Public Research Institutions and Their Connections with Patents of Companies in Technological and Regional Development

The interaction between companies and universities is a central theme in discussions on technology transfer. In Brazil, there is an urgent need to raise awareness of the importance of this cooperative relationship for local and regional development. In this sense, it is observed that the innovation process is strategic so that an institution is strengthened and can fulfill its social mission in economic and regional development. Piauí, according to the IBGE census, has a population estimate of 3,273,227 in 2019. Piaui\u27s per capita income is R$ 817.00 and ranks 24th in Brazil in this regard. With these data, the need arises to intervene scientifically in this reality. The objective of this study is to investigate the partnership relationships between companies and public research institutions in Piauí, in the development and transfer of technologies. Research Institutions are the main promoters of technological development in the state, however, for these technologies to reach productive arrangements, strategic alignment in the management of these technologies is necessary. Documentary research was used, with a quantitative approach. In the exploratory search, INPI\u27s databases (National Institute of Industrial Property) and of Espacenet ( European Patent Office ) was used. We sought to select the companies with relevant economic representativeness in the state scenario and investigated the patent information. In the analysis of the data obtained, the Competitiveness Ranking of the CLP States (Public Leadership) was used to compare Piauí with well positioned states. According to the results found, it is observed that the transfer of technology between research institutions and companies is not evident. However, we can see that there are partnership initiatives with small companies in conducting research that can project a change in this scenario. The low number of patents and public/private partnerships in driving innovation in the state of Piauí, may be related to the low index evidenced by the Competitiveness Ranking of States - CLP

Inteligência Artificial na Prevenção da COVID-19: prospecção no contexto epidemiológico no mundo pós-pandêmico

The pandemic caused by COVID-19 motivated scientific and technological development to face it. Artificial Intelligence (AI) enters as a branch capable of assisting in epidemiological control and disease prevention. The objective of this article is to carry out scientific and technological prospecting on AI in the epidemiological and prevention context. Such information can contribute to combating new health crises. The Lens.org platform was used to investigate scientific works and patents relating AI, prevention, epidemiology and COVID-19. 57 articles and 19 patents were found, of these, one patent that cites an article and four patents that are cited in new technologies. It is observed that AI is an ally in epidemiological control, in the prevention and diagnosis of COVID-19 and can contribute to the analysis of large volumes of data, in the generation of control strategies, in the conduct of tests and in the creation of medicine or vaccines.A pandemia ocasionada pela COVID-19 motivou o desenvolvimento científico e tecnológico para seu enfrentamento. A Inteligência Artificial (IA) entra como um ramo capaz de auxiliar no controle epidemiológico e na prevenção da doença. O objetivo deste artigo é realizar a prospecção científica e tecnológica sobre IA no contexto epidemiológico e de prevenção no mundo pós-pandêmico. Tais informações podem contribuir para combater novas crises de saúde. A plataforma Lens.org foi utilizada para averiguar trabalhos científicos e patentes relacionando IA, prevenção e epidemiologia com a COVID-19. Foram encontrados 57 artigos e 19 patentes, destas, uma patente que cita um artigo e quatro patentes que são citadas em novas tecnologias. Observa-se que a IA se tornou um aliado no controle epidemiológico, na prevenção e no diagnóstico da COVID-19 e pode contribuir com a análise de grande volume de dados, na geração de estratégias de controle, na condução de testes e na criação de medicamento ou vacinas

Scientific Production and Intellectual Property: Analysis of the Correlations between Evaluation and Valuation of Patents in the Transfer of Technologies in Public Research Institutions

In Brazil, Public Research Institutions (PRI) are agents that promote innovation and technological production. The role of these institutions in social and regional development is to provide scientific and technological production and make it available for productive arrangements. This study aims to relate the evaluation and valuation of patents with the processes of Technology Transfer in Public Research Institutions in Brazil. To justify the execution of the study, it is observed that it is necessary to improve the use of technologies created in PRI so that society can take advantage of the advances promoted in scientific research, and so that the distance between industry and academia is minimized. We researched 30 Public Research Institutions, in five variables collected on the platform of INPI (National Institute of Industrial Property), ESPACENET (European Patent Office) and BDTD (Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations). In possession of the data, the Shapiro-Wilk test and the Spearman correlation coefficient were used used to analyze them. The R software was used to apply the statistical methods. For data discussion, the reports of FORMICT (Information Form on Intellectual Property Policy of Scientific and Technological Institutions) were analyzed to guide the arguments. The data did not show normality and have moderate and strong correlations, the significance of the correlations is strong or very strong. It is believed that the patent evaluation and valuation processes have space for improvement and thus can enhance the Transfer of Technologies of PRI

