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Constructing Regional Advantage for the Stem Cell Biotechnology Sector in Madison, Wisconsin, USA

  • Journal of the Association of Korean Geographers
  • Abbr : JAKG
  • 2016, 5(3), pp.357-373
  • Publisher : Association of Korean Geographers
  • Research Area : Social Science > Geography

Jae-Youl Lee 1

1서울대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

Built upon an evolutionary and institutional perspective on regional development, this article examines regionally ‘constructed advantage’ for the stem cell biotechnology sector in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. Constructed advantage can be defined as a regional development condition that is supported by local institutions and policy. For the understanding, the case study historicizes the development of University of Wisconsin–Madison as an ‘entrepreneurial university’ on the basis of ‘The Wisconsin Idea’ in the beginning, and then highlights the role of the university as the institutional foundation of knowledge generation and innovation in the city-region’s stem cell sector. In addition, the study also outlines recent local and regional institutional development aiming at promoting the commercial use of stem cell technologies, with particular emphasis on state policy measures aimed to promote the commercial development of major progresses in stem cell research at the University. The article’s findings suggest that the ‘institution-technology’ interplay be an important aspect of knowledge-based regional development, as well as the development of emerging technology.

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