Clusters and the new economics of competition Harvard Business Review; Boston; Nov/Dec 1998; Michael E. Porter; Volume: 76 Issue: 6 Start Page: 77-90 ISSN: 00178012 Abstract: Today’s economic map of the world is dominated by what are called clusters: critical masses - in one place - of unusual competitive success in particular fields. Clusters are not unique‚ however; they are highly typical - and therein lies a paradox: the enduring competitive advantages in a global economy
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2 little girls were born into loving families with no hope that they would survive past the age of one. They had a rare genetic disease called hypophosphatasia. The severe form afflicts only 1 in every 100‚000 newborns. HPP is a rare‚ genetic bone disease defined by a lack of development in the skeletal anatomy. The disease is recognized by soft or unformed bones. The symptoms of Hypophosphatasia range from stillbirth to pathologic fractures developing in late adulthood. In babies ‚ the condition
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Healthcare Japan External Trade Organization Invest Japan Division‚ Invest Japan Department Ark Mori Building‚ 6F‚ 12-32‚ Akasaka 1-chome‚ Minato-ku‚ Tokyo 107-6006‚ Japan Tel:+81-3-3582-5571 Fax:+81-3-3505-1990 Neither this publication nor any part of it may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system‚ or transmitted in any form or by any means‚ electronic‚ mechanical‚ photocopying‚ recording or otherwise‚ without the prior permission of JETRO. All information in this publication is verified
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No. 8 24 January 2012 GLOBAL FLOWS OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT EXCEEDING PRE-CRISIS LEVELS IN 2011‚ DESPITE TURMOIL IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY HIGHLIGHTS Despite turmoil in the global economy‚ global foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows rose by 17 per cent in 2011‚ to US$1.5 trillion‚ surpassing their pre-crisis average‚ based on UNCTAD estimates (figure 1). Figure 1. Global FDI flows‚ average 2005 2007 and 2007 to 2011 (Billions of US dollars) 1 969 1 744 1 480 1 472 1 180 1 290 1 509 740
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MarketLine Industry Profile Global Biotechnology February 2015 Reference Code: 0199-0695 Publication Date: February 2015 WWW.MARKETLINE.COM MARKETLINE. THIS PROFILE IS A LICENSED PRODUCT AND IS NOT TO BE PHOTOCOPIED Global - Biotechnology © MARKETLINE THIS PROFILE IS A LICENSED PRODUCT AND IS NOT TO BE PHOTOCOPIED 0199 - 0695 - 2014 Page | 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Market value The global biotechnology industry grew by 4.7% in 2014 to reach a value of $323.1 billion. Market value forecast In 2019
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XenoMouse: Produces antibodies for disease targets Benefits: Longer therapy‚ fewer side effects‚ faster drug development Abgenix & the Xenomouse 1 Case Questions • Which of the three alternatives would you recommend to the company? 1. A Pharmacol “hand-off” deal (who is Pharmacol)? 2. A Biopart “hand-in” deal (who is Biopart)? 3. “Go-it-alone” through Phase II & then decide a development strategy? • What are the direct financial implications of your answer? • What are the strategic
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CORPORATE STRATEGY 3E LYNCH Pearson Education November 2002 |Case Title |Source‚ Number‚ |Geographical and Industry |Case Decision Issue | | |Length‚ Teaching Note|Setting‚ Company Size‚ | | | | |Timeframe | | |Chapter 1
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Of Mice and Men: The Benefits of Animal Testing Animal testing has unmistakably swept the globe in effort to further scientific exploration. It has been a useful tool of drug testing‚ cosmetic testing‚ xenotransplantation‚ behavioral education and other informative methodical studies. From the tens to one hundred million or more animals are used in scientific experiments around the world per annum (1). An estimated eighty to eight hundred animals are used to test one drug before it is considered
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Introduction Networks are everywhere. The brain is a sophisticated neural network connected by axons. Society‚ too‚ are networks connected by family‚ friends and professional ties. On a larger scale food webs can be represented as a network of species. Networks have even diffused through our technology such as the World Wide Web where routers and web pages are all interconnected. Even the language we speak today is a network of words connected by syntactic associations. Networks are everywhere
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Stand Exhibitor E1A01 Tournaire E1A03 E1A04 E1A05 E1A08 E1A18 Anuh Pharma Zeon Corporation N.E. chemcat corporation ScinoPharm Taiwan‚ Ltd. Azelis E1A19 E1A20 E1A22 E1A23 Eastsun Pharmaceutical&Chemicals Limited Heraeus Materials Technology Shanghai Ltd SURGE LABORATORIES(PVT)LTD. Zach System SPA E1A24 E1A25 E1A26 E1A32 Shine Resources HK Ltd Council of europe EDQM Toronto Research Chemicals Euticals Group SpA E1B01 E1B02 Novasep Fuji Silysia
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