University and their contribution to innovation: Inferences from Brazilian cases

Presented at the GLOBELICS 6th International Conference 2008 22-24 September, Mexico City, Mexico.The university firm relationship is an important aspect of the process of innovation and deserves increasing attention from policymakers and public. They are very heterogeneous contributions given by universities to this process, permeating their activities of teaching, research, transfer / commercialization of knowledge and spin-off f companies. This study aims to provide a summary of these key contributions based on case studies of success