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Uncovering Innovation Features and Emerging Technologies in Molecular Biology through Patent Analysis

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Recombinant Glycoprotein Production

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 1674))

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Scientific research at universities has a crucial role in leveraging a country’s innovative potential. Sectors that require greater investments in technology for the development of their research, such as biotechnology, need to be aware of the frontier state-of-the-art technology and the knowledge incrusted within it. Although the information available in scientific articles is well explored in academic environment, the patent literature, where much of the technological information is present, is still poorly accessed. This chapter is intended to instruct students and researchers at universities to look at patent document analysis as a source of scientific and technological information and explore its applications. Within this chapter, we use the technological area regarding immunoglobulins inventions (monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies) as example to provide directions on how to develop a patent landscape to get an overview of the inventions in a certain field; how to map a collaborative network of inventors/assignees to help the pursuit and identification of future partnerships; and lastly we describe the steps of how to set up a network of patent citations with the aim of forecasting emerging technologies. We strongly believe that incorporate data from patents in planning phase of research projects at academia, as well as to establish partnerships and join R&D efforts to invest on promising technologies, is of great relevance to leverage the growth of the biotechnology sector.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) grant number 2014/22500-8; 2012/22686-9 and 2015/13816-4 (which provided us the resources for a Clarivate Analytics - Derwent Innovation® subscription.)

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  1. School of Economics, Business Administration and Accounting at Ribeirão Preto – FEA-RP, University of São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes 3900, 14040-900, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

    Cristiano Gonçalves Pereira & Geciane Silveira Porto

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  1. Regional Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

    Virgínia Picanço-Castro

  2. School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

    Kamilla Swiech

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Pereira, C.G., Porto, G.S. (2018). Uncovering Innovation Features and Emerging Technologies in Molecular Biology through Patent Analysis. In: Picanço-Castro, V., Swiech, K. (eds) Recombinant Glycoprotein Production. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1674. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7312-5_2

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