Biotechnology and the Economics of Discovery in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Simpson, H.

Monograph
October 1998

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This paper examines the economic aspects of the forces driving the emergence of biotechnology firms, and the implications of this for the organisation of research and development (R&D) and industrial structure in the pharmaceutical industry.