of all scientific publications of Italian biotechnology firms over the period 1990 to may 2006 and we provide evidence on …

Taking into account the relevance of Biotechnology in the World industry and economic growth, this essay is focused on … the analysis of the use of biotech patent information for determining technological trends and generating innovation … on Biotechnology. An example of the use of patent information for determining trends by means of Technology Surveillance …

Using detailed data on California biotechnology, we find that the positive impact of research universities on nearby …

While most economists believe that public scientific research fuels industry innovation and economic growth, systematic … size as a significant driver of drug innovation in the pharmaceutical industry, but they did not find any evidence … supporting science-driven innovation from publicly funded research. This paper uses new data on biomedical research investments …

innovation. Based on a contingency notion, the relation between research and development (R&D) projects’ properties and the way …

of the contributions of different innovation linkages to innovation deserves more attention. Are the different innovation … linkages equally complementary to research inputs in fostering innovation? This paper addresses the contributions of different … innovation linkages to innovation, across two different measures of innovation. We find that a broader index of innovation …

This paper investigates the differences in innovation behaviour, i.e. differences in innovation sources and innovation … into account: innovation inputs in enterprises, cooperation among firms in R&D activities, the benefits of cooperation with … business partners and innovation effects (innovation outputs and international competitiveness of firms' products and …