The Instituto Butantan (IBU) was founded in 1901 with the mission of researching, developing, and supplying products and services for public health. Today, it is responsible for a significant portion of the serums and vaccines provided free of charge by the Ministry of Health’s National Immunisation Program [Programa Nacional de Imunizações] (PNI) and is the primary producer of immunobiologicals in Brazil and Latin America. The Instituto Butantan is located on the west side of the city of São Paulo, adjacent to the University City [Cidade Universitária] (Butantã district), São Paulo Campus.

The Instituto Butantan does not offer undergraduate courses.

The Instituto Butantan offers the following Interdisciplinary Graduate Program*:

*(Levels: M = Master’s Degree | D = Doctoral Degree)

• Institute of Biomedical Sciences [Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas] (ICB)
• School of Engineering [Escola Politécnica] (EP)
• School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science [Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia] (FMVZ)
• Institute of Biosciences [Instituto de Biociências] (IB)
• Institute for Technological Research of the State of São Paulo [Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas do Estado de São Paulo] (IPT)

Last updated on August 20th 2024