Small, research-intensive companies often face a difficult financial situation in the early stages. Revenues might be several years away, though they can indeed be significant when a new invention is finally brought to market. Several countries has recognized this problem and have implemented tax incentives to stimulate the growth of these small companies. This report is a four-country comparison of the different systems and also contain a recommendation of how a tax incentive system could be implemented in Sweden.

The project is a collaboration between between biotech industry organisations in six countries: Estonia, Finland, France, Norway, Sweden and Europa Bio. The study is a part of the project "Realisation of Young Innovative Company status, YIC, for biotech companies" supported by the European Commission (Contract No. LSSB-CT-2005-018768).

The written report can be found under "Reports" in the left menu.