The entrepreneurial environment for biotech start-ups in Germany and Japan

International Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 76-94

  Müller, Christian ^a   Fujiwara, Takao ^b  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioentrepreneurship; Bioventures; Germany; IPO; Japan; Technology transfer; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; PERSONNEL; PLANT STARTUP;

ENTREPRENEURSHIP;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENTREPRENEUR; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMANY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INDUSTRY; JAPAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

GERMANY; JAPAN;

EID: 0041977038     PISSN: 09636048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBT.2003.002115     Document Type: Review

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