Martti Kulvik

In this paper our aim is to assess the evolution of the Finnish biotechnology sector during the 2000’s. Particular focus is given to the growth expectations and realized outcomes of Finnish biotechnology companies, to the evolution of public investments, and to potential determinants of company performance in the sector. The empirical results suggest that there

The turnover of the companies in North Savo in 2011 was nearly 10 billion euros, of which industry accounted for just under a third. The industrial structure of the region is not strong, but on the other hand it is not alarmingly thin either, because it does have certain successful niches. North Savo’s production and

General purpose technologies (GPT) have a significant impact on economic activity through radical technological change and wide technological diffusion. This paper aims to address the generality of technologies associated with the GPT concept. Information and communications technologies (ICT), biotechnology and nanotechnology are viewed as existing or potential general purpose technologies, but there is a lack

Global health care issues are driving the public sector into a balancing act between conflicting and complementary forces of inevitable change: an ageing population, the explosion of new therapeutic technologies, a critical shortage of clinical professionals, the desire to improve clinical outcomes, and economic constraints. With respect to technology and economic constraints, the public is

Tässä tutkimuksessa simuloidaan lääkekehitykseen suuntautuneiden pienten ja keskisuurten biotekniikkayritysten tulevaisuutta, erityispainopisteenä kansantaloudelliset implikaatiot. Simulaatiossa huomioidaan vaihtoehtoisia kehityspolkuja, joiden avulla on arvioitu erilaisten liiketoimintamallien toimialakohtainen kasvuvaikutus. Koska simulaation lähtökohtana ovat yhtiöiden vuonna 2004 ilmaisemat kehityskelpoiset hankkeet, laskee projektien lukumäärä simulaation myöhemmässä vaiheessa verraten pieneksi ja markkina-arvon kehitys riippuu täysin siitä, mitkä yksittäiset projektit pääsevät eteenpäin. Simulaatio

Patents form a central pathway for capturing the value of intangible assets in a knowledge-intensive business. Patents can potentially generate and support earnings in two ways : they can be traded or licensed out, and they can provide critical protection for core production technologies or products that are to be traded. Recent patent valuation literature