Science, the state and the city : Britain's struggle to succeed in biotechnology

This work examines the evolution of one of the most important technologies that has emerged in the last 50 years: biotechnology - the use of living organisms, or parts thereof to create useful products and services. It explains how firms based in the US took the lead in commercialising the technolog...

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Hauptverfasser:
Owen, Geoffrey, Hopkins, Michael M. (MitwirkendeR)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
This work examines the evolution of one of the most important technologies that has emerged in the last 50 years: biotechnology - the use of living organisms, or parts thereof to create useful products and services. It explains how firms based in the US took the lead in commercialising the technology, and why it has been so difficult for firms in other countries to match what the leading American companies have achieved.
Umfang:
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-179430-9
Schlagworte:
Biotechnology industries > Great Britain.
Cities.
Biotechnology.
Biological Science Disciplines.
Environment.
Ecological and Environmental Phenomena.
Natural Science Disciplines.
Occupations.
Biological Phenomena.
Industries
Business & Economics
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