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

Chris Egeraat; Declan Curran

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

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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.

Keywords: Digital Ecosystems Social network analysis Innovation Biotech

Published: 2012-05-28

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14859-0_3

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

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