Modalità di nascita e di evoluzione delle imprese di biotecnologia in Italia

The recent deep and widespread interest in biotechnological activity stems mainly from the considerable interest of the market in the research results and innovation emerging from this activity in industrialized countries. An efficient scientific-technological system and an efficient industrial and financial system is necessary for the development of new biotechnological business. The former supplies knowledge and professional skills, and the latter creates demand and supplies financial and economic resources to the new firms in the sector. The link between these systems may be seen in the relationshipsbetween university scientists and biotech companies. The characteristics of this link greatly affect the birth and growth of new biotech firms, and the evolution of the biotech industry in general.

L'indagine condotta, di tipo esplorativo, dato il carattere non definitivo dell'assetto strutturale e competitivo del settore a livello nazionale, nonchè la metodologia adottata, fondata sull'analisi di casi aziendali, fornisce spunti di discussione per futuri approfondimenti ed alcune occasioni di riflessione in materia di politiche di intervento.