government agreement signed in 2009 to extend innovative high technological industrial co-operation between Brazil and Sweden.

“S�o Bernardo do Campo and Brazil will gain a lot with this centre. This Saab initiative represents a great achievement for the region”, says Lu�z Marinho, Mayor of S�o Bernardo do Campo.