Science and Innovation - The Us Pharmaceutical Industry During the 1980s

Klappentext Examines the relationship between science and innovation in industry! looking particularly at the pharmaceutical industry. Zusammenfassung This text deals with an important phenomenon for competitiveness and innovation in industry - the growing use of basic scientific principles in industrial research. It focuses on the pharmaceutical industry! and discusses how developments in molecular biology are influencing the strategies of drug companies. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures; List of tables; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Science and innovation in pharmaceutical research; 3. Economic implications of greater scientific intensity in drug research; 4. In-house scientific research and innovation: case studies of large US pharmaceutical companies; 5. Scientific research and drug discovery: an econometric investigation; 6. A model of the innovation cycle in the pharmaceutical industry; 7. Complementarity and external linkages: the strategies of large firms in biotechnology; 8. Conclusions; Notes; References; Index.

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• Authors: Alfonso Gambardella, Alfonso (Universit... Degli Studi DI Gambardella, Alfonso (Universita Degli Studi DI Ur Gambardella
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.2008
• EAN: 9780521062060
• ISBN: 978-0-521-06206-0
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches