Publications by authors named "Beatriz de Castro Fialho"

Purpose: After nearly 3 years of the COVID-19 pandemic, even though a vast body of knowledge and products (including vaccines and treatments) have been developed and disseminated, the virus is still evolving and new variants arising. Consequently, thousands of lives continue to be lost. Neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (nAbs) are promising drugs that emerged to treat SARS-CoV-2.

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Recognizing the importance of generating and disseminating innovation for the social and economic development of capitalist countries and the systemic, institutional, and historical nature of this process, this paper emphasizes the need to deal with innovation in the health sector within a framework linking economic, institutional, and policy dynamics. Analysis of the main health goods industries (manufacturers of pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and diagnostics) shows that in the developed countries there is a certain compatibility between the health system and the innovation systems in terms of requirements, and that the state is an essential player in this articulation. In Brazil, however, there is a marked disconnection between the health and innovation systems.

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