TY - GEN T1 - New Developments in Biotechnology :4 : U.S. Investment in Biotechnology / N1 - Price : U. S. Department of Commerce : National Technical Information Service (NTIS); This publication is reproduced and supplied by the NTIS United Kingdom Managing Dealer Microinfo Ltd., Alton, Hampshire, UK; Order Reference : D 3386 Abstract : Describes the levels and types of investment currently being made by the Federal, State, and private sectors. Identifies issues that affect investment levels of R&D funding, research priorities, interagency coordination, information requirements, training and education needs, monitoring of university-industry research, State efforts to promote biotechnology, the effects of tax law on commercial biotechnology, the adequacy of Federal assistance for biotechnology start-ups, and the effects of export control on biotechnology commerce. Descriptors : scientists, genetics, industries, government policies; Open-ended terms : federal aid to research, industry-university relations, commercialization, technology policy, technology assessment, export controls, Tax Reform Act of 1986, Public Law 99-514. ID - 19073 KW - Patents. KW - PATENTS : BIOTECHNOLOGY TI - New Developments in Biotechnology :4 : U.S. Investment in Biotechnology / ER -