RESUMO
Dengue is a serious infectious disease and a growing public health problem in many tropical and sub-tropical countries. To control this neglected tropical disease (NTD), vaccines are likely to be the most cost-effective solution. This study analyzed dengue vaccines from both a historical and longitudinal perspective by using patent data, evaluating the geographic and time coverage of innovations, the primary patent holders, the network of cooperation and partnership for vaccine research and development (R & D), the flow of knowledge and the technological domain involved. This study can be seen as an example of the use of patent information to inform policy discussions, strategic research planning, and technology transfer. The results show that 93% of patents were granted since 2000, the majority belonging to the United States and Europe, although the share of patents from developing countries has increased. Unlike another NTDs, there is great participation of private companies in R & D of dengue vaccines and partnerships and collaboration between public and private companies. Finally, in this study, the main holders showed high knowledge absorption and generated capabilities. Therefore, this issue suggests that to overcome the difficulty of translational R & D it is necessary to stimulate the generation of knowledge and relevant scientific research, to enable the productive sector to have the capacity to absorb knowledge, to turn it into innovation, and to articulate partnerships and collaboration.
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Vacinas contra Dengue/história , Dengue/prevenção & controle , Indústria Farmacêutica/história , Doenças Negligenciadas/prevenção & controle , Patentes como Assunto/história , Países Desenvolvidos , Países em Desenvolvimento , Difusão de Inovações , Europa (Continente) , Saúde Global , História do Século XX , História do Século XXI , Humanos , Parcerias Público-Privadas/história , Transferência de Tecnologia , Pesquisa Translacional Biomédica/história , Estados UnidosRESUMO
Translational Research (TR) appears to be developing into the key health research issue of the beginning of this century. Initially proposed in the United States, TR is spread rapidly throughout both the developed and the developing world. This article discusses the main topics it covers, such as its definition and scope and the reasons why it has emerged in the USA and in this century. It examines the relationship between TR and the basic principles of US scientific policy established at the end of World War II. It sees the demands of a mighty pharmaceutical industry, currently facing a major crisis, linked to scientific genomic and post-genomic output impairments in terms of real innovative products and processes as being the explanation for US government intervention in biomedical research via the NIH. It realizes that it is not easy to predict the future of TR and suggests that it is not sustained by a solid conceptual and theoretical framework. It also discusses the opportunities and possibilities of TR in countries with nascent national innovative systems, such as Brazil. Lastly, it suggests that the existence of a universal health system can be an important tool to provide potential research answers tin health for the demands of innovation on the part of society.
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Pesquisa Translacional Biomédica , História do Século XX , História do Século XXI , Pesquisa Translacional Biomédica/história , Pesquisa Translacional Biomédica/organização & administração , Pesquisa Translacional Biomédica/tendências , Estados UnidosRESUMO
A Pesquisa Translacional (TR) parece estar se tornando o principal mote da pesquisa em saúde neste início de século. Nascida nos Estados Unidos da América (EUA), vem se disseminando rapidamente pelo mundo desenvolvido bem como pela periferia. O artigo discute os principais tópicos relativos a ela. A sua definição e o seu escopo, as razões de ter nascido nos EUA e o porquê de ter nascido neste século. Debate as relações entre a TR e os fundamentos da política científica nos EUA, estabelecidos ao final da Segunda Grande Guerra. Interpreta a demanda de uma indústria farmacêutica poderosa e em crise, associada a dificuldades de outputs científicos em quantidade adequada para atendê-la como um móvel suficiente para explicar a intervenção do governo norte-americano na pesquisa biomédica através do NIH. Entende que é difícil prognosticar o futuro da TR, mas que não se trata de uma proposição sustentada em terreno teórico-conceitual sólido. Tematiza também a oportunidade e as possibilidades da TR em países com sistemas nacionais de inovação imaturos, como é o caso do Brasil. Finalmente, propõe que a existência de um sistema universal de saúde seja a principal ferramenta organizadora das respostas possíveis da pesquisa em saúde às demandas de inovação por parte da sociedade.
Translational Research (TR) appears to be developing into the key health research issue of the beginning of this century. Initially proposed in the United States, TR is spread rapidly throughout both the developed and the developing world. This article discusses the main topics it covers, such as its definition and scope and the reasons why it has emerged in the USA and in this century. It examines the relationship between TR and the basic principles of US scientific policy established at the end of World War II. It sees the demands of a mighty pharmaceutical industry, currently facing a major crisis, linked to scientific genomic and post-genomic output impairments in terms of real innovative products and processes as being the explanation for US government intervention in biomedical research via the NIH. It realizes that it is not easy to predict the future of TR and suggests that it is not sustained by a solid conceptual and theoretical framework. It also discusses the opportunities and possibilities of TR in countries with nascent national innovative systems, such as Brazil. Lastly, it suggests that the existence of a universal health system can be an important tool to provide potential research answers tin health for the demands of innovation on the part of society.