Annual Activities Report 2011 - INCT-Inofar - UFRJ
Annual Activities Report 2011 - INCT-Inofar - UFRJ
Annual Activities Report 2011 - INCT-Inofar - UFRJ
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<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2011</strong> | <strong>INCT</strong>-INOFAR<br />
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Presentation<br />
Drugs and<br />
Medicines <strong>INCT</strong><br />
(<strong>INCT</strong>-INOFAR)<br />
The National Institute of Science and Technology of Drugs and Medicines (<strong>INCT</strong>-INOFAR)<br />
brings together nationwide scientific expertise in pharmaceutical innovation (radical<br />
innovation) and generic pharmaceuticals (incremental innovation), building active bridges<br />
between its scientists and industry, both private and public, that is capable of adopting the<br />
technology developed by the Institute.<br />
<strong>INCT</strong>-INOFAR has as its main goal to coordinate different research subprojects in the<br />
theme of the complex chain of innovation in pharmaceuticals and medications. The network<br />
of scientific expertises that comprises <strong>INCT</strong>-INOFAR is made up of 31 research groups<br />
located in 15 teaching and research institutions in 8 Brazilian states.<br />
<strong>INCT</strong>-INOFAR has the task of training human resources making them qualified in<br />
technical-scientific areas of expertise in all the distinct stages of the process of discovery<br />
and invention of new pharmaceuticals – from the election of the most adequate therapeutic<br />
target for the treatment of the chosen physiopathology to the completion of bioassays in the<br />
preclinical stage.<br />
Parallel to laboratory research, <strong>INCT</strong>-INOFAR coordinates activities in Scientific Awareness<br />
and Health Education that aim to create critical conscience in the use of medications. For this,<br />
<strong>INCT</strong>-INOFAR has created the Pharmaceuticals Portal www.portaldosfarmacos.ccs.ufrj.br,<br />
a website where the Institute publicizes its research activities and where its Health Education<br />
materials are made available.