Growth of biotech clusters over several decades through pioneering, variety and entrepreneurial science

Bart Van Looy^{1

2}, Marcelina Grabowska³, Vesna Vlaisavljevic⁴, Catherine Lecocq⁵, Koenraad Debackere^{3

6}

Affiliations

¹ ECOOM, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. bart.vanlooy@kuleuven.be.
² Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, Faculty of Economics and Business, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. bart.vanlooy@kuleuven.be.
³ ECOOM, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
⁴ Business Department, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
⁵ Department of Marketing, Innovation and Organization, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
⁶ Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, Faculty of Economics and Business, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

Bart Van Looy et al. Nat Biotechnol. 2024 Jan.

. 2024 Jan;42(1):20-25.

doi: 10.1038/s41587-023-02062-6.

Bart Van Looy^{1

2}, Marcelina Grabowska³, Vesna Vlaisavljevic⁴, Catherine Lecocq⁵, Koenraad Debackere^{3

6}

¹ ECOOM, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. bart.vanlooy@kuleuven.be.
² Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, Faculty of Economics and Business, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. bart.vanlooy@kuleuven.be.
³ ECOOM, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
⁴ Business Department, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
⁵ Department of Marketing, Innovation and Organization, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
⁶ Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, Faculty of Economics and Business, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

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