Els biòlegs i el desenvolupament d'un nou teixit empresarial a Catalunya: el cas de les empreses biotecnològiques Authors Carlos Buesa Arjol Abstract The biologistis and the development of a new bio-industry in Catalonia. The case of the biotech companies. Biologists, as a professional collective, were born at the end of the 70s in a moment of uncertainties and deep transformations in the science and the economy of the country. The spectacular advances in the field of Biology ended up by conceding a fundamental role to this collective not only in public research but also in society and economy, as they became one of the main drivers for the creation of biotech companies. In the early 2000s, several public instruments were set up to accelerate the creation of biotech start-ups and science parks. In the last 10 years, almost 300 biotech companies were created in Spain, 25% of which in Catalonia, a confirmation of our leadership in this new industry. Oryzons case illustrates how a team of biologists created in Catalonia a company with a high performing technological platform. A fruitful policy of collaborative network with research groups of hospitals and universities, continuous investments and commitment made possible to create successful diagnostic tools for cancer and new therapeutic approaches for neurodegenerative disorders. Other biotech companies have as well valorized academic research creating for the first time an economic channel to monetize the biological knowledge generated in our country. Downloads Download data is not yet available. Downloads Text complet (Català) Published 2012-03-01 Issue 63, 2012 : La biologia d'ahir i d'avui. Reflexions amb motiu del centenari de la Societat Catalana de Biologia / Francesc Piferrer editor Section Tercera part: Reflexions entorn del passat, present i futur de la biologia i les societats científiques License The intellectual property of the articles belongs to the respective authors. At the time of submitting the articles to Treballs de la Societat Catalana de Biologia, authors accept the following terms: — Authors assign to the SCB (a subsidiary of the Institut d’Estudis Catalans) the rights of reproduction, public communication (including communication through social networks) and distribution of the articles submitted for publication to Treballs de la Societat Catalana de Biologia, in any form and medium, including digital platforms. The Publications Committee reserves the right to accept or refuse submitted articles and the right to make any editorial changes it deems appropriate. If the suggested changes are accepted by authors, they should re-submit the article with such changes. — Authors answer to the SCB for the authorship and originality of submitted articles. In other words, authors assure that submitted articles do not contain fragments of works by other authors or fragments of their own previously published works; that the content of articles is original, and that the copyright of third parties is not infringed upon. Authors accept this responsibility and undertake to hold harmless the SCB for any loss or damage resulting from non-compliance with this obligation. Furthermore, they should include a statement in articles submitted to the journal regarding their responsibility for the content of the articles. — Authors are responsible for obtaining permission for the reproduction of all graphic material included in articles, and they should moreover ensure that images, videos, etc., have been created with the consent of the individuals appearing in them, and that material belonging to third parties is clearly identified and acknowledged as such within the text. Likewise, authors should provide the respective consents and authorisations to the SCB when submitting articles. — The SCB is exempt from any liability arising from the possible infringement of intellectual property rights by authors. In all cases, it undertakes to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies, if necessary. — Unless otherwise stated in the text or in the graphic material, the contents published in the journal are subject to an Attribution - NonCommercial - NoDerivs 3.0 Spain (by-nc-nd) license from Creative Commons, the full text of which may be consulted at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/deed.en. Therefore, the general public is authorised to reproduce, distribute and communicate articles as long as their authorship and publishing entity are acknowledged, and no commercial use is made of them nor derivative work produced from them. — The journal is not responsible for the ideas and opinions expressed by the authors of published articles.
