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The biotechnological competence bloc

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  • Gunnar Eliasson
  • Asa Eliasson

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[eng] Biotech industry, more than any other industry, is the offspring of academic research. The nature and formation of the biotech competence bloc are investigated, the experimental nature of its development clarified and the critical importance of competent venture capitalists explained. (The possibly critical, supporting role of Government to provide venture competence when the market fails to process entrepreneurship is discussed.. The study documents the importance for industrial technology development (1) to merge different technologies and academic disciplines, and (2) to identify the more narrow set of technological possibilites that satisfy economic restrictions. Industrial firms have to develop management competence to deal with extreme complexity. The consequences of complexity are frequent business failures. [fre] Le secteur biotechnologique, plus que tout autre industrie, est le résultat de la recherche scientifique. L'article analyse la constitution d'un « bloc de compétence » en biotechnologie, met en évidence le caractère expérimental de son développement, et explique l'importance critique du capital risque compétent. Il discute également le rôle d'appui, le cas échéant décisif, de l'Etat en vue de fournir le capital-risque compétent, lorsque le marché est en défaut.. L'étude souligne la nécessité pour tout développement technologique dans l'industrie, (1) de combiner des technologies et disciplines très différentes et (2) d'identifier le sous-ensemble limité des possibilités techniques qui respectent les contraintes économiques. Les entreprises industrielles doivent elles développer des compétences gestionnaires permettant de traiter une complexité extrême. Les conséquences de cette complexité sont en effet des faillites fréquentes.

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  • Gunnar Eliasson & Asa Eliasson, 1996. "The biotechnological competence bloc," Revue d'Économie Industrielle, Programme National Persée, vol. 78(1), pages 7-26.
    • Handle: RePEc:prs:recind:rei_0154-3229_1996_num_78_1_1641
    DOI: 10.3406/rei.1996.1641
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