Developing biotechnology clusters in non-high technology regions - The case of Austria

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-67

  Trippl, Michaela ^a   Tödtling, Franz ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Austria; Biotechnology clusters; Knowledge links; Regional innovation systems

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 34547445484     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: 14698390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13662710601130590     Document Type: Article

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