Identification of tecnological capabilities of Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Colombia

Identificación de las capacidades tecnológicas de la Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Colombia

Innovation involves technological capabilities. What are the technological capabilities of Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud-FUCS, Colombia? Objective: to measure the level of technological capabilities in the FUCS area of medical sciences considering the following aspects: human capital, finance in I+D+I, measure of innovation, technology transfer, use and appropriation of new technologies, organizational learning processes and productivity. Methods and Data: a qualitative research in which a technological capability conceptual framework in the university sector was created in the first phase, for only references in the industrial sector were found. A semi-structured questionnaire with key actors to identify products and/or services with commercial and/or patentability potential was applied in the second phase.  The life-course methodology was used in the third phase to conduct an in-depth study in product life cycle to identify difficulties in the decision making processes. Results: we established a technological surveillance route in the organization, when a FUCS database of products and/or services with commercial and/or patentability potential was developed by applying a semi-structured interview to key actors. The main challenge identified was to build a continuous innovation-oriented culture in the organization and develop the normativity regarding intellectual property rights defining the rules of the game.

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