Fiocruz Bahia - IGM

Name

Fiocruz Bahia - IGM

Legal name

Instituto Gonçalo Moniz

Website

https://bahia.fiocruz.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Fiocruz Bahia (Instituto Gonçalo Moniz) is a Brazilian Ministry of Health research institute in Salvador that studies infectious and parasitic diseases, provides SUS reference diagnostics in hepatopathology and nephropathology, operates seven technological platforms plus the CIDACS big-data center, and runs CAPES Concept 6 graduate programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Biomedical Research Services

NAICS

Medical Laboratories (621511)

SIC

Services-Medical Laboratories (8071), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) & Near-Patient Labs (HLAFAMAI)

Keywords

• Infectious disease research
• Public health research
• Biomedical research platforms
• Diagnostic reference services
• Graduate health education

Headquarters

HQ city

Salvador

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fiocruz Bahia (Instituto Gonçalo Moniz) is a Brazilian public health research institution that operates a portfolio of technological platforms (real-time PCR, DNA sequencing, flow cytometry, bioinformatics, histotechnology, electron microscopy, and animal facilities), provides reference diagnostic services in hepatopathology and nephropathology to SUS public hospitals, and delivers graduate academic programs in pathology, biotechnology, and clinical research.

Product overview

Fiocruz Bahia (Instituto Gonçalo Moniz) is a public health research institute offering a portfolio of technological platforms and services. The core offerings include: technological platforms for research support (Real-Time PCR, DNA Sequencing, Flow Cytometry, Bioinformatics, Histotechnology, Electron Microscopy, and Animal Facility); diagnostic reference services in hepatopathology and nephropathology; academic programs (strictu sensu and lato sensu postgraduate programs); and a Technology Portfolio showcasing innovative products (Leishderm for cutaneous leishmaniasis, stem cell immunotherapy, inhaled drug formulations). The institute also operates CIDACS for big data integration and analysis, and maintains a Núcleo de Inovação Tecnológica for technology transfer and intellectual property management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Plataforma Tecnológica de PCR em Tempo Real Provides qualitative and quantitative real-time PCR assays based on fluorescence detection for nucleic acid detection and concentration estimation, available to researchers from Fiocruz units, other institutions, and companies.
• Plataforma de Sequenciamento de DNA DNA sequencing, fragment analysis, and human leukocyte antigen (HLA) analysis services with dedicated software tools for sequence interpretation.
• Plataforma de Citometria de Fluxo Offers immunophenotyping, intracellular cytokine quantification, cell proliferation assays, and cell sorting using advanced flow cytometers (FACSymphony S6, LSRFortessa).
• Plataforma de Bioinformática Provides bioinformatics services including creation and mining of biological databases, RNA/DNA/protein sequence analyses, and bioinformatics training.
• Serviço de Histotecnologia Production of histological blocks and slides from experimental and human material, supporting pathological anatomy processing for research and diagnostic activities.
• Serviço de Microscopia Eletrônica Provides transmission and scanning electron microscopy, confocal microscopy, laser microdissection, and slide scanning for diagnostic and experimental research.
• Biotério (Animal Facility) Creation, experimentation, and quality control facilities for laboratory animals, including kennels for dog experimentation studies.
• Serviços de Referência em Patologia Reference diagnostic services in hepatopathology and nephropathology provided to SUS public hospitals, including the PathoSpotter computational diagnostic system.
• Programa de Pós-Graduação em Patologia (PgPAT) Stricto sensu postgraduate program in Pathology offered in partnership with UFBA, focusing on immunopathology of infectious and chronic diseases; rated CAPES concept 6.
• Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia em Saúde e Medicina Investigativa (PgBSMI) Stricto sensu postgraduate program in Biotechnology applied to Health, Molecular Epidemiology, and Investigative Medicine; rated CAPES concept 6.
• Mestrado Profissional em Pesquisa Clínica e Translacional (PGPCT) Professional master's program in hybrid mode focused on clinical and translational research in oncology and health surveillance.
• Centro de Integração de Dados e Conhecimentos para Saúde (CIDACS) Interdisciplinary research center for integration of large health databases (big data) supporting epidemiological studies, social program evaluation, and public health policy analysis.
• Núcleo de Inovação Tecnológica (NIT) Technology innovation nucleus that promotes intellectual property protection, technology transfer, and scientific entrepreneurship for Fiocruz Bahia.
• Vitrine Tecnológica - Leishderm Topical formulation innovation for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis.
• Ambiente Virtual de Aprendizagem (AVA) Virtual learning environment using Moodle for online courses and educational content delivery.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

