Clusters in Time and Space: Understanding the Growth and Transformation of Life Science in Scania

Jerker Moodysson, Magnus Nilsson and Martin Svensson Henning ()
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Martin Svensson Henning: Department of Social and Economic Geography, Lund University, Postal: Sölvegatan 12, 223 62 Lund, Sweden

No 2008/4, Papers in Innovation Studies from Lund University, CIRCLE - Centre for Innovation Research

Abstract: This paper deals with the growth and development of the Scanian life science cluster by revisiting a previous empirical study in the light of new theoretical findings. It is argued that the transformation of the Scanian cluster must be evaluated with reference to the general development of the life science sector in Sweden as well as internationally. Therefore the position of Scania in different systems of regions must be taken into account. Patterns of functional interdependency within as well as between regions thus need to be explored on equal terms. This paper particularly highlights the importance of Stockholm/Uppsala for the growth and evolution of the Scanian cluster.

Keywords: life science; cluster; Scania (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39 pages
Date: 2008-06-01
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