INNOVATION IN PHARMACEUTICALS

The National Institute of Science and Technology of Drugs and Medicines* (INCT-INOFAR) was created in 2009, as the result of an initiative by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MCT), carried out by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), with the support of the Foundation for Research Support of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Faperj), and of the Department of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Health (Decit/MS).

Formerly the Millennium Institute for Innovation and Development of Drugs and Medicines (IM-INOFAR), INCT-INOFAR articulates academic competences in teaching and research, through a national network, in the fields of breakthrough pharmaceutical innovation and the incremental development of generic pharmaceuticals.

The network of competences formed by INCT-INOFAR has the goal of carrying out the necessary studies for the fulfillment of the fundamental stages in the process of discovery of new pharmaceuticals – from the choice of a therapeutic target to the completion of pre-clinical assays. When combined, the scientific-academic competences are able to carry out all the actions in the complex chain of innovation in pharmaceuticals and medications in an optimal way, achieving promising results.

As it contributes to articulate the scientific knowledge between the 15 project member institutions, INCT-INOFAR creates favorable conditions for innovation in the pharmaceutical and pharmochemical sectors in the country, thus promoting the technical-scientific autonomy of Brazil in the field of pharmaceuticals – essential for the independency of this important sector.