Management of Cluster Policies: Case Studies of Japanese, German, and French Bio-clusters

Hiroyuki Okamuro and Junichi Nishimura

No 2011-7, CEI Working Paper Series from Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University

Abstract: This paper provides a detailed comparison of the following five cases of Japanese and European clusters in biotechnology: (1) Kobe Biomedical Innovation Cluster (KBIC) in Kobe (Japan), (2) Fuji Pharma Valley Cluster in Shizuoka Prefecture (Japan), (3) BioM Biotech Cluster in Munich (Germany), (4) BioRegion Rhine-Neckar in Heidelberg (Germany), and (5) Alsace BioValley Cluster in Strasbourg (France). We pay special attention to the cluster policy and its management by each region's core cluster management organization. Information on the focal clusters and the management of cluster policies has been obtained through interviews with the cluster directors and core staff in 2010 and 2011. We find several similarities and differences among the five cases of Japanese and European clusters. We also discuss how the management of cluster policies by the core management organizations may be related with the performance of regional clusters.

Keywords: management; cluster policy; regional cluster; R&D; biotechnology; international comparison (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O32 O38 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 27 pages
Date: 2011-10
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