START-UP CREATION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY: LESSONS FROM THE CASE OF FOUR NEW VENTURES IN THE UPPER RHINE BIOVALLEY

Antoine Bureth, Julien Pénin () and Sandrine Wolff
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Antoine Bureth: Maîtres de Conférences, BETA, CNRS-UMR 7522, Université de Strasbourg, 61 Avenue de la Forêt Noire, 67085 Strasbourg Cedex, France
Sandrine Wolff: Maîtres de Conférences, BETA, CNRS-UMR 7522, Université de Strasbourg, 61 Avenue de la Forêt Noire, 67085 Strasbourg Cedex, France

International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), 2010, vol. 14, issue 02, 253-283

Abstract: This paper explores start-up creation in biotech through an in-depth analysis of four new ventures located in the Upper Rhine Biovalley. This analysis helps us discuss the role of several factors in the performance of a new biotech firm. The study specifically outlines three elements, namely: the importance of public science, without which new biotech firms cannot exist; the role of the patent system, which impacts the business model adopted by the firm; and the importance of collaborations, which we study through the concept of distributed entrepreneurship.

Keywords: Intellectual property rights; patents; science; distributed entrepreneurship; collective invention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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