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The abstract for paper number 63:
Dan Kaufmann, The departmant of Business Management, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Tzur Haddasa, Israel, Dafna Schwartz, The departmant of Business Management, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Negev, Israel, Amnon Frenkel, Dany Shefer, Facult of architecture and town planning and The Samuel Neeman Institute of advanced studies in science and technology, the Technion, Haifa, Israel
Regional Networking and the Development of New Biotechnology Companies
The paper is focused on the importance of networks to the development and growth of New Biotechnology Firms (NBFs). The paper shows the relations between the development phase of biotechnology firms and the type of network necessary for their success. It is assumed that early stage NBFs are greatly dependent on regional networks, strongly attached to a research institute and that with time the level of networking expands to cater to more complicated business and technological needs. This process is characterized by a shift from the regional level of networking, to national and international networks of collaborative agreements. However, though the center of gravity of the network may shift, it is evident that the regional network still plays an important role.
The paper will present results from two studies: an analysis of the Israeli biotechnology incubation system that includes a survey of 109 incubator firms ans a study of the biotechnology cluster of Jerusalem. The result of these two studies support the the tendency of biotechnology firms to concentrate and provides possible explanations for this phenomenon.It will be shown that the tendency to cluster already exists in the incubation stage and that significant differences in regard to clustering exist between NBFs and other high-tech firms.
Unfortunately full paper has not been submitted.