Comparative Approaches to Biotechnology Development and Use in Developed and Emerging Nations

"This book evaluates the importance of manufacturing biotechnological products around the world, highlighting a comparative analysis of public policies, technological policies, innovations, and marketing capability of developed and emerging nations"--

Tomas Gabriel Bas is the Director of Institute of Innovation based in Science. Director M.Sc. in Technology Management. Vice-Rector for innovation and Technology Transfer (University of Talca). Ph.D. in Technology Management and Marketing of Innovation from University of Quebec (Canada). He has a M.Sc. in Environment of University of Montreal (Canada). He has two post-doctoral in Technology Innovation Clusters from University of Quebec (Canada) and in Knowledge and Technology Innovation in Natural Resources Industries from University Adolfo Ibañez (Chile). His research projects focus on biotechnology, nanotechnology and bio materias management, technological innovation, clusters, knowledge in natural resources and public policies. He is professor of technology and innovation management at the University Talca (Chile) and consultant for World Bank, United Nations, IDRC, Statistics Canada and many multinationals firms. Honors: Whos Who in the World, Top 100 Scientists 2011 International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England. 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century 2011. International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England. ""Bright Minds - Brain World Class"". One of the 10's most influential researchers of Chile in Economics and Management (according to international citation index ISI).

Jingyuan Zhao is a research fellow at University of Toronto, Canada. She was a professor at Beijing Union University (China). She obtained her PhD in Management Science and Engineering from University of Science and Technology of China (China) and completed a postdoctoral program in Management of Technology from University of Quebec at Montreal (Canada). Dr. Zhao?s expertise is on regional innovation system, high-tech industry cluster, knowledge management, technology diffusion, organizational learning.