Meet the Team
Bruna Leopércio
CTO & Cofounder
Project Coordinator @ LMMP/PUC-Rio
RD&I lab staff @ PUC-Rio for 10 Years
DSc. in Microencapsulation
Sergio Ribeiro
CEO & Cofounder
Team/Project Coordinator for 16 Years
RD&I @ Oil & Gas Industry for 12 Years
DSc. in Mechanical Engineering
Jorge Avendaño
Cofounder
Project Manager @ LMMP/PUC-Rio for 10 Years
Microfluidics expert
PhD. In Structures & Materials
Frederico Gomes
Cofounder
RD&I Manager @ LMMP/PUC-Rio
Researcher @ PUC-Rio for 23 Years
DSc. in Mechanical Engineering
Marcio Carvalho
Cofounder
Professor @ PUC-Rio for 25 Years
Lead Investigator @ LMMP/PUC-Rio
Research budget of US$ 2.7M/year
Origins
Created within
to bring to the industry the microencapsulation technologies being developed.
LMMP/PUC-Rio is a research and development group with more than 30 scientist, working on projects focused in microencapsulation, enhanced oil recovery, CCUS and thin film coating. The laboratory is funded by different industries from the energy and chemical sectors with an annual budget of approximatey US$ 2.5M.
Awards
Microencapsulation technologies developed at LMMP/PUC-Rio have been recognized by different awards
2018
Technology Innovation Award from National Agency for Oil (ANP)
2024
Petrobras Inventor Award