Introduction: Biotechnology in Comparative Perspective – Regional Concentration and Industry Dynamics Gerhard Fuchs Editorial Introduction Pages: 1 - 2
The Role of Small Firms in U.S. Biotechnology Clusters David B. Audretsch OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 15
Ingredients in the Early Development of the U.S. Biotechnology Industry Martha Prevezer OriginalPaper Pages: 17 - 29
The Competencies of Regions – Canada's Clusters in Biotechnology Jorge NiosiTomas G. Bas OriginalPaper Pages: 31 - 42
Biotechnology Clusters in the U.K.: Lessons from Localisation in the Commercialisation of Science Philip Cooke OriginalPaper Pages: 43 - 59
Is the Creation and Development of Biotech SMEs Localised? Conclusions Drawn from the French Case S. LemariéV. MangematinA. Torre OriginalPaper Pages: 61 - 76
The (Failed) Development of a Biotechnology Cluster: The Case of Lombardy Luigi Orsenigo OriginalPaper Pages: 77 - 92
The Fourth Pillar? An assessment of the Situation of the Finnish Biotechnology Gerd SchienstockPasi Tulkki OriginalPaper Pages: 105 - 122
Clustering Biotech: A Recipe for Success? Spatial Patterns of Growth of Biotechnology in Munich, Rhineland and Hamburg Christian Zeller OriginalPaper Pages: 123 - 141
New Biotechnology Firms in Germany: Heidelberg and the BioRegion Rhine-Neckar Triangle Gerhard KraussThomas Stahlecker OriginalPaper Pages: 143 - 153