Table 2.

Data summary

Data Source	Description	Analytical output
Network ties	708 direct NTD-related collaboration ties extracted based on an original inventory of all the collaborations established by FIOCRUZ with other organizations between 1970 and 2015	Longitudinal evolution of FIOCRUZ’s NTD partnership network characterized by partners’ type and partnerships’ nature and goals
Patent applications	570 NTD-related patent applications filed in Brazil between 1980 and 2015	Longitudinal characterization of the NTD patenting landscape in Brazil by type of applicant and invention
Interviews	Twenty (20) open-ended interviews with key informants at FIOCRUZ headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, conducted in 2015–2016	In-depth description of FIOCRUZ’ network development strategy to build innovation capabilities in the NTD area (1970–2015)