UFRJ and Fiocruz to launch national research centre in UFRJ Technology Park

The Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) is teaming up with Brazilian public health research institute Fiocruz to open a new research centre in the UFRJ Technology Park.

The focus of the new research centre will be to set up a health technology platform to develop products, services and technologies to meet the demands of Brazil’s public healthcare system, the Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS).

"The presence of the Fiocruz research centre in the UFRJ Technology Park is of great importance for public health in Brazil,” said Romildo Toledo, the executive director of UFRJ Technology Park. “By concentrating efforts in key areas such as pharmaceutical equivalence and pharmacokinetics, as well as pharmaceutical micro and nanotechnologies, we are strengthening the development of more effective medicines.”

"Through [Brazil’s] health economic industrial complex, we have great contributions to make to our population. Today, the health sector is crucial for social development, as it accounts for a large part of the GDP and a large part of the workforce," said Roberto Medronho, Rector of UFRJ.

The new research centre will be housed in a building with a total area of 4,849.40 m² and a free private area of 1,870.00 m², on a plot of 7,071.28 m².

For more information, visit the UFRJ Technology Park website.