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Competitive advantages from in-house scientific research: The US pharmaceutical industry in the 1980s

2012 Fall Seminar on Technology Strategy . Competitive advantages from in-house scientific research: The US pharmaceutical industry in the 1980s. Gambardella, A. (1992), Research Policy, 21(5), 391-407 . 2012. 9. 24 박사과정 4 학기 한상연 . Science as a public goods.

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Competitive advantages from in-house scientific research: The US pharmaceutical industry in the 1980s

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  1. 2012 Fall Seminar on Technology Strategy  Competitive advantages from in-housescientific research: The US pharmaceuticalindustry in the 1980s Gambardella, A. (1992), Research Policy, 21(5), 391-407 2012. 9. 24 박사과정 4학기 한상연

  2. Science as a public goods • firms can take advantage at no cost of the information produced • by academia and other non-profit research institutions. Ⅰ. Summary(1) • The role of in-house scientific research • a means of absorbing external knowledge( Cohen and Levinthal, 1989) • the price to plug into the outside information network(Rogenberg, 1990) • Focus of Paper • explores whether, in spite of the public nature of science, large US drug • manufacturers have differed in their ability to exploit the public good

  3. The firms in the case studies • Merck : an internal organization of research that resembles academic • departments or other scientific institutions • - peer group evaluation, using external basic research results Ⅰ. Summary(2) • Eli Lilly : investing both in equipment, and in learning the new technique • from Agouron • Bristol-Myers/Squipp : shifting to research-oriented group • - comprehensive agreement with Yale University • - acquired genetic systems and Oncogen, specialized in biotechnology • SmithKline : late R&DInvestment and late performance, Tagamet • - Restructuring in R&D after entering competitor Glaxo’s Zantac • Rorer : Too short periods to invest more R&D • - aggressive strategy to increase the R&D, acquired by Rhone-Poulene

  4. Test of interfirm differences in exploiting public science Ⅰ. Summary(2) • Company patents are positively correlated with the scientific publications • of the firms

  5. Ⅱ. Discussion(1) • The effectiveness of Catch-up Strategy • What does the strategy of Samsung Biologic resemble firms’ one in our • paper? • In the respective of papers in this session, discuss and predict the validity of • Samsung’s strategies • - technology sourcing, cooperation, Joint-Venture, transferring of Informal • Knowledge

  6. Ⅱ. Discussion(2) • The Classification and Segmentation of R&D capability • What’s the difference between Capability of in-house researchand • Absorptive Capacity? • Following the diffusion of Open innovation economy, except capability of • R&D in itself and internalization, • what Is the other capability for innovation of firms? • - focus the ability to investigate the exact demand knowledge • In the point of this paper and others, the strategy of Samsung can not be • effective due to lack of current R&D capability. What are your views on that?

  7. Tessa C. Flatten, Andreas Engelen, Shaker A. Zahra , MalteBrettel(2011), A measure of absorptive capacity: Scale development and validation, European Management Journal , 29, 98– 116

  8. Thank You!

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