The goal of this study is to analyze the technological and scientific trajectories of quantum computer and computing that can support a main technological and economic change. Quantum technology has many characteristics of general-purpose technologies (GPTs) because it has the potential to make...

Objectives: The goal of this study is to analyze the evolution of technology in artificial heart valves for solving the problem of aortic stenosis (a narrowing of the aortic valve opening) that is one of the most common valvular heart diseases in society. In particular, this study explains the...

One of the problems in the field of technology analysis and innovation management is how new technologies origin and evolve in the presence of environmental threats. The goal of this study is to analyze evolution of innovations to cope with new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that is generating...

A fundamental problem in the field of management of technology is how to explain the sources of radical and incremental innovations that sustain the competitive advantage of firms. Current frameworks have trouble explaining some facts about the source of technical change and dynamics of...

Since 2021, vaccinations for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) are more and more a health policy to cope with on-going pandemic crisis. Is this policy response enough to stop the diffusion of novel coronavirus and reduce the negative impact in society? The goal of this study here is to...

Quantum technology is based on multiple research fields that apply the properties of quantum mechanics. There is a vast literature, however, new directions of technologies in quantum science that have a high potential of development are hardly known. This study confronts these problems here by...

The fundamental problem in the field of technology studies is how technology evolves and sustains economic change in human society. This study confronts the problem here by proposing the theory of technological host-parasites coevolution, an approach that may be useful for bringing a new...

A simple model of the development of technology is presented. This model, in a broad analogy with evolutionary ecology of parasites, within a theoretical framework of Generalized Darwinism, can explain vital characteristics of technological advances and technological evolution. In particular,...

The present inductive study shows two main effects of new technological paradigms in medicine driven by convergent genomics, genetics and proteomics (e.g., targeted therapies): 1) division of scientific/technological labour by strategic alliances among firms to reinforce the integrative...

The industrial structure of many European countries is dominated by small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Although SMEs consider the new product development (NPD) process fundamental for success in the global market, the level of formalisation of the innovation process is very low. Moreover, if...