02633oam 2200541I 450 991013612570332120240501142836.01-315-75099-61-317-61382-11-317-61381-310.4324/9781315750996 (CKB)3710000000912468(MiAaPQ)EBC4717817(OCoLC)960902290(EXLCZ)99371000000091246820180706d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierInnovation, regional development and the life sciences beyond clusters /Kean Birch1st ed.London ;New York :Routledge,2017.1 online resource (169 pages) illustrationsRegions and cities ;1050-367-87089-4 1-138-80761-3 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.1. Introduction : knowledge economies everywhere! -- 2. Innovation, clusters and knowledge-based commodity chains -- 3. Innovation geographies in the UK life sciences -- 4. Innovation governance in the Scottish life sciences -- 5. Innovation imaginaries in the European life sciences -- 6. Innovation financing in the global life sciences -- 7. Conclusion : innovation and regional development for whom?The life sciences is an industrial sector that covers the development of biological products and the use of biological processes in the production of goods, services and energy. This sector is frequently presented as a major opportunity for policy-makers to upgrade and renew regional economies, leading to social and economic development through support for high-tech innovation. Innovation, Regional Development and the Life Sciences analyses where innovation happens in the life sciences, why it happens in those places, and what this means for regional development policies and strategies.Regions and cities ;105.Technological innovationsEconomic aspectsCase studiesRegional planningLife sciencesTechnological innovationsEconomic aspectsRegional planning.Life sciences.338.4/76606338.476606Birch Kean.905131MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910136125703321Innovation, regional development and the life sciences2024406UNINA