Nanomaterials are seen as a key technology for the 21st Century, and much is expected of them in terms of innovation … products. In this context, it seems all the more important for regions to put their own innovation systems in place, and to … public research institutes and private businesses could play a vital role in the process. This paper investigates what …

This paper deals with the effects of publicly funded research at universities, polytechnics and federal research labs … public research institutions. In questioning 2,300 companies we found that less than one tenth of product or process … innovating firms introduced innovations between 1993 and 1995 that would not have been developed without public research. These …

Nanomaterials are seen as a key technology for the 21st Century, and much is expected of them in terms of innovation … products. In this context, it seems all the more important for regions to put their own innovation systems in place, and to … public research institutes and private businesses could play a vital role in the process. This paper investigates what …

The Internet is receiving increasing attention as a medium for technology transfer between public research and the … enterprise sector. Based on a survey of public research units in natural sciences and engineering in Germany, we analyse the … public research units which are already well established in the transfer market. Research units which orientate their …

Valuable knowledge emerges increasingly outside of firm boundaries, in particular in public research institutions and … engagements with universities propel innovation success. However, broadening the spectrum of interactions is more beneficial with … regard to innovation success. Applying latent class cluster analysis we identify four distinct patterns of interaction. Our …

Valuable knowledge emerges increasingly outside of firm boundaries, in particular in public research institutions and … universities propel innovation success. However, broadening the spectrum of interactions is more beneficial with regard to … innovation success. In an exploratory step we go beyond breadth and depth of interactions by identifying four distinct patterns …

Based on a sample of research units in science and engineering at German universities, this study reports survey … evidence showing that research grants impact research content. Research units that receive funds from industry are more likely … likely that large firms influenced the research agenda. Public research grants, on the other hand, are associated with a …

importance of the interactions and linkages among acteurs and institutions involved in innovation and technology development of a … country and calls such a web of interaction a national innovation system. The theoretical and empirical analyses on national … systems of innovation lead to the conclusion that countries differ in the way in which knowledge flows and that innovation …