Innovation, embeddedness and policy: evidence from life sciences in three UK regions

Kasabov, Edward and Delbridge, Rick ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8451-265X 2008. Innovation, embeddedness and policy: evidence from life sciences in three UK regions. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management 20 (2) , pp. 185-200. 10.1080/09537320801931671

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Abstract

This paper draws upon a survey of the life science and biotechnology regions of Oxford, Central Scotland and South West England to examine the innovation and embeddedness traits of the regions. The insights into the compositional weaknesses and strengths of the regions suggest opportunities and threats for the future development of the UK's life sciences and biotechnology. The discussion moves forward debates on biotechnology, regional innovation, regional economic development and policy by posing research questions relating to the gap of knowledge of two under-researched regions, the need for a differentiated view of regions and a public policy approach tailored towards them, as well as the prospects of ‘engineering’ high-tech regions. Some of the highlighted policy challenges are common to the three regions, while others are region-specific and reflect the variations of regional make-up and stage of development.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	A General Works > AS Academies and learned societies (General) H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management Q Science > QH Natural history Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Biotechnology ; Clusters ; Regional development ; Innovation ; Networks
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
ISSN:	0953-7325
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2022 08:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/18947

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