Biotechnology - The Science and the BusinessDerek G. Springham, Vivian Moses, Ronald E. Cape Biotechnology has not stood still since 1991 when the first edition of Biotechnology - The Science and the Business was published. It was the first book to treat the science and business of technology as an integrated subject and was well received by both students and business professionals. All chapters in this second edition have been updated and revised and some new chapters have been introduced, including one on the use of molecular genetic techniques in forensic science. Experts in the field discuss a range of biotechnologies, including pesticides, the flavor and fragrance industry, oil production, fermentation and protein engineering. On the business side, subjects include managing, financing, and regulation of biotechnology. Some knowledge of the science behind the technologies is assumed, as well as a layperson's view of buying and selling. As with the first edition, it is expected that this book will be of interest to biotechnology undergraduates, postgraduates and those working in the industry, along with students of business, economics, intellectual property law and communications. |
Contents
Managing a biotechnology business | 11 |
Financing biotechnology companies | 27 |
Biotechnology startups | 47 |
Paradigms in collision | 59 |
Public perceptions of biotechnology | 89 |
Addendum The introduction of transgenic foods in Europe | 103 |
The regulation of biotechnology in Europe | 123 |
George B Rathmann | 126 |
New Materials | 351 |
A marriage of biochemistry and microelectronics | 367 |
Biochips | 387 |
Applications of biotechnology to agriculture | 461 |
Insecticides fungicides and herbicides | 497 |
The impact of biotechnology on the food industry | 515 |
The flavour and fragrance industry | 533 |
Waste treatment and pollution cleanup | 563 |
Development of a novel technology in a corporate environment E Daniell | 147 |
Fermentation technology bioprocessing scaleup and manufacture | 177 |
Director and General Manager Biotreatment Ltd 5 Chiltern | 219 |
Feedstocks | 223 |
Process economics | 237 |
The established industries | 261 |
Fermentation and immobilised cells | 307 |
Biomass | 579 |
Oil production and processing | 595 |
Metal recovery and processing | 623 |
Microbiological desulphurisation of coal | 639 |
The application of molecular genetic techniques in forensic science | 649 |
Other editions - View all
Biotechnology - The Science and the Business Derek G. Springham,Vivian Moses,Ronald E. Cape Limited preview - 1999 |
Biotechnology - The Science and the Business Derek G. Springham,Vivian Moses,Ronald E. Cape Limited preview - 2020 |
Biotechnology - The Science and the Business Derek G. Springham,Vivian Moses,Ronald E. Cape Limited preview - 2020 |
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