Biotechnology Industry
(NAICS 325411 / SIC 2836)
Employment of scientific techniques to create or modify products of living organisms to improve plant or animal biological structures, or to develop useful microorganisms with new traits. Some techniques include genomics, molecular sequencing, cellular fusion, bioinformatics, and nanotechnology.
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Publications
University Libraries
Search HOMER or eBrary for books and periodicals using the following phrases:
- biotechnology industry
- biotechnology statistics
- biotechnology periodicals
Trade Journals:
- BioExecutive International
- Biotechnology Law Report (membership required)
- Biotechnology Journal
- BioWorld Online (a portal to various biotechnology publications)
- F-D-C Reports
- Genetic Engineering News
- Scientist
- Signals: the online magazine of biotechnology industry analysis
Electronic Resources via the USC Network
These database links will re-direct you to our proxy-enabled subscription database page to facilitate connectivity:- Lexis/Nexis Academic indexes business news covering the biotechnology industry with full text article access
- ABI/Inform ProQuest, General Business File, and Factiva index full text articles which can be found using these keywords: biotechnology, biotech
Industry Information:
- Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage (Industries / Biotechnology)
- IBISWorld: keyword search "biotechnology:
- Business & Company Resource Center: Industry search SIC code 2836
- Mint Global: search the Market Research module to find Datamonitor reports
- ValueLine (Investment Survey / Lookup Industry)
- Investext: find analyst reports covering the biotechnology industry
- Gartner IntraWeb (use your USC UNIX webmail password)
- TableBase: keyword search "biotechnology" to find articles with statistics
- NASDAQ Biotechnology Index
Company Information:
- Hoovers
- Mint Global: search the Companies module to find biotechnology profiles
- Business & Company Resource Center
- Million Dollar Database
- ValueLine (Investment Survey / Lookup Company)
- Mergent Online
- Investext: find analyst reports covering biotechnology companies
Statistics:
- Biotechnology Industry Facts: issued by the Biotechnology Industry Organization
- OECD Biotechnology Statistics, 2009: a report issued by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- OECD BioTech Key Indicators: contains historical statistics, reports, and country information
- Comparative Statistics for the UK, European & U.S. Biotechnology Sectors: Analysis Years 2003 & 2004
Government and International Agencies and Initiatives:
- National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Office of Biotechnology Activities
- Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
- USDA Biotechnology covers issues in agricultural biotechnology
- United States Food & Drug Administration: Biotechnology
- Biotechnology Policy Documents: lists national policy documents of 189 member nations as compiled by the U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization
- EC - US Task Force on Biotechnology Research
- Pew Inititiative on Food and Biotechnology
- FAO-BioDeC: a Food & Agriculture Organization database containing information on biotechnologies in developing countries
- BioTrack Online: a regulatory oversight entity under the auspices of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Industry Associations:
- Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
- Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
- California Biotechnology Foundation
- Southern California Biomedical Council
- BIOCOM: Southern California life science association
Related Sites:
- Biotechnology Industry Pulse: industry executives' perspectives: a 2009 report issued by ISR/Industry Standard Research
- Mind to Market: a global analysis of university biotechnology transfer and commercialization: a 2006 report by the Milken Institute
- Beyond Borders: global biotechnology report: a 2010 report by Ernst & Young
- Strength & Stability: the Americas perspective: a 2006 excerpt from Ernst & Young
- Signs of Life: the growth of biotechnology centers in the U.S.: a 2003 report by Brookings Institution
- The Dynamics of California's Biotechnology Industry: a 2005 report issued by the Public Policy Institute of California
- Looking Eastward: tapping China and India to reinvigorate the global biophamaceutical industry: a 2006 report by Boston Consulting Group
- Survey on Biotechnology Capacity in Asia-Pacific: a 2010 UNESCO report
- Outsourcing Among Pharmaceutical and Biotech Firms: a 2004 CFO Perspective report from A. Kearney
- Mergers and Acquisitions in the Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industries: a 2004 National Bureau of Economic Research report (USC access only)
- Select Global Biotechnology and Bioscience Clusters: provided by MBBNet
- Glossary of Biotechnology Terms
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