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Biotechnology in India: Public–private partnerships

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ABSTRACT: As the purpose of this study was a survey of public sector–private industry collaborations of the biotechnology sector in India, an organisational and functional overview of this sector was needed. Therefore, rather than studying a hypothetical biotech sector in India, the focus of this work was to study the public–private partnerships (PPP) that are occurring in India in the area of modern biotechnology…

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Assessing the history and value of Human Genome Sciences

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ABSTRACT: Human Genome Science (HGS) aspired to dominate the emergent field of genomics by discovering expressed gene sequences and developing therapeutic and diagnostic products based on proprietary genes. While HGS’ accomplishments fell short of their own lofty expectations, by the time HGS was acquired by GlaxoSmithKline, the company had extensive intellectual property and had launched a product with >$1 billion market potential…

The Journal of Commercial Biotechnology is a unique forum for all those involved in biotechnology commercialization to present, share, and explore new ideas, latest thinking and best practices, making it an indispensable guide for those developing projects and careers within this fast moving field.

Each issue publishes peer-reviewed, authoritative, cutting-edge articles written by the leading practitioners and researchers in the field, addressing topics such as:

• Management
• Policy
• Finance
• Law
• Regulation
• Bioethics

For more information, see the Journal of Commercial Biotechnology website

I was just notified of a fascinating paper citing my research from DrugPatentWatch.com. Briefly, I found two surprising results: Firstly, pharmaceutical innovation

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What will it take to get institutional investors interested in life sciences again?
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Growth of Indian biotech companies, in the context of the international biotechnology industry
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Technology transfer in the biomedical sciences: The Medical Research Council approach
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