Unter Bioökonomie versteht man eine Wirtschaftsform, die ein nachhaltiges Modell des Wirtschaftens verfolgt, das auf der effizienten Nutzung biologischer Ressourcen wie Pflanzen, Tieren und Mikroorganismen basiert. Aus ethischer Sicht wird die Bioökonomie einerseits als neues Konzept...

Modern crop biotechnology is being considered as a novel solution to the long-standing problems of food insecurity, low crop productivity, pest and disease prevalence, and micronutrient deficiency, particularly in developing and climate-vulnerable economies. Empirical evidence of its benefits...

The rapid advancement of technologies has opened a wide array of possibilities for us. Once engineering, which was limited to machines and other related abiotic segments, has seen some major developments, and now we can modify or genetically engineer living organisms. This new branch of science...

We examine how two highly successful new biotechnology firms (NBFs) source their most critical input -- scientific knowledge. We find that scientists at the two NBFs enter into large numbers of collaborative research efforts with scientists at other organizations, especially universities. Formal...

Population ecology models are elegant in form and adequate in describing aggregate data, but poor in telling stories and predicting the location of growth. Fundamentals models emphasizing the variables central to resource mobilization, such as intellectual human capital, can predict where and...

We examine the effects of university-based star scientists on three measures of performance for California biotechnology enterprises: the number of products in development, the number of products on the market, and changes in employment. The `star' concept which Zucker, Darby, and Brewer (1994)...