“…A number of international agencies have demonstrated interest in Brazil in terms of producing and furnishing vaccines, with demand from Colombia and some African countries for technology transfers and collaboration agreements to produce Butantan antiserums. Additionally, researchers from the Butantan Institute are working through grants provided by financing agencies (FAPESP, Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), CNPq, the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES), and the Fulbright Foundation) on various projects in cooperation with scientists from various international institutions [27] .…”