Worldwide competition is evolutionary and dynamic; therefore it is necessary that countries not only think in terms of immediate cost but that they foment the necessary conditions under which their companies or new companies can develop competitive advantages based on the innovation.
According to this, it is important that countries like México foment the creation and the development of new industries in the biotechnological cluster, in order to develop new areas in which we could be competitive.
This paper is about the design of a model that could help us to evaluate de viability of the development of a biotechnology cluster in Mexico.

Keywords: biotechnology, cluster development, Innovation