This book explores how policies targeting public research institutions, such as universities, contribute to the appropriation of biotechnology through national innovation systems. Around the world, biotechnology has become a driving force for dramatic change in systems and policies intended to spur innovation. The leading contributors expertly construct a detailed picture of policy approaches that support biotechnology and how such approaches work under different economic and social conditions. They also provide an insight into the role of universities in this process. Researchers, academics, students, policy advisors, decision-makers and other professionals involved in the fields of biotechnology, innovation systems, higher education and development will find this book an invaluable resource.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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1. Strategies for Appropriation of Biotechnology Part I: Latin America 2. The Recent Evolution of the Biotech Local Innovation System of Minas Gerais: University, Local Firms and Transnational Corporations 3. Linkages between Bio-Innovation, Knowledge Production and Policy in Uruguay 4. Biotechnology, University and Scientific and Technological Policy in Cuba: A Look at Progress and Challenges Part II: Africa 5. The Role of Product Development Partnerships for the Appropriation of Knowledge and Innovation in Biotechnology in Tanzania 6. Biotechnology in Mozambique: Present Situation and Future Trends Part III: Asia 7. Appropriation of Technology in Universities: The Case of Biotechnology Transfer in Vietnam 8. Biotechnology Transfer and Application in China: Background and Case Study Part IV: Europe 9. Biotechnology in Europe: Background Information on Biotechnology Industry Characteristics and Policy Environment in Denmark, Germany, Latvia, Russia and Sweden 10. Biotechnology in Denmark and Sweden 11. Biotechnology Appropriation in a Small Country: From Historical Legacies to Contemporary Challenges in Latvia 12. Biotechnology in Germany 13. Biotechnology: National Policy and Development Priorities in Russia Part V: Implications For Public Policy And Industry Development 14. Implications for Public Policy and Industry Development Index