Biotechnological networks
Multilayered Network Environment
Research Seeds and Incubation Facilities etc.
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Hokkaido Center〈Biotechnology Center〉
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Hokkaido Center
〈Isolated genetically-modified plant factory〉
Concentration of research and incubation bases in northern areas of Hokkaido University campus
Hokkaido University next-generation post-genome research building
National Agricultural Research Center for Hokkaido Region
Cold Region Biofunction Development Center
Hokkaido Industry-Academic-Government Collaboration Center“Colabo Hokkaido”
Hokudai Business SpringInternal Structure Elucidation of the Cluster
In a business environment endemic to Hokkaido that lacks major companies with centripetal force, Hokkaido bio-industry cluster is growing and developing uniquely, centering on university-launched ventures and small-to-medium-sized businesses.
The internal structure of the cluster is characterized by the fact that the relationship within the cluster was expanded owing to the research-support companies, which appeared in the 1980s and acted as business-related nodes. Since 2002, the network has increasingly expanded as companies have increased in number and concentrated. Such a trend is attributed to the rapid increase of university-launched ventures and new entries from different sectors due to the establishment of a support system by related administrative bodies as a unit and various networks. Mutual relationships among companies, such as transactions and joint research, are further deepening and developing within the cluster.
The internal structure of the cluster is characterized by the fact that the relationship within the cluster was expanded owing to the research-support companies, which appeared in the 1980s and acted as business-related nodes. Since 2002, the network has increasingly expanded as companies have increased in number and concentrated. Such a trend is attributed to the rapid increase of university-launched ventures and new entries from different sectors due to the establishment of a support system by related administrative bodies as a unit and various networks. Mutual relationships among companies, such as transactions and joint research, are further deepening and developing within the cluster.