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The Race to Commercialize Biotechnology Steven Collins

The Race to Commercialize Biotechnology By Steven Collins

The Race to Commercialize Biotechnology by Steven Collins

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Summary

This comparative study looks at the early development of biotechnology in the US and Japan.

The Race to Commercialize Biotechnology Summary

The Race to Commercialize Biotechnology: Molecules, Market and the State in Japan and the US by Steven Collins

Provides comparative analysis of technological innovation (with particular focus on US and Japan)

Gives detailed historical account of first 20 years of commercial biotechnology in Japan and US

Up to date - last detailed study of the political economy of Japanese biotechnology using primary sources to be published in England was in 1989 (Brock - Biotechnology in Japan)

About Steven Collins

Steven W. Collins is Associate Professor in the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Program at the University of Washington.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction 1. The Approach 2. National Innovation Systems and Biotechnology 3. The Market for Biotechnology 4. Products 5. A Road Map 6. References Chapter 2: Firms, Technological Regimes, and National Innovation Systems 1. Introduction 2. The Firm as Innovator 3. Technological Regimes and Trajectories 4. Biotechnology and the National Innovation System 5. Putting it all Together 6. References Chapter 3: Biotechnology and National Innovation Systems in the US and Japan 1. Industry 2. Research Infrastructure 3. Public Policy 4. Conclusions 5. References Chapter 4: The Emergence of Commercial Biotechnology in the US 1. Introduction 2. Institutional Formation and Knowledge Creation 3. Knowledge Enhancement (1976-1983) 4. Commercial Take-Off (1983-1900s) 5. Conclusions 6. References Chapter 5: The Emergence of Commercial Biotechnology 1. Introduction 2. The Origins of Japan's Bioindustry 3. Biotechnology Fever hits Japan 4. From Bio-Boom to Bio-Reality: Alliances Strategies and the Shift from Basic Research (1985-Present) 5. Conclusions 6. Endnotes Chapter 6: Conclusions 1. Summary 2. Biotechnology in the US and Japan 3. Concluding Thoughts References

Additional information

NPB9780415651295
9780415651295
0415651298
The Race to Commercialize Biotechnology: Molecules, Market and the State in Japan and the US by Steven Collins
Steven Collins
Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies
New
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2013-03-22
208
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