Maio 2021 vol. 8 num. 2 - V Encontro Nacional de Economia Industrial e Inovação

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The university laboratory role for technology transfer to firms in Brazil: two case studies in Biotechnology

The university laboratory role for technology transfer to firms in Brazil: two case studies in Biotechnology

Liboreiro, Karla Rocha ; Corradi, Ariane Agnes ;

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Este artigo analisa o papel do laboratório universitário nas interações universidade-empresa para transferência de tecnologia em biotecnologia. Apesar da importância da infraestrutura de laboratórios para a universidade empreendedora e o desenvolvimento de novas tecnologias, poucos são os estudos neste nível de análise. Explora-se neste artigo essa lacuna da literatura com dados de dois laboratórios em uma universidade de excelência no Brasil, a Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Contempla a aplicação de dois questionários para descrever a infraestrutura do laboratório e sua interação com empresas; cinco entrevistas com os líderes e pós-doutorandos dos laboratórios e pesquisa documental. Os resultados mostram que a infraestrutura física, as amostras biológicas e as pessoas qualificadas possibilitaram a transferência de tecnologia para empresas. Foram identificados os canais de interação dos laboratórios com as empresas. Spin-off foi um canal recorrente para a transferência de tecnologia nos dois laboratórios, com função bilateral de disseminar resultados de pesquisas universitárias e intermediar o licenciamento de patentes da universidade para as empresas. Os spin-offs criados pelos coordenadores dos laboratórios contribuíram para o aumento da capacidade de absorção de outras empresas e permitiram a divulgação dos resultados dos laboratórios universitários a comunidade e usuários das tecnologias. Apresenta-se uma nova perspectiva sobre a transferência de tecnologia no Brasil e em outros países em desenvolvimento.

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This paper analyzes the university laboratory's role in the university-industry interactions for technology transfer in biotechnology. Despite the importance of laboratory infrastructure for an entrepreneurial university and the development of new technologies, there are few studies focusing on this level of analysis. This study explores this literature gap with data from two leading laboratories in a high-ranked university in Brazil, the Federal University of Minas Gerais. This case study includes the application of two questionnaires to describe laboratory infrastructure and its firm collaboration, five interviews with laboratory leaders and key post-doc fellows, and documentary research. Results show that physical infrastructure, biological samples, and qualified people enabled technology transfer to firms. The channels of interaction between the laboratories and firms were identified. Spin-offs are a channel for technology transfer in the two laboratories, performing a bilateral hybrid function of disseminating university research results and brokering patent licensing to firms. Spin-offs also contribute to the absorptive capacity of other firms and, above all, allow laboratories to disclose results to the community and potential end-users. Findings present a new perspective on spin-off technology transfer in Brazil and in other developing countries.

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Palavras-chave: Universidade empreendedora; Transferência de tecnologia; Spin-off; Triple Helix; Interação universidade-empresa.,

Palavras-chave: Entrepreneurial university; Technology transfer; Spin-off; Triple Helix; University-industry interaction.,

DOI: 10.5151/v-enei-690

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Liboreiro, Karla Rocha; Corradi, Ariane Agnes; "The university laboratory role for technology transfer to firms in Brazil: two case studies in Biotechnology", p. 1034-1053 . In: Anais do V Encontro Nacional de Economia Industrial e Inovação (ENEI): “Inovação, Sustentabilidade e Pandemia”. São Paulo: Blucher, 2021.
ISSN 2357-7592, DOI 10.5151/v-enei-690

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