Paulo Jose Coelho Benevides

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1990), Master's degree in Organic Chemistry from the University of São Paulo (1996) and PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of São Paulo (2001). Specialist and business consultant in innovation management and sustainability, collaborative models, open innovation, corporate technology strategy, competitive intelligence, natural product chemistry, sustainable development and socio-biodiversity product chains. Professor of postgraduate courses in Cosmetology, Perfumery and Trichology at Faculdades Oswaldo Cruz. Professional experience as manager, researcher/advisor and specialist in product research and development teams in industry and RD centers with a main focus on phytotherapeutics, medicinal chemistry, natural product chemistry, structuring of sustainable production chains and bioactive ingredients from biodiversity. He served as Executive Advisor to the Management Group of the Amazon Biotechnology Center (CBA) (2015 - 2017); Director of Innovation at Solabia Biotecnológica (2013 - 2015); Senior Scientific Manager at Natura Innovation and Technology (2004 - 2012); Director and Senior Consultant at BR-InnoTech (2017 - present); Advisor to the management group at FIOCRUZ Mato Grasso do Sul (2020 - present). (Source: Lattes Curriculum)