The biotechnology industry in the prague metropolitan region: A cluster within a fragmented innovation system?

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 887-904

  Blažek, Jiří ^a   Žížalová, Pavla ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INNOVATION; METROPOLITAN AREA; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 78249261530     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c09113     Document Type: Article

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