Boosting pharmaceutical innovation in the post-trips era : the real-life lesson for the developing world / Burcu Kilic.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kılıç, Burcu, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drugs--Patents.

Drugs.

Pharmaceutical industry--Technological innovations--Developing countries.

Pharmaceutical industry.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This timely book investigates the concept of innovation and illustrates the crucial role that patent strategies play within processes of pharmaceutical innovation. Drawing on extensive country and company case studies, it identifies the key issues relevant to the revival of local pharmaceutical industries. Based on an understanding of the post-TRIPS environment and case studies of national innovation strategies, it specifically addresses an important question - to what extent can lessons from national experiences be transferred to current policy developments for innovation in the pharmaceutica

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Innovation; 3. Innovation and the pharmaceutical industry; 4. Looking at the big picture: national innovation system; 5. Innovation country case studies; 6. A real life company case study: Teva Pharmaceuticals Ltd and its distinctive trajectories; 7. Real life lessons for the developing world; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78254-413-5