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| Technology Transfer - the American Dream? |
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The transfer of technology from the research environment to industry is a major source of jobs. Recent US legislation has greatly accelerated the exploitation of federally funded research. The 22-billion dollar 1997 research budget alone led to over 300 new start-up companies and 250,000 new jobs. |
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The Building Blocks of Biotech |
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The Fifth Research Framework Programme's 'cell factory' key action clearly reflects guidelines identified by the Biotechnology and Finance Forum, which continues to stress the need for effective regional and European support for new biotech firms as sources of employment and economic growth. |
May 1999
