Recently, at the end of February, Fiotec renewed its accreditation with the Ministry of Education (MEC) and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI). This means that the institution remains authorized to act as a support foundation for Fiocruz in research, teaching, outreach, and institutional development projects.

The accreditation granted by the MEC and MCTI confers credibility and confidence to the activities developed by Fiotec in its support of Fiocruz. The renewal of this recognition makes clear the importance the institution places on meeting legal requirements and executing the shared management of projects in an increasingly efficient and sustainable way.

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Today, the projects developed by Fiocruz with the support of Fiotec are classified into three groups:

Institutional development projects: those that lead to a measurable improvement in the conditions of the supported institution for the fulfillment of its institutional mission, duly recorded in an institutional plan approved by the institution's superior body and in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 1 of Law No. 8958 of 1994.

Technological development projects: activities aimed at applying new knowledge related to technology, with visible practical results, potentially generating new products, services, or processes.

Innovation stimulus projects: activities aimed at introducing novelty or improvement in the productive and social environment that result in new products, services or processes; or that include the addition of new functionalities or characteristics to an existing product, service or process that may result in improvements and effective gains in quality or performance.