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16–17 Sept 2026

Seminário Pró-Pesquisa

Federação das Indústrias do Estado de Pernambuco (FIEPE) — Av. Cruz Cabugá, 767, Santo Amaro · Recife, Brazil

Seminário Pró-Pesquisa venue
Dates
Wed, 16 September 2026 – Thu, 17 September 2026
Venue
Federação das Indústrias do Estado de Pernambuco (FIEPE) — Av. Cruz Cabugá, 767, Santo Amaro
Location
Recife, Brazil
Organizer
Departamento de Educação e Cultura do Exército (DECEx)
Cost
free
Scale
regional
Recurrence
annual
Format
On-site

Why it matters

The event is the Brazilian Army's primary open forum for transferring military-funded R&D to industry, making it a direct pipeline for SMEs and startups seeking dual-use technology partnerships and defence procurement contacts. Pitch sessions explicitly target companies with solutions relevant to the Armed Forces, offering rare direct access to military decision-makers and procurement-adjacent officers. The growing attendance trajectory (320 → 746 in three years) and rotating host-city model signal expanding institutional reach across Brazil's regional defence-industrial ecosystem.

About

The Seminário Pró-Pesquisa is an annual two-day conference organised by the Brazilian Army's Department of Education and Culture (DECEx) to bridge military scientific research, technological innovation and strategic applications for National Defence. The 2026 edition — the first held in Recife — takes place at the FIEPE headquarters and is structured around four thematic axes: Technology, Defence, Human Performance and Health. The programme combines keynote lectures, thematic panels, short courses and pitch sessions connecting researchers, entrepreneurs and defence institutions. Attendance is free and open to academics, military personnel, public managers, students and private-sector representatives.

Market intel

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The Seminário Pró-Pesquisa is a small but fast-growing annual forum (attendance nearly tripled in three years) that serves as the Brazilian Army's main open channel for academic-military-industry knowledge transfer. The 2026 Recife edition is co-organised with FIEPE and backed by the Universidade de Pernambuco, with confirmed speakers covering AI in medicine, multi-domain operations, cybersecurity and dual-use innovation ecosystems. No commercial exhibitor floor or paid sponsorship tiers have been publicly disclosed.

AI-researched Wed, 2 September 2026. Estimates from public sources. Verify with the organizer.

Topics

AIDual-useCyberSoldier SystemsDefence Medical

Who it's for

SMEsStartupsInstitutions

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