provide public support to local innovation through cluster organizations. The book offers a detailed view of the vertical … the biotechnology field as an example, Giest highlights challenges in the collaborative efforts of public bodies, private … companies, and research institutes to establish a successful eco-system of innovation in this sector. The book argues that …

the development of local innovation clusters. …

of placed-based policies designed to spur innovation clusters. We estimate that the adoption of subsidies for biotech …

Using patent citation data for the U.S., we test whether knowledge spillovers in biotechnology are sensitive to …