Growth cultures:the global bioeconomy and its bioregions

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cooke Philip (Philip N.)
Published: Routledge,
Publisher Address: London New York
Publication Dates: 2007.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Genetics and society
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Carrier Form: xvii, 284 p.: ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9780415392235 (hbk.)
0415392233 (hbk.)
9780203087305 (ebk.)
0203087305 (ebk.)
Index Number: F416
CLC: F416.7
Call Number: F416.7/C772
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-282) and index.
Growth cultures : meaning and interpretation in the knowledge age -- The knowledge economy and growth cultures : a theoretical framework -- Bioscientific research and the emergence of knowledge domains -- The microbiology revolution and the crisis in pharmaceuticals -- Academic growth cultures : the rise of bioregional knowledge domains -- The shifting landscape of bioscience policy -- The cluster model in biotechnology : nodes in global networks -- Healthcare biotechnology in developing countries -- Environmental, energy and agro-food biotechnology -- The financing of biopharmaceuticals firms -- Conclusion : biotechnology's proximities, pipelines and platforms.