Biotechnology: The Science and the Business was the first book to treat the science and business of technology as an integrated subject and was well received by both students and business professionals.

All chapters in this current Second Edition have been updated and revised and some new chapters have been introduced, including one on the use of molecular genetic techniques in forensic science. Experts in the field discuss a range of biotechnologies, including pesticides, the flavor and fragrance industry, oil production, fermentation and protein engineering.

On the business side, subjects include managing, financing, and regulation of biotechnology. Some knowledge of the science behind the technologies is assumed, as well as a layperson's view of buying and selling.

Biotechnology: The Science and the Business 2nd Edition will be of interest to biotechnology undergraduates, postgraduates and those working in the industry, along with students of business, economics, intellectual property law and communications.

Contents

1. Matters of Business: Managing a Biotechnology Business
   1. Financing Biotechnology Companies
   2. Biotechnology Startups
   3. Patents: Paradigms in Collision
   4. Intellectual Property and Technical Know-How Public Perceptions of Biotechnology
   5. The Regulation of Biotechnology in the United States
   6. The Regulation of Biotechnology in Europe
   7. Communication

2. Underlying Technologies and Economics: Polymerase Chain Reaction Development of a Novel Technology in a Corporate Environment
   8. Protein Engineering
   9. Fermentation Technology, Bioprocessing, Scale-up and Manufacture
   10. Feedstocks
   11. Process Economics

3. Biotechnology and Industry: The Established Industries
   12. Industrial Chemicals: Fermentation and Immobilized Cells
   13. Industrial Enzymes
   14. New Materials
   15. Biosensors

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