Growth cultures:the global bioeconomy and its bioregions
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Published: |
Routledge,
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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. |