This paper examines the organization of distributed innovation shaped by the major
discontinuity in the life sciences and their associated technologies that has unfolded over …

In commercial applications of biotechnology, there is no international convergence. On
many critical dimensions, the United States is pulling ahead vis-à-vis most other developed …

This pape criticizes the concept of'technological discontinuities'. It argues that the concept is
misleading when the skills and knowledge of an indusry are composed of multiple rather …

Technological Systems in the Bio Industries: An International Study represents a
comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and systematic effort to understand the nature and role of …

The use of networked organisational arrangements to conduct exchanges is one of the most
distinctive features of high-tech research-intensive industries. Advances in biotechnology …

There can be little doubt that the most significant recent development in the study of
innovation has been the emergence of a'systems of innovation'literature. Following …

Scientists in the biotechnology sector have developed a vast array of products and
procedures, including drugs, diagnostics, agricultural products and veterinary procedures …

The frequency of inter-firm partnerships, alternatively called inter-firm alliances, increased
rapidly and unexpectedly during the 1970s. This increase has been particularly fast in fields …

This article analyses a range of literature dealing with the issue of innovation in the agro
food industry, focusing in particular on the dynamics of R&D. It presents and discusses the …

This study proposes to analyse in an exploratory way the state of innovation and production
systems in Swiss biotechnology and especially its innovative capacity and related factors. As …