TRIPLE HELIX SPACES IN BRAZILIAN UNIVERSITIES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

The advent of the 2019 Coronavirus disease - COVID-19 has placed the global spotlight on science, research, scientific knowledge and researchers, in the search for mitigating solutions at a time when some leaders in developed and developing countries are criticizing the role of science and its ability to overcome challenges. This article presents an analysis from the perspective of the triple helix model of significant initiatives introduced by Brazilian universities that enabled the identification of an effective response to the pandemic, highlighting the impact and adaptation to the adverse scenario, the rapid responses, the ability to establish forms of interaction that augmented the possibilities for intervention and collaboration with government, business and society in a time of crisis. The effectiveness of the triple helix (university-government-industry) movement, the spaces for consensus, knowledge and innovation during the COVID-19 pandemic, is presented in three case studies from the leading universities in the country.