Orchestrating networks in the biopharmaceutical industry: small hub firms can do it

Valérie Sabatier (), Vincent Mangematin () and Tristan Rouselle ()
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Valérie Sabatier: GAEL - Laboratoire d'Economie Appliquée = Grenoble Applied Economics Laboratory - UPMF - Université Pierre Mendès France - Grenoble 2 - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, 3PX Therapeutics - 3PX Therapeutics, MTS - Management Technologique et Strategique - EESC-GEM Grenoble Ecole de Management
Vincent Mangematin: MTS - Management Technologique et Strategique - EESC-GEM Grenoble Ecole de Management
Tristan Rouselle: 3PX Therapeutics - 3PX Therapeutics

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Abstract: The biopharmaceutical industry has been one of the most dynamic and promising sectors. The entry of Biotechnology start-ups in the 1980s led to the reconfiguration of the drug development value chain and the emergence of new competences. As the sector evolved, specialised firms appeared. As the industry matures, the production process becomes more specialised to support optimisation of technological steps. Our case studies reveal that the coordination of networks can be specialised, with the emergence of Dedicated Coordinating Firms. On the basis of four case studies of European biotechnology companies within a business model approach, this article helps understanding how coordinating a network can be successful and how small hub firms can do it.

Keywords: hub firm; network; business model; biotechnology; value chain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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Published in Production Planning and Control, 2010, 21 (2), pp.218-228. ⟨10.1080/09537280903441971⟩

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DOI: 10.1080/09537280903441971

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