We analyze the development of the German knowledge base measured by co-classifications of patents by German inventors … hypothesis states that technologies which become more central to the knowledge base are also characterized by a higher …. -- Knowledge relatedness ; Innovator networks ; Interdisciplinary research ; Patents ; Key Technology …

contexts when knowledge is novel and the innovation endeavor is more radical while this effect is less pronounced for projects …The role of geographical proximity in fostering connections and knowledge flows between innovative actors ranks among … the most controversial themes in the research of innovation systems, regional networks and new economic geography. While …

positive effects on innovation of both the total number of relations and of access to a larger knowledge base. However, when … some sort of public good to the innovation system. -- Innovator networks ; Gatekeeper ; Zero Iflated Generalised Poisson …

The flow of knowledge through interaction between innovative actors is central to the systemic view of innovation. We … core competencies of the network. -- Innovator networks ; innovation system ; R&D cooperation ; mobility …

The last decades saw a pronounced shift in innovation policy in Germany and many other countries towards increased …. -- Cluster ; Innovation Policy ; Evaluation ; Social Network Analysis …

and international embeddedness for regional knowledge base renewal. We assume that the introduction of radical patents in … the sense of novel technological combinations contributes to the renewal of the knowledge base. For our empirical study … HEIs contribute most to knowledge base renewal if they have a strong research output and are locally embedded …