Technology foresight for the identification of new targets, opportunities and partnerships in plant-based platforms

Abstract

Introduction: As an example of many of technology foresight (TF) applications, it can help an organization to identify areas to concentrate research and development investments in short, medium and long terms. Since 2012, Bio-Manguinhos (BM) has been investing in plant-based technologies. This is an emerging field, with few registered products and only one in the market. Therefore, establishing a systematic TF will contribute to BM’ decisionmaking for target selection and project prioritization to be further advanced at the Plant Based Technology Center.