A dinâmica da inovação em bionegócios no Estado do Amazonas: um estudo dos segmentos de alimentos e bebidas e fitoterápicos e fitocosméticos

Abstract

The purpose of this project was to evaluate the dynamics of innovation in biobusiness in the city of Manaus, in the food & beverage and herbal & phytocosmetic companies in order to investigating their practices, based on structured interviews. It was possible to detect the elements that characterize innovation manifested more intensively in the segments of herbal & phytocosmetic than in the food & beverage. Through the analysis of the information collected could also be concluded that the innovative environment for these organizations begins to gain a little more robust, evidenced when observing the articulation of most businesses with ICTs and business support agencies. In some cases, this relationship seems to be more synergistic, in others not so much, but it was important to note that there is a search for such cooperation. The concern and interest of businesses in herbal & phytocosmetic in competing bids to grant and effort that has been done to innovate through access to foundations and funding reveals a new setting for these organizations. This suggests that the availability of government resources, continuously, and the development of programs that encourage interaction between universities and the private sector can stimulate the emergence of new companies in these segments. From these findings it was possible to detect the existence of "innovative activities" in companies considered that, although one can not say that they form a cohesive and effective in each of them, can serve as a basis for guiding policies to encourage development segment of food & drinks and herbal & phytocosmetic.