Title: U.S.-Japan technology linkages in biotechnology :
Authors: National Research Council (U.S.).; National Research Council (U.S.).
Date: 1992
Publisher: National Academy Press,
Physical description: viii, 98 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: T
Abstract: U.S.-Japan Technology Linkages in Biotechnology provides an assessment of the extent and nature of the rapidly expanding linkages between the United States and Japan in biotechnology. Through analysis of aggregate data and case studies, the book assesses the implications of these linkages for the competitiveness of the U.S. biotechnology industry and provides concrete suggestions on what can be done to ensure that the linkages bring benefits to the United States.
Contents: Introduction -- Technology Linkages -- Definitions and Approaches to Analysis -- Technology Linkages -- Scope, Significance and Trends -- The Actors -- Company-to-Company Linkages Between the United States and Japan -- Corporate Strategies in the United States and Japan -- Special Characteristics of Japanese Investment in the U.S. Biotechnology Industry -- Technology Linkages Between Japanese Companies and U.S. Universities and Nonprofit Research Institutions -- Examples of Technology Linkages -- Multiple Purposes and Mechanisms -- Prospects for the Future -- Conclusions -- App. A. Case Studies of U.S.-Japan Technology Linkages in Biotechnology -- Calgene-Kirin -- Monotech, Inc. and Showa-Toyo Diagnostics -- Kirin-Amgen -- Hitachi Chemical Research-University of California, Irvine. App. B. Examples of Linkages Between Japanese Companies and U.S. Academic Research Institutions -- App. C. Workshop on U.S.-Japan Technology Linkages in Biotechnology Agenda and Participants.
Notes: Report by a working group on the Workshop on U.S.-Japan Technology Linkages in Biotechnology, held in Washington, D.C., June 12, 1991.
Subject headings (LCSH): Biotechnology industries--Japan--Congresses.; Biotechnology industries--United States--Congresses.; Biotechnology--International cooperation.; Biotechnology--Japan.; Biotechnology--United States.; Joint ventures.