Why do biotechnology firms cluster? Some possible explanations

Urban and Regional Prosperity in a Globalised New Economy

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 181-195

  Schweitzer, Stuart O ^a   Di Tommaso, Marco R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

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EID: 84881730775     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781781951217.00020     Document Type: Chapter

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