The aim of Brazil's US$46-million bioenergy research programme (BiOEN) is to keep the country at the cutting edge of biofuels research and development - in part by attracting bright young minds. After the United States, Brazil is the world's largest ethanol producer. Maintaining its position as a biofuels leader will require improved biofuel-processing techniques, says Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz, the scientific director of the State of Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), which runs BIOEN. "We need to build a critical mass of top scientists in the fields of plant physiology, bioinformatics and enzymatic hydrolysis to achieve this goal," he says.
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机译：巴西耗资4,600万美元的生物能源研究计划（BiOEN）的目的是使该国保持在生物燃料研究与开发的最前沿，部分原因是吸引了聪明的年轻人。继美国之后，巴西是世界上最大的乙醇生产国。圣保罗州研究基金会（FAPESP）的科学主任卡洛斯·亨里克·德·布里托·克鲁兹（Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz）说，要保持其作为生物燃料领导者的地位，就需要改进生物燃料加工技术。他说：“我们需要在植物生理学，生物信息学和酶促水解领域培养一批关键的顶尖科学家，以实现这一目标。”
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