Publisher's Synopsis
This book is a comprehensive study of the development of biotechnology in Japan. It has made extensive use of the published literature (some of it translated from the Japanese), the information available in the North Carolina Biotechnology Center's Data Base, scores of interviews both in Japan and the United States, and the experience in the assessment of biotechnology of Dr Robert Yuan and Dr Mark D.Dibner. The study covers a broad spectrum of topics including government policy, the biological R and D establishment, industrial activities in biotechnology, technology transfer, and finance. The analysis not only identifies the current situation, but also presents some of the trends and projections for the future.
