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  1. Título da Apresentação Subtítulo loren ipsum dolor sit amet loren ipsum dolor sit amet

  2. UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION NUCLEUS (NITs): THE BRAZILIAN TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER EXPERIENCE Marli Elizabeth Ritter dos Santos, PhD FORTEC Past-President Coordinator at the Technology Transfer Office of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Brazil

  3. Overview • Since the 90’s, IP and TT practices have been implemented in Brazilian Universities; • Enhancement due to the Technological Innovation Act (2004); • Encouragement to create Technological Innovation Nucleus; • The formation of the National Forum of Innovation and Technology Transfer Managers (FORTEC).

  4. Background • Diffuse perception of the role played by Universities in the innovation process. • Interaction between Universities and Companies arose informally with no institutional follow-up. • The R&D carried out at universities with companies was praised mostly per se, ratherthan for any interest in achieving usable results by industry. • No concern for the protection of intellectual property. • Inexistence of a specific regulation for technology transfer.

  5. The new national scene • New legislation and governmental programs have changed the Brazilian STI scenario • The interaction between Universities and Companies becomes a part of the STI research agenda • Brazilian Universities realized the importance of the intellectual property protection • The emergence of specified Offices (NITs) and new innovation management mechanisms

  6. The NITs and the Innovation Act • In Section 16 is prescribed that: • “the IST shall provide a NIT of its own or shared with other institutions, so as to rule its innovation policy” (Law nº 10.973/2004) • Minimum competencies • NIT: the institutional manager of the IST’s innovation policy • Increase of the number of NITs throughout the country

  7. What NITs do in Brazil • The Innovation Act emphasizes the IP management, but the range of activities carried out is wider. • Overall, the scope of a NIT’s activities is related to: - the research volume; • the institution’s role in economic development both at the local and regional level; • capacity of local companies to use the research results; • the necessity of enabling human resources.

  8. Government support to the NITs • Public Requests for projects submissions • From 2001 to 2008, resources about US$ 15 million were granted to support more than 80 projects. • Evaluation Seminars • Spreading of the IP culture • Case-by-case process • Dependence upon temporary staff

  9. The performance of NITs • Increase by 57% in the number of NITs (from 43 in 2006 to 101 in 2008); • Increase in the volume of royalties collected by technology transfer • From less than US$ 500,000 to almost US$ 7 million in 2008; • Increase in the number of institutions that are applying for and being granted patents abroad.

  10. FORTEC • It is a forum representing those responsible at universities and research institutes by management of innovation policies and activities related to intellectual property and technology transfer. • It was created in 2006, May 1st. • 161 public and private ISTs. Website: www.fortec-br.org

  11. FORTEC: 161 participants NORTHEAST – 37 NITs NORTH – 14 NITs NORTH MIDWEST – 14 NITs NORTHEAST MIDWEST SOUTHEAST SOUTHEAST– 52 NITs Federal Universities SOUTH – 44 NITs SOUTH State Universities PrivateUniversities ResearchInstitutes

  12. FORTEC Achievements • Representation in government programs • Strategic alliances • Partnership with industrial sector • MOUs signed with similar national and international organizations • Annual Meetings • Actions to foster innovation: • Best management practices • Training courses • Spreading and disclosing new technologies

  13. Perspectives • The changes in Brazilian innovation scenario are evident; • The enhancement of the NITs activities is in straightforward connection with the amount and quality of the research carried out by ISTs; • The Innovation Act brought forth many advances in the regulation framework, but it is still necessary a higher advanceto turn more benefits into reality; • It is necessary to keep continuous investment in training and qualification of human resources.

  14. Thank you! elizabeth.ritter@pucrs.br fortec@fortec-br.org

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