title: Outlook: directed development: catalysing a global biotech industry.
abstract: Governments are increasingly relying on directed development tools or proactive public-policy approaches to stimulate scientific and economic development for their biotechnology industries. This article will discuss the four main tools of directed development in biotechnology and the lessons learned from current global efforts utilizing these tools.
authors.affiliation: Perseus-Soros Biopharmaceutical Fund, 888 7th Avenue, Floor 30, New York, New York 10105, USA. anthony_sun@psbiofund.com
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Perkins
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D005160:Facility Design and Construction / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D033161:Government Regulation; D007391:International Cooperation; D018803:Models, Economic