Preface; Contributors; Authors; Contents; 1. The Concept of Cluster and the Cleverbio Project; 2. The Biotech Industry: An Overview; 3. The Cluster of Cambridge (by Jeff Solomon and Claire Skentelbery); 4. The Cluster of Heidelberg (by Klaus Plate and Marion Kronabel); 5. The Cluster of Aarhus (by Gyda Marie Bay and Jorn Enggaard); 6. The Cluster of Marseilles (by Jean Laporta and Francoise Perrin); 7. The Cluster of Milan; 8. Other Cases of Biotech Clusters; 9. The Normative Model; 10. Conclusions: Forms of Cluster Creation in Biotech; References and Further Readings
Summary
This book presents the results of Cleverbio, a project funded by theEuropean Commission. The project examined the process of growth anddevelopment of clusters in the biotech industry, identifying andstudying the main driving forces. The empirical work involved in-depthanalysis of five clusters at different stages of development:Cambridge, the most important cluster in Europe; Heidelberg, one ofthe strongest in Germany; Aarhus in Denmark; Marseille in France; andMilano in Italy at an early stage of development
