Biotech innovation in europe’s food and drink processing industry: Promise, barriers, and exploitation

Handbook of Innovation in the Food and Drink Industry

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 211-235

  Senker, Jacqueline ^a   Mangematin, Vincent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

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EID: 67349166879     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/9781482277838-10     Document Type: Chapter

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