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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450686803321

Titolo

Innovation in the biopharmaceutical industry [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Rifat A. Atun, Desmond Sheridan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific Pub., c2007

ISBN

1-281-12179-7

981-277-097-6

1-62198-030-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (153 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AtunRifat A

SheridanDesmond J (Desmond John)

Disciplina

338.4/76151

Soggetti

Pharmaceutical industry - Technological innovations

Pharmaceutical biotechnology

Biopharmaceutics

Drug development

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Introduction Innovation in Health Care: The Engine of Technological Advances R. A. Atun and D. Sheridan; Innovation Models in the Biopharmaceutical Sector J. Attridge; Development and Innovation in Cardiovascular Medicine D. Sheridan; Development and Innovation in Cancer Medicine K. Sikora; Innovation, Patents and Economic Growth R. A. Atun, I. Harvey and J. Wild; Uptake and Diffusion of Pharmaceutical Innovations in Health Systems R. A. Atun, I. Gurol-Urganci and D. Sheridan; Partnership and Innovation in the Life Sciences D. Kleyn, R. Kitney and R. A. Atun; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Innovation is at the heart of all advances and has the capacity to solve problems facing humanity. Societies which have turned away from innovation and technological development have failed in their ability to support their populations. Understanding the nature of innovation in the life sciences and in particular healthcare, how it operates, what enables and hinders it is therefore of great importance to meeting the challenges ahead. This book, originally and concurrently published in



the International Journal of Innovation Management, Vol. 11, No. 2, 2007, offers the latest research and insig