Sectoral Innovation biotechnology system in Mexico: Analysis and Characterization of its main components

Authors

  • Marcela Amaro Rosales Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
  • Mario Alberto Morales Sánchez UNAM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48160/18517072re42.586

Keywords:

biotechnology, innovation system, scientific, technologic and innovation capabilities, import substitution

Abstract

Based on the concept of Sectoral Innovation System (sis), the structure of the biotechnology sector in Mexico is analyzed through the central constituent agents and their interactions. The main objective is to analyze the different interrelations and dynamics in the process of developing various types of skills in the biotechnology sector. In addition to examining the institutional framework that shapes the governance of the system.
The results of this research support the conclusion that Mexico is still in the process of shaping policies to science, technology and innovation (sti) in biotechnology and coordination problems persist among the various levels of governance. However, the country has characteristics conducive to the development of a capacity-prone system. The main conclusions are based on information available in national databases and a series of interviews has made during the last five years with various agents that belong to the system; including those responsible for sti policy nationally, entrepreneurs, researchers, intermediaries, personal in charge of technology transfer offices and chambers are included.

References

Adeoti, J. y A. Adetola (2005), “Biotechnology r&d partnership for industrial innovation in Nigeria”, Technovation, vol. 25, pp. 344-365.

Altenburg, T. (2009), “Building inclusive innovation systems in developing countries: challenges for is research”, en Lundvall, B.-Å. et al. (eds.), Handbook of innovation systems and developing countries: Building domestic capabilities in a global setting, Massachusetts, Edward Elgar, pp. 33-56.

Amaro Rosales, M. (2013), “Incentivos a la innovación para la biotecnología agroindustrial-alimentaria en México”, tesis doctoral en Ciencias Sociales, especialidad en Economía y Gestión de la Innovación, Xochimilco, uam.

Amaro Rosales, M. (2014), “Retos y oportunidades para el desarrollo de la biotecnología agroalimentaria en México”, Innovación y Competitividad, año xiv, N° 54, abril-junio, Asociación Mexicana de Directivos de la Investigación Aplicada y Desarrollo Tecnológico.

Amaro Rosales, M., A. Morales y D. Villavicencio (2010), “Regulación y perspectiva de la Biotecnología en México”, ponencia presentada en el Congreso de Sistemas de Innovación para la Competitividad, Guanajuato, concyteg.

Amaro Rosales, M. y E. Robles (2013), “Producción de conocimiento científico y patrones de colaboración en la biotecnología mexicana”, Entreciencias. Diálogos en la Sociedad del Conocimiento, vol. 1, N° 2, México, unam, pp. 183-195.

Amaro Rosales, M. y D. Villavicencio (2015), “Incentivos a la innovación de la biotecnología agrícola-alimentaria en México”, Estudios Sociales, vol. xxiii, N° 45, enero-junio, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, pp. 35-62.

Bolívar, F. (2003), Recomendaciones para el desarrollo y consolidación de la Biotecnología en México, México, conacyt/amc/unam.

Carlsson, B. (2006), “Internationalization of innovation systems: A survey of the literature”, Research Policy, vol. 35, N° 1, pp. 56-67.

Cimoli, M. (2000), “Developing innovation systems”, en Cimoli, M. (ed.), Developing Innovation Systems: México in a global context, Londres, Continuum, pp. 1-20.

Dahlman, C. y C. Frischtak (1993), “National systems supporting technical advance in industry: the brazilian experience. National innovation systems – a comparative analysis”, en Shavinina, L. (ed.), The international handbook on innovation, Nueva York, Oxford University Press, pp. 414-450.

Dohse, D. (2000), “Technology policy and the regions, the case of the Bio- Region contest”, Research Policy, vol. 29, pp. 1111-1133.

Dosi, G. (1994), “A Very Reasonable Objective Still Beyond Our Reach: Economics as an Empirically Disciplined Social Science”, en Augier, M. y J. G. March (eds.), Models of a Man, Essays in memory of Herbert A. Simon, Cambridge, MA, mit Press.

Edquist, C. y B. Johnson (1997), “Institutions and Organizations in Systems of Innovation”, en Edquist, C (ed.), Sistems of Innovation: Thecnology, Institutions and Organizations, Londres y Washington, Printer, pp. 41-63.

