Abstract

MILESI, Darío; PETELSKI, Natalia  and  VERRE, Vladimiro. Innovation Dynamics And Appropriation Strategy  Of A Large Argentine Bio-Pharmaceutical Company. Rev. iberoam. cienc. tecnol. soc. [online]. 2016, vol.11, n.32, pp.189-211. ISSN 1850-0013.

The paper presents the case study of Biosidus SA, Argentina’s oldest and most important bio-pharmaceutical company. This analysis intends to reveal how the appropriation strategy of the company’s technological innovation derived benefits articulates with its innovative dynamics. Biosidus is characterized by a long-track record of innovation supported by important internal capacities, and strong ties with public institutions of R&D with which it has collaborated; this is reflected in a wide range of innovative projects in the field of biotechnology applied to human health. Within this framework, the aim of this work is twofold; on the one hand, it aims to evaluate the company’s appropriation strategy and reveal the different existing appropriation mechanisms it resorts to protect its innovations from its competitors as well as from its innovation partners. On the other hand, it aims to correlate the different observable variations of such strategy to the innovation dynamics and characteristics developed in the different projects, where it is possible to identify differences as to their objectives, complexity, and significance in terms of cooperation with R&D public entities.

Keywords : Appropriation; Innovation; Bio-pharmaceutical.