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SUMMARY:Biomolecular Design Space and Intellectual Property - Professor Ri
 kard Stankiewicz\, European University Institute in Florence
DTSTART:20070214T141500Z
DTEND:20070214T151500Z
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CONTACT:Dr Thomas Bohné
DESCRIPTION:*Abstract:* \nBiotechnology exhibits several peculiar features
 . One of them is its chronic ‘immaturity’ leading among others to a so
 mewhat disappointing commercial performance. So far BT has failed to make 
 the expected transition from a predominantly discovery-driven paradigm to 
 a design-driven one. However this may be changing now. We shall discuss th
 ese changes using a model which interprets technology as an evolving “de
 sign space” and comment on their implications for intellectual property 
 regime\, BT’s institutionalization in the research system\, and its regu
 lation.\n\n*Biography:*\nRikard Stankiewicz is Professor of Science and Te
 chnology Governance at the European University Institute in Florence (Join
 t Chair in European Studies at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Stud
 ies and the Department of Political and Social Sciences). Born in 1941 he 
 studied at Warsaw University and subsequently at Lund University in Sweden
  where he received a PhD in sociology. In 1988 be became Associate Profess
 or of R&D Management and Policy at the Research Policy Institute\, Lund Un
 iversity. Between 1996 and 1998 he served as Professor of Technology Dynam
 ics at the Copenhagen Business School\, Denmark.. In 1998 he became Profes
 sor of Science and Technology Policy and the director of Research Policy I
 nstitute at Lund University. He has conducted research on the organisation
  and management of research and development in both public and private sec
 tors\, university and industry relations\, comparative science and technol
 ogy policy\, and technological innovation systems. His most recent researc
 h and publications are concerned with the evolutionary models of technolog
 ical change\, science technology-relations\, the structure and dynamics of
  the knowledge base of technology\, and the impact of the new biotechnolog
 ies on innovation in the healthcare sector.
LOCATION:Seminar Room A\, Institute for Manufacturing\, Mill Lane\, Cambri
 dge
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