This is a historical moment on the path to genomic medicine—the point at which theory is
about to be translated into practice. We have previously described human genome variation …

Page 1 Page 2 Developing National Systems of Innovation Page 3 This book is dedicated to:
Daniel Chudnovsky (1944–2007) Jo Lorentzen (1962–2011) Dani Nabudere (1932–2011) …

High relative poverty levels in Africa are attributed to the continent's under performing
agriculture. Drought, low-yielding crop varieties, pests and diseases, poor soils, low fertilizer …

Research on the changing role of universities in firm learning, innovation and national
economic development has not extended systematically to low income countries of sub …

This study draws on publication and citation data related to plant biotechnology from a 10-
year (2004–2013) period to assess the research performance, impact, and collaboration of …

Abstract The South African government is committed to science and technology innovation,
to establishing a knowledge-based economy and to harnessing life-sciences research for …

Publicly financed research institutions form the largest concentration of skills and personnel
in the area of science and technology in South Africa. They are composed of 23 higher …

Biotechnology is a young, but important industry in South Africa. As elsewhere,
entrepreneurship is considered crucial to unlocking the growth potential of biotechnology …

Abstract How have South Africa's economic planners managed to ignore, or at least to
minimise the relevance of the most salient facts about the economic performance of the …

Canada's biotech sector ranks within the top five globally, but its life sciences venture capital
(VC) industry is among the worlds weakest. This makes for an interesting case study in …