This paper analyses the process of knowledge growth in a branch of medical science. Our study of scientific advances in glaucoma research is organized in two parts. In the first we present a qualitative overview of the problem sequences that have characterized 150 years of medical research in...

Interaction between private and public organisations is a fundamental source of innovation and a crucial framing condition for reaping the benefits of new technologies through their diffusion in regulated domains. With a focus on the health sector, in this essay we investigate the emergence of...