yield positive returns in terms of innovation growth. …

international literature on economic aspects of biotechnology innovation these studies concentrate on the United States and Europe … benchmark. The paper focuses on the drivers of innovation in the biotechnology sector; the role of networks and other linkages …The New Zealand Biotechnology sector is worthy of study for several reasons. While there is a large and growing …

The impact of patent protection on biomedical innovation has been a controversial issue. Although a "medical anti … difficult to predict the impact of patenting on biomedical innovation in developing and least developed countries. This paper … develops a framework of analysis for the impact of patent rights on biomedical innovation in "technology follower" developing …

). This paper aims to fill some of the gaps in our knowledge of biotechnology and innovation processes in New Zealand. It is …The New Zealand Government has indicated a strong interest in fostering innovation and aims to concentrate on selected … areas where New Zealand may be able to develop a new comparative advantage. One such area is biotechnology, which would …

This paper provides a detailed description of the New Zealand biotechnology sector based on a re-analysis of the first … comprehensive (1998/99) survey of biotechnology in New Zealand, data from an original (2002) survey conducted by the author and a … detailed review of secondary sources. It provides the background for a study of the determinants of innovation reported …

. While the individual effects of engaging in the listed practices on firm innovation are well-understood, the existing … sample of innovation-active firms from the German Community Innovation Survey, which includes information on the development … of standards, enhanced with information on firms' engagement in patenting and publishing. We find that 26% of innovation …