An institutional ecosystem that turns research into public impact.
Established in 2008 under the Graduate Studies & Research Office, the Innovation Agency is UFRRJ's NIT — responsible for protecting, transferring and promoting technologies developed across 12 institutes, 3 campuses and 115 years of rural vocation.
One agency, three institutional missions.
We are the meeting point between UFRRJ's scientific output and the real demands of industry, government and rural communities. We operate under Brazil's Innovation Legal Framework (Law 13.243/2016 and Decree 9.283/2018) and UFRRJ's Institutional Innovation Policy (CONSU Deliberation 185/2024).
Protect the knowledge generated at the university and convert it into tangible benefit — granted patents, licensed technologies, royalties reinvested in research.
To be, by 2030, a national reference in rural-based innovation — connecting agribusiness, biotech and veterinary sciences to a new generation of Brazilian companies.
Scientific integrity, contractual transparency, fair royalty sharing (1/3 to the inventor) and ongoing dialogue with academia and industry.
Continuous operation since 2008.
Five divisions, one workflow.
The Agency is organized in five thematic divisions under the Executive Board (Decree 150/2019). Each division acts on a stage of the cycle — from initial confidentiality to public outreach.
Novelty analysis, drafting and filing with INPI, partner prospecting, NDAs and licensing contracts, assignment and R&D partnerships under the Legal Framework.
Support to junior enterprises, Enactus UFRRJ, INEAGRO and entrepreneurial initiatives across the academic community.
Institutional outreach, awareness across the academic community and content production on protection and technology transfer.
Technical and commercial assessment of university-developed technologies, supporting decisions on protection and licensing.
Articulation of initiatives with direct social impact in rural and urban communities, connecting applied research to local demands.
From 2008 to today.
Who leads the Agency.
The Executive Board, reporting to the Vice-Rectorate, is supported by two collegiate bodies — the Senior Council and the Technical-Scientific Committee — that ensure governance of innovation actions at the university.
Regulatory basis of the Agency.
Open doors in Seropédica.
In-person service Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm. For R&D partnerships and licensing, by appointment.