Academia-Business Links European Policy

This book presents an overview of recent policy outcomes in the field of academia-business links in different European countries. It covers a broad range of approaches, from new public funding instruments to reforms of intellectual property rights and regional network policies. A special focus is put on practical policy implications and discussions about reform.

Rüdiger Wink is senior Research Fellow at Ruhr-Forschungsinstitut für Innovations- und Strukturpolitik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, and at the University of Birmingham. He is author and editor of several books on innovation, technology and environmental issues.

List of Figures

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List of Tables

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Notes on the Contributors

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1 Academia-Business Interactions in Europe: An Introduction

1

(10)

Rudiger Wink

Part I The Changed Environment of Universities

2 Spin-offs, Start-ups and Networks in UK Universities

11

(17)

Douglas Hague

3 Are Research Spin-offs a Local Phenomenon? Empirical Findings from Germany

28

(20)

Jurgen Egeln, Sandra Gottschalk, Christian Rammer and Alfred Spielkamp

4 Academia and Business: Links and Lags in Spain

48

(26)

Javier Alfonso-Gil and Antonia Saez-Cala

5 Measuring and Funding the 'Third Mission': The UK

74

(16)

Jordi Molas-Gallart

6 The Role of Intellectual Property Rights Regimes for R&D Cooperation between Industry and Academia

90

(17)

Ulrich Blum and Simone Muller

Part II Academia-Business Linkages and Industrial Development

7 Why Invest in Biotechnology? German and British Biotechnology Policy Compared

107

(30)

Rebecca Harding

8 Geographical Proximity and Circulation of Knowledge through Inter-Firm Cooperation

137

(22)

Delphine Gallaud and André Torre

9 Evaluating the Future Impact of New Technologies: The Case of Biophotonics in Germany

159

(9)

Michael Kraus and Guido Benzler

10 The Matrix INT (Instruments and Needs of Technology) and the Evaluation of Innovation Policies

168

(29)

Riccardo Cappellin

Part III Academia-Business Linkages and the Regional Dimension

11 The Territorial Development of Innovation Support Assets through University-Business Interactions: Towards a Dynamic Model

197

(27)

Paul Benneworth and Stuart Dawley

12 Regional Innovation System Barriers and the Rise of Boundary-Crossing Institutions

224

(22)

Phil Cooke

13 Universities as Hubs to Global Knowledge Pipelines? A Strategy-Focused Perspective on Regional University Policies

246

(17)

Rüdiger Wink

14 Enlarging the Scale of Knowledge and Innovation Networks: Theoretical Perspectives, Methodological Approaches and Policy Issues

263

(24)

Riccardo Cappellin and Michael Steiner

Index

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Academia-Business Links European Policy Strategies and Lessons Learnt

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