Biotechnology - The Science and the Business

by Springham; Derek G.

• ISBN13: 9789057024061
• ISBN10: 9057024063
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-08-24
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition	ix
List of Contributors	xi
The science and the business: An introduction	1	(10)
V. Moses
R.E. Cape
SECTION I MATTERS OF BUSINESS
Managing a biotechnology business	11	(16)
K.A. Russell
Financing biotechnology companies	27	(20)
T.E. Sparks Jr.
Biotechnology startups	47	(12)
G.B. Rathmann
Patents: Paradigms in collision	59	(8)
L.L. Greenlee
Intellectual property and technical know-how	67	(22)
D.M. Gaythwaite
Public perceptions of biotechnology	89	(24)
U. Fleising
Addendum The introduction of transgenic foods in Europe	103	(10)
V. Moses
The regulation of biotechnology in the United States	113	(10)
R.B. Nicholas
D.G. Springham
The Regulation of biotechnology in Europe	123	(10)
B. Age
V. Moses
Communication	133	(14)
A. Crafts-Lighty
SECTION II UNDERLYING TECHNOLOGIES AND ECONOMICS
Polymerase chain reaction: Development of a novel technology in a corporate environment	147	(8)
E. Daniell
Protein engineering	155	(22)
L.A. Fothergill-Gilmore
L. Sawyer
Fermentation technology, bioprocessing, scale-up and manufacture	177	(46)
Y. Chisti
M. Moo-Young
Feedstocks	223	(14)
G. Hamer
T. Egli
G. Hamer
Process economics	237	(24)
N.J. Haritatos
SECTION III BIOTECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRY
The established industries	261	(46)
D.G. Springham
Industrial chemicals: Fermentation and immobilised cells	307	(12)
S.L. Neidleman
Industrial enzymes	319	(32)
D.A. Cowan
M.P. Tombs
New Materials	351	(16)
D. Brown
C. Viney
Biosensors: ``A marriage of biochemistry and microelectronics''	367	(20)
M. Gronow
M. Boutelle
Bioelectronics: ``Biochips''	387	(10)
V. Moses
Healthcare	397	(64)
D. McCormick
Seeds of change: Applications of biotechnology to agriculture	461	(36)
A.J. Dines
J. Motley
Insecticides, fungicides and herbicides	497	(18)
J.L. Garraway
The impact of biotechnology on the food industry	515	(18)
R. Jeffcoat
The flavour and fragrance industry	533	(30)
P.S.J. Cheetham
Waste treatment and pollution clean-up	563	(16)
R.J.F. Bewley
R. Sleat
J.F. Rees
V. Moses
Biomass	579	(16)
C.A. Batt
V. Moses
Oil production and processing	595	(28)
V. Moses
Metal recovery and processing	623	(16)
M.J. Brown
V. Moses
Microbiological desulphurisation of coal	639	(10)
S. Maloney
V. Moses
The application of molecular genetic techniques in forensic science	649	(10)
R.A. Nichols
M. Greenhalgh
Index	659