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27 November 2014PharmaGabriel Di Blasi and Mellina Mamede

IP in Brazil: breaking down barriers

Although Brazil has been ranked by the World Bank as the world’s seventh biggest economy, and is able to develop great technology, especially due to its extensive biodiversity, it has not become self-sufficient in the life sciences field.

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