There is often a gap between the creation of knowledge and the use of new knowledge in
the economy, a situation which has pushed many governments to establish programmes for …

Biotechnology is considered as one of the key high-technology sectors in the future. It has
been increasingly accepted that small, innovative businesses were the major stimulus for …

In this contribution an attempt is made to explore the learning processes by which European
biotechnology firms are seeking to emulate, catch-up and even overtake US biotechnology …

This book is aimed at providing a large audience, including practitioners, politicians and
decision-makers, with useful insights in relation to innovation and entrepreneurship in the …

Biotechnology is considered to be one of the key high-technology sectors of the future. It has
been increasingly accepted that small, innovative businesses were the major stimulus for …

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 …

This paper explores entrepreneurship in biotech through the in depth analysis of four new
ventures located in the Upper-Rhine Biovalley. One of the strengths of this paper is the …

Germany now has a substantial number of new biotechnology firms, with the number
steadily increasing. The institutional framework has been slow to develop for this novel form …

Governments play a central role when it comes to defining the direction of the scientific
development that a region will follow. Without a structure that supports and organizes the …

This paper analyses Finnish biotechnology policy and combines this with a look at the
evolution of a university spin-off company's business models. It offers a rare grass-roots …