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Panorama da indústria de biociências e biotecnologia no Brasil: do surgimento a 2011
(Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, 2021-07-07) Ferreira, Marcos Vinícius de Castro; Almeida, Neuler André Soares de
The biotechnology and biosciences industry has gained prominence in Brazil since the creation of public policies, which coincide with the advent of modern biotechnology in 1970, requiring a panoramic analysis of the same in order to verify the direction the industry has taken. taken. Therefore, this study aims to describe the main characteristics that encompass the Brazilian industry, by analyzing its spatial distribution, recognizing in which areas they operate and identifying the ways in which the companies inserted grow and develop. In order to achieve the proposed objectives, the study relies on the description of quali-quantitative data collected secondarily. Thus, there was a large concentration of biotechnology and bioscience companies in the Southeast and South regions that operate mainly in the human health, agribusiness and input sectors. The vast majority of these companies, in addition to being small, depend on public financing policies to develop their activities, which are intensely linked to research and development activities, which is the largest portion of investments in this type of industry.