This open access book takes an interdisciplinary approach to examine the life science business sector. The book describes value creation, value maintenance, and value realization in the life sciences as a sequence of processes using the quantitative language of applied mathematics. These tools are applied to pharmaceutical and biotechnology business endeavors. The articles, which were written by professionals from a range of disciplines, give a fresh look at life sciences economics by illuminating the change from a deterministic to a stochastic view of the processes involved. The book discusses issues including licensing in the pharmaceutical industry, outsourcing pharmaceutical R&D, and stochastic modeling of a pharmaceutical supply chain. Other subjects covered in the book include valuing and maintaining intellectual property in the life sciences. The book will interest economics academics. Download Quantitative Models in Life Science Business (Free) Please check our service , i