examines organizational, managerial, and institutional challenges that small and medium sized Finnish biotechnology companies …

diffusion process. This thesis addresses the diffusion of nanotechnology and biotechnology in four articles, each highlighting a … specificities of nanotechnology to other science-based technologies such as biotechnology. The empirical results indicate that … biotechnology-dedicated companies with respect to the companies future growth expectations. The results indicate that there exists a …

into a biotechnology industry, where decentralized local bio-oil production instead of large plants will play a large role … industry is based on synergies and investing in research, entrepreneurship and the raising of risk capital. Neighbouring Russia …

In this paper our aim is to assess the evolution of the Finnish biotechnology sector during the 2000s. Particular focus … is given to the growth expectations and realized outcomes of Finnish biotechnology companies, to the evolution of public … implications for policy makers regarding the potential evolution paths of the Finnish biotechnology business. …

this success building on their knowledge in the life science industry to create biotechnology clusters. This paper focuses … on two innovation-based clusters, the bio¬technology agglomerations in Rehovot, Israel, and Helsinki, Finland. These …

firms, namely, scouting, monitoring, signalling and value-adding services. The study examines biotechnology industry in …

Finnish biotechnology companies. It pays attention to differences in the value-added between informal venture capitalists … the perceived value-added. In general, venture capitalists in Finnish biotechnology companies were found to be rather … cases perceived as important for the success of the Finnish biotechnology companies. The VCs provide value-added indirectly …