Technological Systems in the Bio Industries An International Study
Technological Systems in the Bio Industries: An International Study represents a comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and systematic effort to understand the nature and role of technological change in a rapidly evolving arena of economic activity that can be
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AN INTERNATIONAL STUDY
Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation VOLUME 26
Series Editors Cristiano Antonelli, University of Torino, Italy Bo Carlsson, Case Western Reserve University, USA.
Editorial Board: Steven Klepper, Carnegie Mellon University, USA. Richard Langlois, University ofConnecticut, USA. lS. Metcalfe, University ofManchester, UK. David Mowery, University ofCalifornia, Berkeley, USA. Pascal Petit, CEPREMAP, France Luc Soete, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
The titles published in this series are listed at the end ofthis volume.
Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation
TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS IN THE BIO INDUSTRIES ANINTERNATIONALSTUDY
edited by
Do Carlsson Case Western University
SPRINGER SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA, LLC
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Technological systems in the bio industries : an international study / edited by Bo Carlsson. p. cm. - (Economics of Science, technology, and innovation ; 26) Includes bibliographical references and index. TSBN 978-1-4613-5302-7 ISBN 978-1-4615-0915-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4615-0915-8 1. Medical innovations-Cross-cultural studies. 2. Biotechnology-Technological innovations. 3. Medical technology-Case studies. R855.3 .T54 2001 610/ .28-dc21
2001057979
Copyright © 2002 by Springer Science+Business Media New York Originally published by Kluwer Academic Publishers in 2002 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2002 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permis sion of the publisher, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Bo Carlsson List of Contributors List of Tables List of Figures
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Introduction Bo Carlsson and Rikard Stankiewicz 2
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The Analytical Approach and Methodology Bo Carlsson, Magnus Holmen, Staffan Jacobsson, Annika Rickne, and Rikard Stankiewicz
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The Cognitive Dynamics of Biotechnology and the Evolution of Its Technological Systems Rikard Stankiewicz
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The Biomedical Clusters in Ohio and Sweden: An Overview Bo Carlsson and Pontus Braunerhjelm
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Micro-Level Analysis of Firms in the Biomedical Clusters in Ohio and Sweden Dilek Cetindamar and Jens Laage-Hellman
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The Support Structure of the Biomedical Clusters: Research, Intermediary, and Financial Organizations Pontus Braunerhjelm, Dilek Cetindamar, and Dan Johansson
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Regional Characteristics and Performance: Evidence from Biomaterials Firms Annika Rickne
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Titanium Implants: A Competence Bloc Comparison of a Swedish Firm and an Ohio Firm Ann-Charlotte Fridh
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The Health Care Competence Bloc: On the Integration of Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Technologies with Hospital Care and Health Insurance Gunnar Eliasson
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A Competence Bloc Analysis of The Economic Potential of Biotechnology in Agriculture and Food Production
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