Digital Ecosystems. Third International Conference, OPAALS 2010, Aracuju, Sergipe, Brazil, March 22-23, 2010, Revised Selected Papers

Research Article

Social Network Analysis of the Irish Biotech Industry: Implications for Digital Ecosystems

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-14859-0_3,
        author={Chris Egeraat and Declan Curran},
        title={Social Network Analysis of the Irish Biotech Industry: Implications for Digital Ecosystems},
        proceedings={Digital Ecosystems. Third International Conference, OPAALS 2010, Aracuju, Sergipe, Brazil, March 22-23, 2010, Revised Selected Papers},
        proceedings_a={OPAALS},
        year={2012},
        month={5},
        keywords={Digital Ecosystems Social network analysis Innovation Biotech},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-642-14859-0_3}
    }
    
  • Chris Egeraat
    Declan Curran
    Year: 2012
    Social Network Analysis of the Irish Biotech Industry: Implications for Digital Ecosystems
    OPAALS
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-14859-0_3
Chris Egeraat1,*, Declan Curran1,*
  • 1: National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis (NIRSA)
*Contact email: chris.vanegeraat@nuim.ie, declan.g.curran@nuim.ie

Abstract

This paper presents an analysis of the socio-spatial structures of innovation, collaboration and knowledge flow among SMEs in the Irish biotech sector. The study applies social network analysis to determine the structure of networks of company directors and inventors in the biotech sector. In addition, the article discusses the implications of the findings for the role and contours of a biotech digital ecosystem. To distil these lessons, the research team organised a seminar which was attended by representatives of biotech actors and experts.