This chapter argues that modern biotechnology has been–and continues to be–developing
at a rapid pace and is connected to fundamental changes in the economy over time, with …

All would agree that with more than 3,000 new firms formed in Europe, Japan and the United
States focused on biotechnology, and with elegant strides forward in our understanding of …

This book offers a novel insight into the economic dynamics of modern biotechnology, using
examples from Europe to reflect global trends. The authors apply theoretical insight to a …

Barack Obama's best selling memoir, The Audacity of Hope [1] was first published in 2006.
Chapter 5, entitled 'Opportunity', set out an agenda for rekindling an American economy that …

This paper introduces the innovative articles contained in the third special issue of Industry
and Innovation emanating from conferences organized by DRUID (Danish Research Unit for …

This paper asks whether biotechnology, in general, and the industry clusters of innovative
biotechnology enterprises that have uniformly characterised its economic form, are now in a …

In recent years, the bioeconomy has established itself worldwide as a mainstay for achieving
a sustainable economy. The targeted use of biological resources for industrial purposes can …

Biotechnology has to be understood as a system or network. Innovative activities, as well as
production and commercialisation, rest on and involve, either directly or indirectly, a large …

The existence of a medicinal 'biotech revolution'has been widely accepted and promoted by
academics, consultants, industry and government. This has generated expectations about …

This chapter compares and contrasts the market based biotechnology policies of the United
Kingdom with the regionally engineered biotechnology policies of Germany in the light of the …