Microbiology is the study of microorganisms such as bacteria, protozoa, fungi and similar organisms that can't be seen with the naked eye. The need to study these minute organisms started when scientists discovered the association of microbes to specific diseases. The roles of microbiology on...

Many important issues in business-to-business markets involve price discrimination and negotiated prices, situations where theoretical predictions are ambiguous. This paper uses new panel data on buyer-supplier transfers and a structural model to empirically analyze bargaining and price...

This report assesses the global medical devices market, emerging trends in MedTech, conducts a benchmarking of various MedTech ecosystems from around the world, offers a deep insight into the Swiss MedTech ecosystem and concludes with recommendations for governments around the world

In many industries, intermediaries assess and signal quality before new products are brought to market. We evaluate the extent to which certifiers can be relied upon to report product quality accurately when they strategically compete with each other for customers. This paper exploits a natural...