LEADER 02633oam 2200541I 450 001 9910136125703321 005 20240501142836.0 010 $a1-315-75099-6 010 $a1-317-61382-1 010 $a1-317-61381-3 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315750996 035 $a(CKB)3710000000912468 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4717817 035 $a(OCoLC)960902290 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000912468 100 $a20180706d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aInnovation, regional development and the life sciences $ebeyond clusters /$fKean Birch 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (169 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aRegions and cities ;$v105 311 $a0-367-87089-4 311 $a1-138-80761-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $a1. 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? 330 $aThe life sciences is an industrial sector that covers the development of biological products and the use of biological processes in the production of goods, services and energy. This sector is frequently presented as a major opportunity for policy-makers to upgrade and renew regional economies, leading to social and economic development through support for high-tech innovation. Innovation, Regional Development and the Life Sciences analyses where innovation happens in the life sciences, why it happens in those places, and what this means for regional development policies and strategies. 410 0$aRegions and cities ;$v105. 606 $aTechnological innovations$xEconomic aspects$vCase studies 606 $aRegional planning 606 $aLife sciences 615 0$aTechnological innovations$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aRegional planning. 615 0$aLife sciences. 676 $a338.4/76606 676 $a338.476606 700 $aBirch$b Kean.$0905131 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910136125703321 996 $aInnovation, regional development and the life sciences$92024406 997 $aUNINA