The goal of this paper is to point out the role played by private equity investors (venture-capital companies and corporate investors) in the emergence of a new biotechnology industry in Germany in the second half of the 90?s. This analysis takes into account the different business models and...

The paper deals with the role played by private equity investors (venture capital companies and corporate investors) in the emergence of a new biotechnology industry in Germany in the second half of the 90's. Our analysis takes into account the different business models and business fields to be...

We answer the questions, how many firms acting in the modern German biotechnology industry are funded by venture capital companies (VCC) as well as equity funded by corporate investors. The theory suggests a high relevance of VCC as venturing partner of high-tech projects. In addition we argue...

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)...

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 the local embeddedness and research affinity of founders....

Auch im Ruhrgebiet sind Anzeichen einer regionalen Häufung von Biotechnologie-Gründern zu beobachten. In qualitativer Hinsicht ist das Ruhrgebiet wenig attraktiv für Gründer aus anderen Regionen und solchen mit hohem Innovationspotenzial. Das Ruhrgebiet hat bisher keine einzige...

Auch im Ruhrgebiet sind Anzeichen einer regionalen Häufung von Biotechnologie-Gründern zu beobachten. In qualitativer Hinsicht ist das Ruhrgebiet wenig attraktiv für Gründer aus anderen Regionen und solchen mit hohem Innovationspotenzial. Das Ruhrgebiet hat bisher keine einzige...