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  • 21. The transition from small to medium size: Industrial and geographic distribution of small high-growth firms Archived
    Articles and reports: 88-003-X20040037438
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This analysis provides an estimate of the numbers of small companies that have, and have not, grown to medium size. It determines which industries and communities have the highest proportions of quickly growing small firms, where the firms that have not yet grown to medium size are, and how they could be supported in their growth strategy.

    Release date: 2004-10-29
  • 22. The transition from small to medium size: Growth strategies and innovation Archived
    Articles and reports: 88-003-X20040037440
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Theories of business growth lead us to believe that, to grow, a company needs to be innovative, conduct research and development, have access to multiple sources of funding, protect its intellectual property, engage in alliances and establish itself in a market niche. In this article, interviews with Canadian technology-based companies show that some companies manage to grow by breaking these rules.

    Release date: 2004-10-29
  • 23. Characteristics of firms that grow from small to medium size: Research and development and growth in small to medium size enterprises Archived
    Articles and reports: 88-003-X20040037441
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article examines average research and development spending per firm and revenue growth. Using data from the Survey of Research and Development in Canadian Industry, it explores differences in research and development spending and revenue growth between high-growth and non-high-growth firms that reported strong employment growth.

    Release date: 2004-10-29
  • 24. Trends in Canadian Biotechnology Activity: 1997 to 2001 Archived
    Articles and reports: 88F0006X2004017
    Description:

    Using data from the 1997 Biotechnology Firm Survey and the 1999 and 2001 cycles of the Biotechnology Use and Development Survey, this article portrays the evolution of key indicators of Canadian biotechnology companies from 1997 to 2001.

    Release date: 2004-10-22
  • 25. Changes in the number of biotechnology innovative firms and revenues Archived
    Articles and reports: 88-003-X20040026930
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Biotechnology activity in Canada is flourishing. The total number of biotechnology firms has been continually increasing in recent years. This expansion can also be observed from the changes in revenues generated by biotechnology. Research and development (R&D) efforts are starting to bear fruit and this is reflected in the revenue ratio on R&D.

    Release date: 2004-06-30
  • 26. An Historical Comparison of Technological Change, 1998-2000 and 2000-2002, in the Private and Public Sectors Archived
    Articles and reports: 88F0006X2004007
    Description:

    This paper presents data on technological change that have been made comparable from the Survey of Electronic Commerce and Technology (SECT) for 2000 and 2002. It shows that when comparable data for the 1998 to 2000 and 2000 to 2002 periods (based on the definition and survey universe employed by SECT 2000) are used, the propensity to adopt new technologies in the private sector has remained constant at about 40%. The rate of technology adoption in the public sector remained at four out of five organizations introducing significantly improved technologies (a level about twice as high as that for the private sector). This rate also shows little change from 2000. The paper presents the comparable technological change data, while explaining differences in the wording of the survey questions and universe between the two reference years. Information is provided for private and public sectors, selected employment size groups and sectors of both private and public sectors.

    Release date: 2004-03-09
  • 27. Bioproduct development: an intrinsic part of Canadian biotechnology firms Archived
    Articles and reports: 88-003-X20040016791
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Description:

    Data from the 2001 Biotechnology Use and Development Survey reveal that there are 133 biotechnology Canadian-based firms manufacturing or developing bioproducts. These mostly private 'home-grown' firms, located in Quebec, British Columbia and Ontario, are operating across all economic sectors. The largest share of their combined portfolio of 805 bioproducts is at the commercialization stage. Bioprocessing-based bioproducts (products developed or made using enzymes and bacteria culture) lead the way.

    Release date: 2004-03-05
  • 28. Biotechnology Use and Development Survey: Methodology, Issues and Responses Archived
    Articles and reports: 88F0006X2004006
    Description:

    Biotechnology is a pervasive technology used in several industrial sectors, making collecting sound data a real challenge. This paper describes the methodology of the Biotechnology Use and Development Survey. Some of the specific issues dealt with are the definitions of biotechnology and innovative biotechnology firms, the target population, sampling, data collection procedures, and data quality evaluation.

    Release date: 2004-03-05
  • 29. Why are Canadian biotech firms having problems raising financing capital? Archived
    Articles and reports: 88-003-X20030026570
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    In 2001, Canadian biotech firms raised $980 million in financing capital, a sharp drop from the $2.1 billion raised in 1999. Overall, 114 firms out of 188 (61%) that attempted to raise capital either failed or did not reach their targets. Why are biotech firms encountering difficulties in raising financing capital?

    Release date: 2003-06-27
  • 30. Strategic alliances in biotechnology: Characteristics and impact on performance indicators Archived
    Articles and reports: 88-003-X20030026571
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article presents the results of a study that looks at the characteristics of Canadian biotechnology firms that form strategic alliances and measures the impact that such alliances have on their performance indicators.