Óxido de Zinco e Eugenol (ZOE) com Piperina na Farmacologia Aplicada à Odontologia: prospecção tecnológica para um panorama inovador

Zinc - Eugenol Oxide (ZOE) is widely used as a dental therapeutic restorative material. However, studies indicate that ZOE has few mechanical properties and high cytotoxicity relative to human dental pulp stem cells. The objective of this work is to make the technological prospecting on the compound Zinc and Eugenol Oxide with the addition of Piperine. In the construction of this research, the patent bases of the European Patent Office (Espacenet), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Intelectual (INPI) were used to collect and analyze the information related to the subject. We use the terms: ZnO, ZOE, Zinc Oxide, Eugenol, Zinc Oxide, Piperine and Piperine. The results showed that the proposed innovation is still of limited knowledge, because there are no patents using ZOE with the addition of Piperine were found. Although the healing aspects of the compound are recognized, the combination mentioned is new.O Óxido de Zinco – Eugenol (ZOE) é amplamente utilizado como material restaurador terapêutico odontológico. No entanto, estudos indicam que o ZOE tem poucas propriedades mecânicas e alta citotoxicidade em relação às células-tronco da polpa dental humana. O objetivo deste trabalho é efetuar a prospecção tecnológica sobre o composto Óxido de Zinco e Eugenol com adição de Piperina. Na construção dessa pesquisa, empregaram-se as bases de patentes da European Patent Office (Espacenet), United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) e Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (INPI) para coletar e analisar as informações relativas ao tema abordado. Foram utilizados os termos: ZnO, ZOE, Zinc Oxide, Eugenol, Óxido de Zinco, Piperina e Piperine. Os resultados demonstraram que a inovação proposta ainda é de conhecimento restrito, pois não foram encontradas patentes que utilizem o ZOE com a adição da Piperina. Embora reconhecidos os aspectos curativos dos componentes, a combinação citada é uma novidade

Prospecção Científica sobre Epidemiologia e Prevenção da Covid-19 Aliada à Inteligência Artificial

Covid-19 became a global concern when the World Health Organization declared it a pandemic. With the spread of the disease, it is important that the knowledge of nations facing Covid-19 be applied in the countries where it is spread. It seeks to discuss preventive methods to aid in the containment of Covid-19 and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for monitoring and predicting the incidence of the disease. The SCOPUS platform was used to survey and analyze the data, with preference for scientific articles. Most articles were published by China and the United States. Three articles were found that relate the disease to prevention and epidemiology. No articles were found with the terms Covid-19, AI, prevention and epidemiology. AI was found in 13 documents on Epidemiology. It is suggested the implementation of information systems with AI in quarantine monitoring and prediction, equipment for testing and helping to manage epidemic crises.A Covid-19 tornou-se preocupação mundial quando a Organização Mundial da Saúde a declarou como pandemia. Com a disseminação da doença, é importante que os conhecimentos das nações que enfrentam a Covid-19 sejam aplicados nos países em que ela se dissemina. Buscou-se discutir aqui métodos preventivos para auxílio na contenção da Covid-19 e o uso da Inteligência Artificial (IA) para monitoramento e predição da incidência da doença. Utilizou-se a plataforma SCOPUS para levantamento e análise dos dados, com preferência para artigos científicos. Os artigos foram publicados, em sua maioria, pela China e Estados Unidos. Encontrou-se três artigos que relacionam a doença com prevenção e a epidemiologia. Nenhum artigo foi encontrado com os termos Covid-19, IA, prevenção e epidemiologia. Encontrou-se a IA em 13 documentos sobre Epidemiologia. Sugere-se a implantação de sistemas informáticos com IA no monitoramento de quarentena, previsão de casos, equipamentos para testes da doença e auxílio à gestão de crises epidêmicas