"This book highlights emergent trends and empirical research on technological innovations in medicine and healthcare, investigating the impact of nanotechnology and nanomechanics on the treatment of diseases, regenerative medicine, and drug delivery systems"--Provided by publisher.

This report examines examples of new and emerging governance models that aim to support the responsible development of diagnostics and treatments based on the latest advances in biomedicine. In particular, it presents programmes and initiatives that aim to manage uncertainty in the development...

We develop a model of innovation that enables us to trace the interplay among three key dimensions of the innovation process: (i) demand of and (ii) supply for innovation, and (iii) technological capabilities available to generate innovation in the forms of products, processes, and services....

Der Schutz der Gesundheit verlangt medizinischen Fortschritt und die tatsächliche Verfügbarkeit von Spitzenmedizin. Allerdings werden damit zusammenhängende Ausgabensteigerungen angesichts der „Kostendämpfungsmaxime"" oft als Fehlentwicklung wahrgenommen. Der Aufsatzband stellt diese...