This paper provides evidence on the mechanisms influencing the patent output of a sample of biotechnology firms from the input of indirect knowledge acquired from capital expenditures and direct knowledge from in-house R&D. Statistical models of counts are used to analyse the relationship...

The bioeconomy concept: then and now -- Reconciling food and industrial needs for biomass -- Measuring biomass potential and sustainability -- Biotechnology and biomass sustainability -- What is a biorefinery: definitions, classification and general models -- Financing biorefineries -- Biowaste...