“…As in developed countries, university research has been playing an increasing role in fostering firms' innovation in Brazil (Albuquerque, 2007;Fernandes et al, 2010;Rapini et al, 2009;Suzigan, Albuquerque, Garcia, & Rapini, 2009). Engineering and agrarian sciences are the most important scientific fields in which universities collaborate with industry, as the primary economic activities in Brazilian industry are manufacturing and agribusiness (Suzigan et al, 2009).…”