Genecoin

Genecoin

Blockchain for biodiversity It started in 2018 as a community currency that wanted to give scientists more liquidity to the barter that happens in every university. "The currency is the business". But the friction to get a wallet and make a transaction with a token was to high. We were too early and we decided [...]

Regalos da Terra

Perfumes from the Brazilian biodiversity The singular union of a fashion designer turned cosmetologist and a biodiversity scientist to bring to industry the best scents from the Brazilian biodiversity. Besides the unique conceptual design of fragrances, Regalos has exclusive business agreements with industry that allows it to share benefit with a network of artisans and [...]

Tagomago Ventures

The seed of future If you are always raising money, you don't have time to execute. So you might as well create your own fund to fund the things you are executing. That is my next step. Tagomago Ventures Managing and funding the things that I do Investment and participation #assents

Synthetic Conservation Biology

The future of conservation biology How much it costs to conserve biodiversity? People willing to protec nature have no much idea about these costs. Just for bird conservation, the estimate is $75  billion dolars a year. To create a genetically modified organism that can resist pollution, climate change or invasive species may cost about $100 [...]

Creative Writing in Science

To write, is to re-write Like most people, I though I knew how to write because I had been literate. It was only when I had to help teachers to prepare written material for online courses and the new Open Brazilian University, on a national workshop, that I realized writing had a structure (that many [...]