Life Sciences Capital Fund : Malaysia Case Study

The Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund (MLSCF) is a venture capital fund based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. MLSCF has succeeded in transferring biotechnologies from more-developed to less developed countries. The specific technologies of interest t...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ACQUISITION ACQUISITIONS ACTIVE MARKETS BIOTECHNOLOGIES BIOTECHNOLOGY BOARD MEMBERS BOARD MEMBERSHIPS BROKER BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS MODEL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY BUSINESS PLAN BUSINESS PROCESSES BUSINESS REPUTATION CAPABILITIES CAPITAL FUND CAPITAL FUNDS CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CEOS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERS COLLABORATION COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMODITY COMPANY COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS COPYRIGHT CORPORATION CORPORATIONS CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS CULTURAL CHANGE DECISION-MAKING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIRECT INVESTMENTS DOMAIN EMERGING MARKETS ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURS EQUITY FUND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FIRMS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT GENERAL PARTNER GOVERNMENT FUNDING GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION GROWTH CYCLES IMPACT ASSESSMENT INCORPORATED INDIVIDUAL COMPANY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INSTITUTION INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INTANGIBLE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL BANK INVESTING INVESTMENT ALTERNATIVES INVESTMENT FUND INVESTMENT INSTITUTION INVESTMENT INSTITUTIONS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENT PROCESS JOINT VENTURE JOINT VENTURES LICENSE LICENSES LICENSING LIMITED LOCAL BUSINESS LOCAL COMPANIES LOCAL MARKET MANAGEMENT METHODS MARKET ENTRY MARKET OPPORTUNITIES MARKET OPPORTUNITY MATERIAL MATURITY MERCHANT BANK MERGER MERGERS MUTUAL FUNDS NETWORKS NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEW TECHNOLOGY OUTSIDE INVESTORS PHOTO PLEDGES POLITICAL WILL PORTFOLIO PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTION PROCESSES PRODUCTIVITY PROPRIETARY PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTOTYPE PUBLIC EXCHANGES QUERIES RESEARCH PROGRAMS RESERVES RESULT RESULTS RETURN RETURNS SCIENTISTS SERVICE PROVIDERS SPECIFIC INVESTMENT STOCK OWNERSHIP STOCKS SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRATION TARGETS TAX TAX INCENTIVES TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS TELEPHONE TIME-TO-MARKET TRANCHE TRANCHES TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSLATION TREATY UNIVERSITIES USER USES VALUATION VENTURE CAPITAL WEB WEB SITE WORLD TRADE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/20144204/life-sciences-capital-fund-lscf-malaysia-case-study http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20102

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Summary:	The Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund (MLSCF) is a venture capital fund based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. MLSCF has succeeded in transferring biotechnologies from more-developed to less developed countries. The specific technologies of interest to the fund have the potential to significantly improve farm productivity. Two organizations, one public and the other private, co-manage MLSCF. They are the Malaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC), a government organization, and Burrill and Company, a San Francisco-based merchant bank. The fund manages $150 million in committed capital. The concept underlying the fund is to pursue science without borders through a process of open innovation. Open innovation greatly reduces the transaction costs of technology transfer.

Life Sciences Capital Fund : Malaysia Case Study

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