Innovation in the global medtech industry:An empirical analysis of patent applications, 1960–2014

Donzé, Pierre-Yves; Imer, Raphaël

大阪大学経済学, 2020, 69(4), 18-42

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Title
Innovation in the global medtech industry:An empirical analysis of patent applications, 1960–2014
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1000020635718 1000020635718
ORCID
0000-0003-2854-5531 0000-0003-2854-5531
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Scopus Author ID
36922614100 36922614100
CreatorName
Donzé, Pierre-Yves
CreatorName
Imer, Raphaël
Subject
Innovation
medtech industry
patents
Japan
United States
Switzerland
Germany
JEL
L60
N60
O31
O34
Description
論文
Abstract
This article uses a quantitative analysis of patent applications to shed light on the dynamics of the global medtech industry between 1960 and 2014. It demonstrates the existence of three types of innovative companies that maintained their competitiveness over time: large multinationals in the electronics industry, large specialized medtech companies arising from mergers between startups; and traditional specialized SMEs. Moreover, the research illustrates the disappearance of nonspecialized manufacturing firms after the integration of electronics in the 1970s.
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大阪大学経済学会・大阪大学大学院経済学研究科
The Economic Society of Osaka University　and　Graduate School of Economics, Osaka University
オオサカ　ダイガク　ケイザイ　ガッカイ オオサカ　ダイガク　ダインガクイン　ケイザイガク　ケンキュウカ
Source Title
大阪大学経済学
Osaka Economic Papers
Volume (Issue)
69(4)
Page
18-42
Date of Issued
2020-03
Handle URL
https://hdl.handle.net/11094/75484
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18910/75484
eISSN
24240397
NCID
AN00030111
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open access
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Osaka Economic Papers / Vol.69 No.4