Gene Patenting in the Life Sciences Industry: Boon or Bane?

Authors

Knowledge@SMU

Publication Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

5-2008

Abstract

Does gene patenting encourage or hinder knowledge diffusion and take-up in the life sciences industry? Research by Singapore Management University management professor Kenneth Huang, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology management professor Fiona Murray found that patenting can have a negative impact on scientific progress. Huang spoke to Knowledge@SMU about the implications of his research findings in the Singapore context.

Disciplines

Economics | Health Economics | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Copyright Owner and Holder

Copyright © Singapore Management University 2012

Licece/Creative Commons Licence

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Article ID

1136

Subject(s)

Health Economics

Citation

Knowledge@SMU. Gene Patenting in the Life Sciences Industry: Boon or Bane?. (2008).
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/ksmu/95