The Innovation Law, the creation of technology transfer offices and their impact on the Brazilian innovation landscape

During the past decades entrepreneurial dynamism has increased both in universities and scientists, reshaping the academic landscape by transforming knowledge into intellectual property (Etzkowitz, 2001). In response to the pressures of a rapidly changing society (Rodrigues, 2011), universities are increasingly engaged in technology transfer processes, which can be characterized as a second academic revolution ¹ (Etzkowitz, 2003).