Technological Cooperation Networks at Bio-Manguinhos: the Role of Information and Communication Technologies

This article identifies and discusses the contribution of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to the technological cooperation projects of Bio-Manguinhos, a pharmaceutical manufacturer that belongs to Osvaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), responsible for producing vaccines, reagents and b...

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Autores principales: Lázaro Pereira de Oliveira, Claudio Pitassi, Antônio Augusto Gonçalves
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a418a941402d48e99db6eb03ece9edea2021-11-11T15:48:06ZTechnological Cooperation Networks at Bio-Manguinhos: the Role of Information and Communication Technologies1807-734Xhttps://doaj.org/article/a418a941402d48e99db6eb03ece9edea2015-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=123041057003https://doaj.org/toc/1807-734XThis article identifies and discusses the contribution of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to the technological cooperation projects of Bio-Manguinhos, a pharmaceutical manufacturer that belongs to Osvaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), responsible for producing vaccines, reagents and biopharmaceuticals, with priority on meeting the needs of the Brazilian public health system. It is a case study with a qualitative approach for descriptive and explanatory purposes. The data were collected from 14 interviews conducted with managers of research and development (R&D) projects with high relevance to the organization. The results allow concluding that the ICTs requiring greater interdependence between partners and two-way knowledge flows have not yet been used. They also show the importance of closer cooperation between the information technology (IT) and R&D areas. A future positioning of Bio-Manguinhos as a technological center focused on discovery and sale of new active ingredients can favor the use of tools that promote greater integration between the partners of technology cooperation networks.Lázaro Pereira de OliveiraClaudio PitassiAntônio Augusto GonçalvesFUCAPE Business Schoolarticletechnological innovationresearch and developmentinformation and communication technologiestechnology cooperation networksBusinessHF5001-6182ENPTBBR: Brazilian Business Review, Vol 12, Iss 3, Pp 42-66 (2015)
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PT
topic technological innovation
research and development
information and communication technologies
technology cooperation networks
Business
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research and development
information and communication technologies
technology cooperation networks
Business
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Lázaro Pereira de Oliveira
Claudio Pitassi
Antônio Augusto Gonçalves
Technological Cooperation Networks at Bio-Manguinhos: the Role of Information and Communication Technologies
description This article identifies and discusses the contribution of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to the technological cooperation projects of Bio-Manguinhos, a pharmaceutical manufacturer that belongs to Osvaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), responsible for producing vaccines, reagents and biopharmaceuticals, with priority on meeting the needs of the Brazilian public health system. It is a case study with a qualitative approach for descriptive and explanatory purposes. The data were collected from 14 interviews conducted with managers of research and development (R&D) projects with high relevance to the organization. The results allow concluding that the ICTs requiring greater interdependence between partners and two-way knowledge flows have not yet been used. They also show the importance of closer cooperation between the information technology (IT) and R&D areas. A future positioning of Bio-Manguinhos as a technological center focused on discovery and sale of new active ingredients can favor the use of tools that promote greater integration between the partners of technology cooperation networks.
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author Lázaro Pereira de Oliveira
Claudio Pitassi
Antônio Augusto Gonçalves
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Claudio Pitassi
Antônio Augusto Gonçalves
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title Technological Cooperation Networks at Bio-Manguinhos: the Role of Information and Communication Technologies
title_short Technological Cooperation Networks at Bio-Manguinhos: the Role of Information and Communication Technologies
title_full Technological Cooperation Networks at Bio-Manguinhos: the Role of Information and Communication Technologies
title_fullStr Technological Cooperation Networks at Bio-Manguinhos: the Role of Information and Communication Technologies
title_full_unstemmed Technological Cooperation Networks at Bio-Manguinhos: the Role of Information and Communication Technologies
title_sort technological cooperation networks at bio-manguinhos: the role of information and communication technologies
publisher FUCAPE Business School
publishDate 2015
url https://doaj.org/article/a418a941402d48e99db6eb03ece9edea
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