Abstract
IntroductionNew tools and approaches are necessary to facilitate public policy planning and foster the management of innovation in countries' public health systems. To this end, an understanding of the integrated way in which the various actors who produce scientific knowledge and inventions in technological areas of interest operate, where they are located and how they relate to one another is of great relevance. Tuberculosis has been chosen as a model for the present study as it is a current challenge for Brazilian research and innovation.MethodologyPublications about tuberculosis written by Brazilian authors were accessed from international databases, analyzed, processed with text searching tools and networks of coauthors were constructed and visualized. Patent applications about tuberculosis in Brazil were retrieved from the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) and the European Patent Office databases, through the use of International Patent Classification and keywords and then categorized and analyzed.Results/ConclusionsBrazilian authorship of articles about tuberculosis jumped from 1% in 1995 to 5% in 2010. Article production and patent filings of national origin have been concentrated in public universities and research institutions while the participation of private industry in the filing of Brazilian patents has remained limited. The goals of national patenting efforts have still not been reached, as up to the present none of the applications filed have been granted a patent. The analysis of all this data about TB publishing and patents clearly demonstrates the importance of maintaining the continuity of Brazil's production development policies as well as government support for infrastructure projects to be employed in transforming the potential of research. This policy, which already exists for the promotion of new products and processes that, in addition to bringing diverse economic benefits to the country, will also contribute to effective dealing with public health problems affecting Brazil and the World.
Highlights
New tools and approaches are necessary to facilitate public policy planning and foster the management of innovation in countries’ public health systems
To attend to the public health needs of their populaces and spur the process of innovation in the health area, decision makers in both the public and private spheres must analyze innumerable factors to manage the reduction of uncertainties and the optimization of results
The objective of the present study is to respond to these questions by using two search tools that deal with data analyses in a consolidated manner: (i) the study of tuberculosis co-authorship networks and (ii) a survey of information found in patent applications about the theme in Brazil
Summary
New tools and approaches are necessary to facilitate public policy planning and foster the management of innovation in countries’ public health systems. To attend to the public health needs of their populaces and spur the process of innovation in the health area, decision makers in both the public and private spheres must analyze innumerable factors to manage the reduction of uncertainties and the optimization of results These activities are of particular importance in planning the combat of the so-called neglected diseases which are exclusive to, or prevalent in, developing countries and poverty-stricken areas. These afflictions are not a priority for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries which are responsible for the development of medications, vaccines, and diagnostic kits [5] as they do not represent a significant revenue stream. They should optimize the allocation of their limited resources, as well as establishing public policies that articulate and coordinate the diverse actors who make up the network [6,7]
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