This paper aims to contribute to the discussion about firm’s innovation, focusing at university–industry interactions (UII), funding and innovation outcomes. The research analysed the data of 325 Brazilian firms that interacted with universities and/or research centres. Regression models were used to evaluate the impact of public funding, types of interactions and innovation outcomes. In addition, the moderation effect of public funds was tested in different types of interactions. The results show that the university–industry interactions based on the use of the university’s knowledge has a positive and significant relationship with firm’s product innovation, and the use of public funding has a negative and significant relationship with a firm’s innovation intensity. It is relevant to note that there are important specificities of the Brazilian context, such as the innovation-related public funding and its effectiveness for the firm’s innovative activities, which contributes to explaining the outcomes.

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巴西公司在大学与行业互动、公共资金和创新成果方面的经验证据

本文旨在为关于公司创新的讨论做出贡献，重点关注大学与行业的互动 (UII)、资金和创新成果。该研究分析了与大学和/或研究中心互动的 325 家巴西公司的数据。回归模型用于评估公共资金的影响、互动类型和创新成果。此外，在不同类型的互动中检验了公共资金的调节作用。结果表明，基于大学知识使用的产学互动与企业产品创新呈正向显着关系，公共资金使用与企业创新强度呈负向显着关系。