Gittelman, M. (2006), “National institutions, public-private knowledge flows, and innovation performance: A comparative study of the biotechnology industry in the us and France”, Research Policy, vol. 35, N° 7, pp. 1052-1068.

Hsu, Y., J. Z. Shyu y G. Tzeng (2005), “Policy tools on the formation of new biotechnologyfirms in Taiwan”, Technovation, vol. 25, N° 3, pp. 281-292.

Jaffé, W. R. y E. Trigo (1993), “Agrobiotechnology in the developing world. Trends issues and policy perspectives”, en Tzotzos, G. T. (ed.), Biotechnology r&d Trends: Science Policy for Development, Nueva York, New York Academy of Sciences.

Jorde, T. y D. Teece (1990), “Innovation and Cooperation: Implications for Competition and Antitrust”, Journal of Economic Perspectives, vol. 4, N° 3, pp. 75-96.

Kaiser, R. y H. Prange (2004), “The reconfiguration of National Innovation Systems – the example of German biotechnology”, Research Policy, vol. 33, N° 10, pp. 395-408.

Lundvall, B.-Å. (ed.) (1992), National systems of innovation. Towards a theory of innovation and interactive learning, Londres, Pinter.

Lundvall, B.-Å. y B. Johnson (1994), “The Learning Economy”, Journal of Industry Studies, vol. 1, N° 2, pp. 23-42.

Lynskey, M. J. (2006), “Transformative technology and institutional transformation: Coevolution of biotechnology venture firms and the institutional framework in Japan”, Research Policy, vol. 35, N° 9, pp. 1389-1422.

Malerba, F. (2004), Sectoral Systems of Innovation, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.

Mehra, K. (2001), “Indian system of innovation in biotechnology a case study of cardamom”, Technovation, vol. 21, pp. 15-23.

Metcalfe, S. y R. Ramlogan (2008), “Innovation Systems and the Competitive Process in Developing Economies”, The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, vol. 48, N° 2, pp. 433-446.

Momma, S. y M. Sharp (1999), “Developments in new biotechnology firms in Germany”, Technovation, vol. 19, pp. 267-282.

Nelson, R. (1993), “Institutions supporting technical change in the United States”, en Nelson, R. (ed.), National innovation systems a comparative analysis, Nueva York, Oxford University Press.

Niosi, J. y M. Banik (2005), “The evolution and performance of biotechnology regional systems of innovation”, Cambridge Journal of Economics, vol. 29, N° 3, pp. 343-357.

OCDE (Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos) (1989), Biotechnology, economic and wider impacts, París.

OCDE (2008), Reviews of Innovation Policy, París.

OCDE (2009), Reviews of Innovation Policy, México.

Pérez, C. (2004), Revoluciones tecnológicas y capital financiero, México, Siglo XXI.

Poder Ejecutivo Federal (2001), Programa Especial de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación 2001-2006, México.

Poder Ejecutivo Federal (2007), Programa Especial de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación 2007-2012, t. ii, México.

Reyes, J. (2011), “Diversidad y complejidad en el sector tecnológico de baterías. Un estudio de patentes, 1980-2010”, tesis de doctorado en Economía, México, uam.

Trejo, S. (2010), “Situación de la biotecnología en el mundo”, Secretaría de Economía, Fundación Mexicana para la Innovación y Transferencia de Tecnología en la Pequeña y Mediana Empresa y Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología Aplicada (Tlaxcala) del Instituto Politécnico Nacional.

Van der Valk, T., E. Moors y M. Meuss (2009), “Conceptualizing patterns in the dynamics of emerging technologies: The case of biotechnology developments in the Netherlands”, Technovation, vol. 29, pp. 247-264.

Villavicencio, D. y P. López de Alba (coords.) (2009), Sistemas de Innovación en México: regiones, redes y sectores, México, conacyt/Plaza y Valdés, pp. 9-16.

Published

2016-06-15

How to Cite

Amaro Rosales, M., & Morales Sánchez, M. A. (2016). Sectoral Innovation biotechnology system in Mexico: Analysis and Characterization of its main components. Redes. Journal of Social Studies of Science and Technology, 22(42), 13–40. https://doi.org/10.48160/18517072re42.586