Collins The Race to Commercialize Biotechnology

Molecules, Market and the State in Japan and the US
Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-1-134-45608-6
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 208 Seiten

Reihe: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies

This comparative study looks at the early development of biotechnology in the US and Japan. Drawing on primary and secondary sources it traces the historical roots of recombinant DNA technology, discusses the tensions between regulation and promotional policies and identifies the major actors and strategies that launched biotechnology in both countries. Developing several strands of theory in economic history, science and technology policy, the book proposes a simple model that relates the differences in the two countries' responses to variations in the availability of institutional, financial and organizational resources needed to commercialize the new technology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Collins, Steven

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction

1. The Approach

2. National Innovation Systems and Biotechnology

3. The Market for Biotechnology

4. Products

5. A Road Map

6. References

Chapter 2: Firms, Technological Regimes, and National Innovation Systems

1. Introduction

2. The Firm as Innovator

3. Technological Regimes and Trajectories

4. Biotechnology and the National Innovation System

5. Putting it all Together

6. References

Chapter 3: Biotechnology and National Innovation Systems in the US and Japan

1. Industry

2. Research Infrastructure

3. Public Policy

4. Conclusions

5. References

Chapter 4: The Emergence of Commercial Biotechnology in the US

1. Introduction

2. Institutional Formation and Knowledge Creation

3. Knowledge Enhancement (1976-1983)

4. Commercial Take-Off (1983-1900s)

5. Conclusions

6. References

Chapter 5: The Emergence of Commercial Biotechnology

1. Introduction

2. The Origins of Japan's Bioindustry

3. Biotechnology Fever hits Japan

4. From Bio-Boom to Bio-Reality: Alliances Strategies and the Shift from Basic Research (1985-Present)

5. Conclusions

6. Endnotes

Chapter 6: Conclusions

1. Summary

2. Biotechnology in the US and Japan

3. Concluding Thoughts

References

Über Autor(innen)

Steven W. Collins is Associate Professor in the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Program at the University of Washington.