The role of junior enterprises in the development of human resources in biotechnology: a case report in Rio De Janeiro state

Introduction Junior Enterprises are nonprofit entities run by undergraduate students. The Junior Enterprise Antonio Paes de Carvalho (EJ-APC) was established in 2010 with the major goal of stimulate the entrepreneurial skills of students in the life sciences area by the development of biotechnological products and services. Since human resources trained in basic science at the university are poorly incorporated into the private sector, we aim to demonstrate that new technologies can be developed or new markets can be achieved by the students in order to stimulate their professional career out of the academic locus.