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Pharmainnovationen: überragende Position der USA und Schwächen der deutschen Forschung
[Pharmaceutical Innovations: Superior Position of the USA and Weaknesses of German Research]

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  • Andreas Eckert

    (Eckert Wagniskapital und)

  • Wolfgang Maennig

    (Universität Hamburg)

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Zusammenfassung Die Innovationskraft von Forschungsleistungen wird oft an Inputs wie Forschungsmitteln oder Outputs wie Patentanmeldungen gemessen. Hier wird ein neuartiger Indikator für pharmazeutische Innovationskraft vorgestellt, der sich auf die weltweiten medizinischen Durchbrüche und die assoziierten Patente konzentriert. Demnach sind US-Unternehmen von 2010 bis 2019 für 55 % der weltweiten medizinischen Durchbrüche verantwortlich, ihre deutschen Konkurrenten für rund 9 %. Bei den zugrundeliegenden Ankerpatenten ist die Dominanz der USA mit 62 % noch größer — aus Deutschland kommen nur 7 % der Ankerpatente. US-Universitäten halten 3,8 % aller Ankerpatente — deutsche Universitäten keine. Die Schwäche der deutschen Universitäten kann nicht durch die deutschen außeruniversitären Forschungsinstitute ausgeglichen werden.

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  • Andreas Eckert & Wolfgang Maennig, 2021. "Pharmainnovationen: überragende Position der USA und Schwächen der deutschen Forschung [Pharmaceutical Innovations: Superior Position of the USA and Weaknesses of German Research]," Wirtschaftsdienst, Springer;ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 101(8), pages 652-659, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:wirtsc:v:101:y:2021:i:8:d:10.1007_s10273-021-2985-3
    DOI: 10.1007/s10273-021-2985-3
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    • H51 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Health
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D

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