Biotechnology in a Global Economy

United States9780160355417, 0-16-035541-9

Table of contents :
Front Matter……Page 1
Table of Contents……Page 6
1: Summary……Page 7
2: Introduction……Page 32
Part I: Commercial Activity……Page 39
3: Introduction: Commercial Activity……Page 40
4: Financing……Page 45
5: The Pharmaceutical Industry……Page 72
6: Agriculture……Page 98
7: The Chemical Industry……Page 117
8: Environmental Applications……Page 126
Part II: Industrial Policy……Page 141
9: Introduction: Industrial Policy……Page 142
10: Science and Technology Policies……Page 145
11: Regulations……Page 167
12: Intellectual Property Protection……Page 196
Appendices……Page 221
A: Perspective: Biotechnology in 14 Countries……Page 223
B: Comparative Analysis: Japan……Page 237
C: Federal Funding of Biotechnology Research and Development……Page 243
D: List of Conference and Workshop Participants……Page 251
E: Acknowledgments……Page 254
F: Acronyms and Glossary of Terms……Page 259
Index……Page 267