This article investigates different models of financing firms and firm expansion in the Italian life science sector. Building on a broad secondary data base ("Zephyr"), the authors present a descriptive analysis of 438 financial transactions in which Italian life science firms were involved...

B<sc>elussi</sc> F. and S<sc>edita</sc> S. R. Industrial districts as open learning systems: combining emergent and deliberate knowledge structures, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. This article deepens the theoretical understanding of learning processes in industrial districts by analysing the emergent and deliberate...