Valoração de tecnologias em organizações científicas e tecnológicas (OCTs) do estado do Paraná (Brasil)

Abstract

The open innovation model recently proposed by Henry Chesbrough has encouraged the transfer of technology between companies, universities and research institutions. In response to this phenomenon Brazil has created mechanisms to encourage technology transfer between these different organizations by Law 10,973 / 2004 and 11,196 / 2005. Thus, the further integration of these technological innovators raises the need to pay more attention to assessing the value of the transfer object technology. The objective of the research was to describe the main features of valuation processes developed technologies and used by science and technology organizations in Paraná. This is an applied research, qualitative by point of view of the problem approaching, descriptive with regard to their objectives and predominantly documental in relation to its technical procedures. The methodological procedures include a bibliographical research aiming at the mapping technology valuation process characteristics used in Brazil and abroad, which were raised through access to sites via the Internet of important scientific and technological organizations and surveys using tools such as questionnaire. As a result, it was found that the main characteristics that define the profile of the OCTs in the technology transfer process are: a more comprehensive scope of the institutional mission of the OCTs (larger number of objectives); greater involvement in research activities; the involvement of other agents on decision process of the criteria for valuing a technological assets (including partners and researcher); adoption of more types of transfer agreements; longer NIT experience. Additionally we found that adherence to the methods most indicated in the literature is not a feature of Paraná OCTs, which indicates a potential for convergence of current practices to best practices. As a suggestion it is recommended that OCTs adopt a policy of offering different types of transfer agreements in their negotiations to maximize the chances of success. It is also recommended to include in the patent catalogs, in addition to technical descriptions, information about the possibilities for the application of technologies involving the production of goods or services. The recommendations also include the publication of the portfolio of research projects whose purposes are designing new products or production processes. This work also suggests the creation of a register of technological demands, which could be published in Formict Report so that NITs might identify technology transfer opportunities.