TY - JOUR AU - Marques, Renato AU - Gonçalves Neto, Cesar PY - 2007/03/15 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The Brazilian System of Innovation in Biotechnology: a Preliminary Study JF - Journal of Technology Management & Innovation JA - J.Technol. Manag. Innov. VL - 2 IS - 1 SE - Research Articles DO - UR - https://www.jotmi.org/index.php/GT/article/view/art35 SP - 55-63 AB - In order to prepare a preliminary analysis of the Brazilian National Innovation System in Biotechnology (NISB), we conducted several interviews and used e-mail questionnaires with different kinds of actors in the system, i.e. university teachers, financing agents, businessmen, etc.The study suggests that Brazil has a few important strong points, like the scientific tradition in biotechnology, the financing to basic research and the strength of the agricultural sector in the last decade. But there is still a long way to go; sector regulation, the start up companies financing and the cultural aspect of business aversion by researchers seem to be the main obstacles for the country to become a significant player in this sector ER -