Technological Paradigms and Trajectories as Determinants of the R&D Corporate Change in Drug Discovery Industry

Coccia, M. (2015) ‘Technological paradigms and trajectories as determinants of the R&D corporate change in drug discovery industry’, Int. J. Knowledge and Learning, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp.29–43.

15 Pages Posted: 4 Aug 2015

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Mario Coccia

National Research Council of Italy (CNR)

Date Written: August 3, 2015

Abstract

The present inductive study shows two main effects of new technological paradigms in medicine driven by convergent genomics, genetics and proteomics (e.g., targeted therapies): 1) division of scientific/technological labour by strategic alliances among firms to reinforce the integrative capabilities in different biomedical research fields in order to support drug discovery process; 2) cumulative and collective learning by network R&D organisations to integrate in-house R&D and external sources of innovation in order to accelerate the discovery of path-breaking drugs for personalised healthcare. Relationships between observed facts are analysed to establish some general implications concerning the impact of technological paradigms on R&D corporate change for supporting the modern discovery process.

Keywords: technological paradigm; labour division; learning process

JEL Classification: O31, O32

Suggested Citation

Coccia, Mario, Technological Paradigms and Trajectories as Determinants of the R&D Corporate Change in Drug Discovery Industry (August 3, 2015). Coccia, M. (2015) ‘Technological paradigms and trajectories as determinants of the R&D corporate change in drug discovery industry’, Int. J. Knowledge and Learning, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp.29–43., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2639124

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