Technology transfer from universities and public research institutes to firms in Brazil: What is transferred and how the transfer is carried out

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 147-159

  Póvoa, Luciano Martins Costa ^a   Rapini, Márcia Siqueira ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH INSTITUTION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

BRAZIL;

EID: 77951962571     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/030234210X496619     Document Type: Article

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