    Release date: 2003-06-27
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  • 1. Innovators, Non-innovators and Venture Firms: What Is the Nature of Firms in Research and Development Services Industries? Archived
    Articles and reports: 88F0006X2007007
    Description:

    Results from the Survey of Innovation 2003 raised some interesting questions. First, an unexpected one-third of establishments in R&D services were not innovative. According to the guidelines of the Oslo Manual, innovative establishments are those that introduced a new or significantly improved product or process on to the market or into production, within a specified interval. Second, many of these non-innovative establishments indicated that satisfying existing customers was irrelevant to their firms success. This was very different response from all other types of firms.

    This working paper provides a potential explanation of these unexpected results, as well as an overview of available information on establishments in R&D services (NAICS 5417) in the context of professional services generally. The paper assembles descriptive data to show that non-innovative establishments in R&D services differ significantly from other non-innovative establishments and, while not innovative, they are nevertheless highly inventive. It presents some evidence to suggest that they are venture firms (firms relying on infusions of investment capital rather than revenues from sales to sustain their operations) and proposes a specific set of indicators that would facilitate resolution of the nature of firms in this industry group.

    Release date: 2007-12-20
  • 2. Selected Results of the Biotechnology Use and Development Survey 2005 Archived
    Articles and reports: 88F0006X2007006
    Description:

    This descriptive working paper provides highlights from the Biotechnology Use and Development Survey 2005. Data on innovative biotechnology firms are presented by region, sectors and firm size. The data include firm revenues, R&D activities, human resources, firm financing, age of firms, country of control and the proportion of publicly traded firms.

    Release date: 2007-12-05
  • 3. Results of the pilot survey on nanotechnologies Archived
    Articles and reports: 88-003-X200700210323
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Although nanotechnology can be thought of as a sector of its own, it is clear that nanotechnology is a cross-sector phenomenon with potentially significant impacts. Nanotechnologies can be found in areas as diverse as biotechnology and health, agriculture, electronics and computer technology, environment and energy, optics, and in materials and manufacturing.

    Release date: 2007-10-09
  • 4. International activities on the development of nanotechnology statistics Archived
    Articles and reports: 88-003-X200700210324
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Statistics Canada is actively involved with the international community in developing statistical information on nanotechnologies. This article summarizes the ongoing work of the OECD's newly-established Working Party on Nanotechnology, with particular emphasis on the role of Statistics Canada.

    Release date: 2007-10-09
  • 5. Firm characteristics and fund-raising activities of biotech firms in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 88-003-X200700210325
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Innovative biotechnology firms are science-based firms which attempt to bring an application of biotechnology to the market. However, it is clear that a significant proportion of these firms derive no revenue from product sales while their products proceed through the various phases of testing and regulatory approval. In order to support their operations they must look to other sources of funding.

    Release date: 2007-10-09
  • 6. Start-up funding sources and biotechnology firm growth Archived
    Articles and reports: 88-003-X200700210326
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Although private investors and government funding agencies have learned that the biotechnology sector requires a funding model different from that of traditional manufacturing, there is a paucity of empirical research investigating the links between characteristics of the funding model and firm performance. The purpose of this article is to examine which funding sources have the greatest influence on firm growth.

    Release date: 2007-10-09
  • 7. Overview and Discussion of the Results of the Pilot Survey on Nanotechnology in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 88F0006X2007005
    Description:

    This working paper provides results from a pilot survey on nanotechnology, which was appended to the Biotechnology Use and Development Survey 2005. The paper presents the conceptual issues and survey challenges relating to measurement of nanotechnology-related activities, as well as preliminary data on nanotechnology firms in Canada.

    Release date: 2007-08-31
  • 8. Innovative biotech firms: Early results from the 2005 Biotechnology Use and Development Survey Archived
    Articles and reports: 88-003-X20070019620
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Description:

    Preliminary data from the Biotechnology Use and Development Survey (BUDS) 2005 indicate that growth continued in the sector, but at a slower pace than has been reported in earlier years. This article highlights some key biotechnology indicators for innovative biotech firms in Canada, by sector, size and province.

    Release date: 2007-05-10
  • 9. Research and development services in physical, engineering and life sciences (PELS): Why do so many establishments say that satisfying existing clients is not relevant to their success? Archived
    Articles and reports: 88-003-X20060029246
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    While firms engaged in R&D services are part of the population of firms covered by the Research and Development in Canadian Industry (RDCI) survey and the Biotechnology Use and Development Survey (BUDS), this industry group is not covered by a typical industry survey. This means that there are no industry-specific figures for contribution to GDP or other typical measures of industrial activities and finances. However, data for the industry group are available from the Survey of Innovation 2003, along with other selected professional services. Data from that survey indicate that the establishments in R&D services in physical, engineering and life sciences may be part of a select and highly atypical group of firms and are discussed in this article.

    Release date: 2006-06-27
  • 10. Canadian biotechnology activity, 2003 Archived
    Articles and reports: 88-003-X20050028021
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Between 1997 and 2003, the number of innovative biotechnology firms rose from 282 to 490. Biotechnology in Canada continued to expand between 2001 and 2003, generating revenues of almost $4 billion. Biotechnology companies have more than quadrupled their revenues since 1997, making biotechnology a fast growing activity.

    Release date: 2005-06-20
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