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Lyonbiopôle As a majority of our readers are American that may be used to a different model of clusters can you explain the unique characteristics of the pôles de compétitivité?  The biggest differentiating point is that the clusters have been founded on government initiative to create competitive zones across multiple industries.…

Biogen Idec Germany Having experienced many years at big pharmaceutical companies, you recently moved into the booming biotech sector by joining Biogen Idec in 2007. What made you make such a decision? The growth potential of the biotech industry is incomparable to any other sector in the pharmaceutical industry, and the entire industry…

France Biotech France is a major pharmaceutical market, leader in Europe and number three in the world but it seems in biotechnologies, France lags behind. In your opinion, what has caused this? In fact, there were some delays in consciousness of the biotech trend. Compared to other countries, it took more time…

Biomax Informatics Your interest in bioinformatics has run though your academic career and now into your business career as CEO and founder of Biomax Informatics; what was your vision for the company and how successful have you been so far in achieving your aims? When I founded the company 10 years ago,…

BioSino Bio-Technology & Science Inc BioSino has experienced many changes since it was first established and has taken on many different forms and functions. Can you provide a brief history of the company and the current structure of the company? I would say there are four phases to BioSino’s history. The roots of the company…

Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Bi Though you have recently been appointed as President of KRIBB, your history with the institute goes quite far back. Could you please briefly explain the role it plays within South Korea’s bioscience and biotech fields? The KRIBB is the only government-supported research institute in South Korea dedicated to the field…

Assobiotec Biotechnologies have a significant role to play bringing Italy towards a more knowledge-based economy. What is the economic contribution of the sector today? According to the last Blossom Associati-Assobiotec report dedicated to biotechnologies in Italy, the sector’s turnover reaches approximately 5 billion Euros and represents 0,6% of the global Italian…