A study of CNPq Research Groups and Incubators for creating academic spin-offs at UERJ, RJ, Brazil

This article aims to map the interactions of research groups with incubators and other internal and external stakeholders at the State University of Rio de Janeiro - UERJ, to identify the possibility of innovation for the creation of academic spin-offs. This university was chosen because it is a public, a state school and considered a great teaching, research and extension institution, currently ranked 11th (RUF, 2013). Therefore, it presents a broad level of generalization regarding the results of this research. This analysis was performed in the post-innovation law scenario, in the 2009-2011 period, with a representative sample of 346 research groups registered by the 2010 Census with the National Council of Technological and Scientific Development - CNPq and the four incubators at UERJ. The results indicate a low level of interaction (approximately 10%) of the UERJ groups with the incubators and companies (incubated and spin-offs).