The enormous development of genomics research in recent decades has raised great
expectations concerning its impact on biomedicine. There has been growing investment in …

Biomedicine is often presented as the driving force behind improvements in cancer care,
with genomics the latest innovation poised to change the meaning, diagnosis, treatment …

We develop a model of innovation that enables us to trace the interplay among three key
dimensions of the innovation process:(i) demand of and (ii) supply for innovation, and (iii) …

This paper examines the use of scientometric overlay mapping as a tool of “strategic
intelligence” to aid the governing of emerging technologies. We develop an integrative …

Vaccine development is a core component of pharmaceutical industry activity and a key site
for studying pharmaceuticalization processes. In recent decades, two so-called cancer …

Background Decision impact studies have become increasingly prevalent in genomic
medicine, particularly in cancer research. Such studies are designed to provide evidence of …

O grande desenvolvimento da pesquisa em genômica nas últimas décadas tem gerado
muitas expectativas com relação ao seu impacto na biomedicina. Observa-se o crescente …

Objective Declines in cervical cancer incidence and mortality in Canada and in the United
States have been widely attributed to the introduction of the Papanicolaou (Pap) test. This …

By focusing on chromosomes, Heredity under the Microscope offers a new history of postwar
human genetics. Today chromosomes are understood as macromolecular assemblies and …

Vaccination against the sexually transmitted Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), a necessary
agent for the development of cervical cancer, has triggered much debate. In Austria, HPV …