The paper tests empirically the role of knowledge stocks to explain the regional distribution of Germany …’s biotechnology founders. We present an unique approach to highlight the role of knowledge spillovers as we differentiate according …

Regions with biotechnology-specific knowledge seem to have best chances to attract potential entrepreneurs to establish … a biotechnology-firm. Furthermore, regional oriented technology policy is supposed to stimulate the creation process of … biotechnology clusters, too. The BioRegio contest (BRC) is the most prominent example for this kind of policy support. The analysis …