To match the global demand and supply of innovation, businesses increasingly internationalise their innovation … activities while opening their innovation process by collaborating with external partners (e.g., suppliers, customers …, universities). This book examines what drives these global innovation networks across different industries, how they are related to …

Few topics in the life sciences today provoke as much debate as the availability of patent protection on "genetic … inventions". Some hold that protection is essential to encourage innovation and development of new products. Others argue that … patents restrict access to the very innovations they are intended to promote. Yet others object to property rights at all for …

Few systematic economic evaluations have been carried out on patent system to better inform policy choices. This report …

Eco-innovation will be a key driver of industry efforts to tackle climate change and realise “green growth” in the post …-Kyoto era. Eco-innovation calls for faster introduction of breakthrough technologies and for more systemic application of … the research and analysis carried out during the first phase of the OECD Project on Sustainable Manufacturing and Eco-innovation …

nanotechnology, how are companies using nanotechnology for innovation, and what are the key challenges in its commercialisation …

innovation. The case studies cover abatement technologies for wastewater effluent from pulp production, abatement of motor … vehicle emissions, and development of renewable energy technologies. On the basis of patent data, the nature, extent, and … causes of innovation in each of these areas have been explored. While a particular focus has been placed on the role of …