Economic Dynamics of Modern Biotechnology

Contents:
Preface
Part I: Introduction
1. Introduction
Jens Laage-Hellman, Maureen McKelvey and Annika Rickne
2. Conceptualizing and Measuring Modern Biotechnology
Johan Brink, Maureen McKelvey and Keith Smith

Part II: Setting the Scene
3. Stylized Facts about Innovation Processes in Modern Biotechnology
Maureen McKelvey, Annika Rickne and Jens Laage-Hellman

4. The Post-Genome Era: Rupture in the Organization of the Life Science Industry?
Michel Quere

5. An Overview of Biotechnology Innovation in Europe: Firms, Demand, Government Policy and Research
Jacqueline Senker

Part III: Challenging the Existing
6. Risk Management and the Commercialization of Human Genetic Testing in the UK
Michael M. Hopkins and Paul Nightingale

7. Network and Technology Systems in Science-driven Fields: The Case of European Food Biotechnology
Finn Valentin and Rasmus Lund Jensen

8. Future Imperfect: The Response of the Insurance Industry to the Emergence of Predictive Genetic Testing
Stefano Brusoni, Rachel Cutts and Aldo Geuna

9. Emergent Bioinformatics and Newly Distributed Innovation Processes
Andrew McMeekin, Mark Harvey and Sally Gee

Part IV: Forming the New
10. The Dynamics of Regional Specialization in Modern Biotechnology: Comparing Two Regions in Sweden and Two Regions in Australia, 1977-2001
Johan Brink, Linus Dahlander and Maureen McKelvey

11. On the Spatial Dimension of Firm Formation
Annika Rickne

12. Examining the Marketplace for Ideas: How Local are Europe's Biotechnology Clusters?
Steven Casper and Fiona Murray

13. Creation and Growth of High-Tech SMEs: The Role of the Local Environment
Corinne Autant-Bernard, Vincent Mangematin and Nadine Massard

Part V: Conclusions
14. Reflections and Ways Forward
Hannah Kettler, Maureen McKelvey and Luigi Orsenigo

Index

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• Biotecnologia
• Aplicações industriais da pesquisa científica e inovação tecnológica