Brazil's biotechnology assessment of potential to achieve sustainable development goals, benchmarking against the USA

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World Patent Information Pub Date : 2024-03-29 DOI:10.1016/j.wpi.2024.102275

Cristina M. Quintella , Samira Abdallah Hanna , Sidnei Cerqueira dos Santos

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Biotechnology, the fifth technological wave preceding the sixth wave of Sustainability, is crucial for achieving the 2023 Agenda's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially in biodiverse Brazil. This review uses composite indicators to compare Brazil with the USA across static and temporal evolutions. Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) 4 and 5 were assessed using patents from 2000 to 2019. Patents from 2000 to 2019 reveal a TRL gap at 4–5 in Brazil, skewed towards academic articles (TRL3), indicating lag behind the USA at TRL5. Brazil's patent growth rate surpasses the USA's by eightfold. Specialization between Brazilian academia and the nation converges. The revealed technological advantage and the distance between academies and between countries are nearing unification. Brazil focuses on SDG3 (Good Health and Well-Being) and SDG7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) but must intensify efforts on SDG2 (Zero Hunger), SDG6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), SDG13 (Climate Action), SDG14 (Life below Water), and SDG15 (Life on Land). The USA concentrates its technologies in SDG3 (Good Health and Well-Being). USA's modern biotech navigates the fifth wave, while Brazil's traditional biotech must modernize, focusing on SDG9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure) and SDG17 (Global Partnerships for Sustainable Development), requiring government policies for mid-range TRLs.

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巴西生物技术评估实现可持续发展目标的潜力，以美国为基准

生物技术是第六次可持续发展浪潮之前的第五次技术浪潮，对于实现 2023 年议程的可持续发展目标（SDGs）至关重要，尤其是在生物多样性丰富的巴西。本报告采用综合指标对巴西与美国的静态和时间演变进行比较。利用 2000 年至 2019 年的专利对技术准备水平 (TRL) 4 级和 5 级进行了评估。2000年至2019年的专利显示，巴西的TRL差距为4-5级，偏向于学术文章（TRL3），表明在TRL5级落后于美国。巴西的专利增长率是美国的八倍。巴西学术界和国家之间的专业化趋同。所显示的技术优势与学术界之间和国家之间的距离接近统一。巴西专注于可持续发展目标 3（良好的健康和福祉）和可持续发展目标 7（负担得起的清洁能源），但必须在可持续发展目标 2（零饥饿）、可持续发展目标 6（清洁水和卫生设施）、可持续发展目标 13（气候行动）、可持续发展目标 14（水下生活）和可持续发展目标 15（陆地生活）方面加大努力。美国将其技术集中于可持续发展目标 3（良好的健康和福祉）。美国的现代生物技术引领着第五次浪潮，而巴西的传统生物技术必须实现现代化，重点关注可持续发展目标 9（工业、创新和基础设施）和可持续发展目标 17（促进可持续发展的全球伙伴关系），这就要求政府制定中档 TRLs 政策。

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