Biotechnology, a branch of science and a fast-growing source of developing technologies, has shown immense potential for its utility across all the dimensions of our lives. Its applications range from drugs and therapeutics, industrial, household applications, biofuels, and information...

This book is written for undergraduate and graduate students in biomedical engineering wanting to learn how to pursue a career in building up their entrepreneur ventures. Practicing engineers wanting to apply their innovations for healthcare will also find this book useful. The 21st century is...

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. What Is Biology? -- 2. Building with Biological Parts -- 3. Learning to Fly (or Yeast, Geese, and 747s) -- 4. The Second Coming of Synthetic Biology -- 5. A Future History of Biological Engineering -- 6. The Pace of Change in Biological Technologies --...

Intro -- FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction and Context -- 2 Industrial Biotechnology: Past and Present -- 3 Vision of the Future: What New Chemicals Could Be Made? -- 4 How Do We Get There? -- 5 What Is Success and How to Get There:...

Key Features:Highlights innovative institutions and strategies of improving access to capital and biotechnology for the poor, with a special focus on AfricaAddresses the global problem of poverty and economic development, and the role the market and technology can play in providing solutions to...

Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction - Of Spider-Goats and Mechanical Monsters -- 1 - Marx and the Unique Nature of Industrial Capitalism -- 2 - Conceptualizing Living Factories -- 3 - Harnessing Life Itself as a Productive Force -- 4 - Breaking the Machine Metaphor:...

The concept of entrepreneurship includes the establishment of a goal oriented organization with specific resource needs. Start-ups are innovative companies that are characterized by significant growth potential. New innovative start-ups overthrow the traditional ways of operation of long time...

The paper investigates the role of dynamic externalities, university-industry linkages and role of social networking in the biotechnology industry in the European Union (EU). Universities act as platforms for local knowledge spillovers and universityindustry cluster development in the...