Science-Technology-Industry Network - The Competitiveness of Swiss Biotechnology - A Case Study of Innovation
Milad Zarin-Nejadan, J. Bart Carrin, Yuko Harayama & Jan Alexander Mack
| Résumé |
This study proposes to analyze in an exploratory way the state of
innovation and production systems in Swiss biotechnology and
especially its innovative capacity and related factors. As
biotechnology as such cannot be considered as an industrial sector
but rather as a set of technologies developed in the field of life
sciences, the direct link with science makes innovative capacity a
major determinant of competitiveness. While large multinationals,
such as biopharmaceuticals, may not need local technology
suppliers, the presence of a local industry of research-based firms
and technology suppliers is critical, because the industry is, by
itself, a major source of growth and social progress. By observing
how resreach and devlopment (R&D) activities are organized in the
field of biotechnology, we try to identify the relations existing
between universities and the biotechnology industry, but also the
relations between the biotechnology firms among themselves. |
| Mots-clés |
innovation, biotechnology |
| Citation | Zarin-Nejadan, M., Carrin, J. B., Harayama, Y., & Mack, J. A. (2004). Science-Technology-Industry Network - The Competitiveness of Swiss Biotechnology - A Case Study of Innovation. Tokyo: Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI). |
| Type | Rapport (Anglais) |
| Date | 1-3-2004 |
| Titre de la collection | RIETI Discussion Papers |
| Institution | Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) (Tokyo) |
| Nombre de pages | 71 |
| Liée au projet | Science-Industry-Technology Network in Switzerland |