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AI maturity

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AI capability8 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2016Partnership with multiple UFBA institutes including Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Escola de Nutrição, Faculdade de Economia, Instituto de Física, and Instituto de Matemática e Estatística for interdisciplinary health research projects, particularly through CIDACS.
• Senai-CimateccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2016Collaboration in the Center for Data and Knowledge Integration for Health (CIDACS), contributing technological expertise to big data health research initiatives.
• London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2016International partner in CIDACS, bringing global health research expertise to the big data health integration initiatives.
• Farr InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2016International partner in CIDACS, contributing to the development of innovative research methodologies for health data integration.
• Fiocruz BrasíliamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2016Partnership within the Fiocruz network for CIDACS activities and broader institutional research collaboration.
• Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde (Icict Fiocruz/RJ)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2016Collaboration in CIDACS for scientific communication and information technology in health.
• Universidade de BrasíliamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2016Partner in CIDACS for academic collaboration in health data research.
• Fundação Getúlio VargasmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2016Collaboration with FGV in CIDACS for economics and health policy research integration.
• Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal da Bahia (Famed/UFBA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal convênio partnership for the Programa de Pós-graduação em Patologia (PgPAT), with emphasis on immunopathology of infectious and chronic diseases.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fundação Ezequiel Dias (FUNED): Minas Gerais state public health laboratory and vaccine producer. Comparable as a Brazilian state-level public health research and diagnostic institution serving the SUS system.
• Instituto Butantan: Major Brazilian public biomedical research institute and vaccine producer, also state-funded. Comparable as a government-backed research institution focused on infectious diseases with a parallel portfolio of reference services and biomedical products.
• London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine: Global leader in tropical medicine and public health research; existing CIDACS partner. Comparable in infectious disease research focus, graduate training, and international collaboration model.
• Institut Pasteur: Internationally renowned French biomedical research institute focused on infectious diseases, with reference diagnostic services and graduate education. Highly comparable in mission, structure, and disease focus to IGM.
• Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine: German federal institute for tropical and infectious disease research, with reference diagnostics and international collaborations. Comparable in research focus, federal funding model, and reference diagnostic role.
• Instituto Adolfo Lutz: São Paulo state public health reference laboratory with deep diagnostic, epidemiological, and research capabilities. Comparable as a Brazilian public-sector reference lab serving SUS with diagnostic and research functions.

Broad incumbents

• National Institutes of Health (NIH): The largest biomedical research agency in the US, with parallel infectious disease and tropical medicine focus. Comparable as a publicly funded research enterprise, though vastly larger in scale and budget.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): US federal public health agency combining epidemiology, reference diagnostics, infectious disease research, and global health partnerships. Comparable in mission around infectious disease surveillance and reference diagnostics.
• Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz): IGM's parent organization and the federal public health research institution under the Brazilian Ministry of Health. Comparable as the umbrella entity operating IGM and other research units across Brazil.

Regional players

• INPA - National Institute of Amazonian Research: Brazilian federal research institute focused on biodiversity and tropical diseases in the Amazon. Comparable as a publicly funded Brazilian research institute with infectious disease and graduate program mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fiocruzbahia
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/FiocruzBahiaASCOM
• Facebookfacebook.com/fiocruzbahiaoficial
• Instagraminstagram.com/fiocruzbahia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fiocruz-bahia---igm

Compliance7 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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