DESAFIOS NA PRODUÇÃO DO CONHECIMENTO EM BIOTECNOLOGIA.

An obstacle for Brazil to be recognized worldwide for its researches in biotechnology is in the bureaucracy of the process for the approval of licenses, including the ethical committee authorizations in researches evolving humans and animals, the access to the genetic national patrimony, state authorizations and the patent requests. The objective of this study was to present flowcharts showing the forms to access the solicitations in the area of biology and similar, as the documents demanded in each case, serving as for consultation source for researchers who need to obtain these authorizations. Due to the excess of forms, expiration dates, among other regulatory documents, there are unfavorable results related to the national scientific production, including the valid national patent rate. Although the national regularization on the involvement of humans and animals in researches, the access to the genetic patrimony and order of patents are essential for the preservation of the country's biodiversity, the prevention of damages and the respect for the legislation, there are some barriers that create negative reflexes in the scientific growth of the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]