Determinantes das patentes em ciências da vida e da saúde nas universidades federais de Minas Gerais, Brasil: uma análise de dados em painel para o período 1995-2016

Abstract

In the 1990s, the development of microelectronics and communication technologies spawned the information technology paradigm, characterized by an intensity of information which, transformed into knowledge and innovation, plays a crucial role for development. In order for this to occur, countries need to build appropriate institutional arrangements. This led to the Triple Helix model for systems innovation, which views innovation and technical progress in a Knowledge Economy as the result of a complex set of relations between universities, companies, and government. In this context, the current study aims to identify the impact of knowledge production and public policies for the production of patent applications by life sciences and health sciences researchers affiliated with federal universities in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The analysis covered the years 1995 to 2016 and used econometric techniques in panel data. According to the findings, educational factors (thesis supervision), economic factors (technological products and the provision of technological services), and political factors (legal framework, financial resources, and incentive policies) impact the production of patent applications by the selected researchers. The results reveal efforts by government, although incipient, in the attempt to promote a technological leap.

O efeito das capacidades dinâmicas e da tomada de decisão empreendedora no engajamento de startups em políticas públicas de inovação e empreendedorismo

“…H1: The capacity of developing new products influences the KICs' engagement in public policy. (Etzkowitz & Leydesdorff, 2000;Miller, Macdam & Macdam, 2014;Cóser et al, 2018;Buarque et al, 2020).…”

“…The complex process of generating new products in the marketing ambit involves several influencing actors in the different phases and dimensions present in this trajectory. In this context, there is the leading presence of the Triple Helix (Etzkowitz & Leydesdorff, 2000), formed by the academy, which represents the production of scientific knowledge that is the basis of the innovation process, the Government with the incentive policies for the production of innovations that serve the socioeconomic demands, and the companies that lead the actions of monetization and commercialization of technologies and products developed (Cóser et al, 2018).…”

“…In the governmental sphere, it is known that the development of public policies to encourage science, technology, and innovation, at the national level, drives the creation of interaction environments between the academy and the market, through the generation of overlapping relationships between these actors (Cóser et al, 2018), expanding the capacity to generate new products. In the circumstance of companies' performance, it is known that their actions of investments in new products and marketable technologies are directly linked to the investments directed towards obtaining scientific knowledge and their technological capacity (Deeds, Decarolis & Coombs, 2000).…”

“…• H1: In the context of a participation in a ST&I public policy, the Creativity and Development of New Products Capacity is higher in the group of companies that most engaged in the public policy (Etzkowitz & Leydesdorff, 2000;Miller, Macdam & Macdam, 2014;Cóser et al, 2018;Buarque et al, 2020).…”