Emerging Trends in Biomedicine and Health Technology Innovation: Addressing the Global Challenge of Alzheimer's

The economic and social impact of chronic brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases will become the #1 public health problem worldwide by 2050, directly affecting 100 million people. Ongoing demographic trends, namely ageing populations, are leading to the unprecedented expansion of consumer demand for healthcare services, which will confront a serious crisis in a climate of shrinking resources.

Nanotechnology for Green Innovation

This paper brings together information collected through Working Party on Nanotechnology discussions and projects. It relies in particular on preliminary results from a project on the responsible development of nanotechnology and outcomes of a symposium held in 2012.

Innovation in Southeast Asia

This review provides a quantitative and qualitative assessment of countries’ capacity in S&T and innovation. A regional synthesis highlights current performance and knowledge circulation, and country profiles describe the dynamics of national innovation systems and their relation to international knowledge flows, taking into account the wider framework conditions for innovation.

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Regulatory Frameworks for Nanotechnology in Foods and Medical Products: Summary Results of a Survey Activity

Countries/regions have begun to develop and refine regulatory approaches for foods and medical products and invest in regulatory science and other research efforts to support the responsible development of nanotechnology in these areas. This paper inventories and analyses regulatory approaches, legislative regimes and government-sponsored research programmes and infrastructure in foods and medical products that involve nanotechnology.

OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy: Knowledge-based Start-ups in Mexico

This book evaluates the performance of the knowledge-based sector in Mexico and provides policy recommendations for improving the financing, creation and expansion of innovative knowledge-based start-ups.

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Biotechnology for the Environment in the Future: Science, Technology and Policy

Environmental biotechnology is focused on clean-up and much of the policy in this area is around compliance, whereas industrial biotech has quite different policy objectives and only started to grow as a field with the worldwide interest in biofuels. Much of the world now has targets for bioenergy and favourable policy regimes to stimulate production and use of biofuels, but sustainability has become a real issue.

New Data for Understanding the Human Condition: International Perspectives

OECD Global Science Forum report on data and research infrastructure for the social sciences.

Politique énergétique et climatique : infléchir la trajectoire technologique

Cette publication rassemble plusieurs documents qui étudient la proportion dans laquelle l’innovation technologique peut permettre une baisse des coûts induits par la poursuite d’objectifs d’atténuation du changement climatique.

Innovation and Inclusive Development (February 2013 revision)

This report addresses a number of policy-relevant themes around innovation and inclusive development. It provided background reflection for a conference on the topic organised by the OECD and South Africa’s Department for Science and Technology on 21 November 2012 in Cape Town.

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Guide pour la préparation des échantillons et leur dosage

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