1. What Is the Importance of the Brazilian Academy for the Brazilian Industry?

The chapter discusses the pivotal role of the Brazilian Academy in the technological advancement of the nation's industries, using the oil sector as a case study. It describes the collaborative process involving academia, industry, and small-to-medium enterprises in proving technological concepts, demonstrating and testing technologies, and scaling them up for commercial use. The text highlights the 'death valley of technologies' that often hinders the development of national technologies and emphasizes the need for continuous partnership between academia and industry to drive innovation. The chapter concludes by underscoring the importance of the Brazilian Academy as the first partner of the Brazilian industry in research and development, with events like the Multiphase Flow Journey reinforcing this crucial partnership.