Why production technology is not a measure of competitiveness in the biotechnologies

Bénédicte Callan

Science and Public Policy, 1997, vol. 24, issue 3, 146-160

Abstract: The differing situations in the US and Japan with regard to biotechnology have meant that the US is the front runner. The American system pushes researchers to think of biotechnology as a means to create new products: the Japanese system is more oriented towards production engineering. In the near future Japan's relatively weak position in the biosciences will hamper its efforts to become a major competitor in biotechnology. However, the current situation may change and Japan's focus on production engineering become more salient. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.

Date: 1997
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