Although Principal Investigators are key actors in scientific fields, there is little focus on what they actually do in shaping new scientific directions. This paper studies PIs practices to better understand their roles. Our central contribution is to identify the different ways in which PIs...

Although principal investigators are key actors in scientific fields, there is little focus on what they actually do in shaping new scientific directions. This paper studies PIs practices to better understand their roles. Our central contribution is to identify the different ways in which PIs...

Nanotechnologies are often presented as breakthrough innovations, where technology transfer and knowledge-bridging will play a pivotal role in the industrial dynamics. This article investigates the model of knowledge transfer in the nanotechnologies in depth, by comparing it with the models of...

Les technologies émergentes comme la microélectronique des années 70, les biotechnologies des années 80-90 ou les nanotechnologies des années 2000 s'expriment sous forme de vagues technologiques (Kahane, 2008) qui sont porteuses de promesses scientifiques et techniques (Pautrat, 2002), de...

Ce papier analyse la dynamique des réseaux d'alliances et plus particulièrement la division du travail qui s'opère entre les différents types d'acteurs (Grands Groupes Industriels, Entreprises Spécialisées de Biotechnologies et Instituts de Recherche Académique) qui interviennent dans...

One of the major challenges confronted by those in charge of technological innovation involves anticipating the value creation model sufficiently early on,in a highly uncertain context both as far as the technology itself is concerned and the potential market. Today, in many industrial sectors,...

Scientists collaborate to acquire new competencies and to access to scientific equipment that they require to perform research. Since the development of genomics and tools for "mass gene and protein exploration", instrumentation has become more and more resource-consuming, making sharing...

Nanotechnologies are often presented as breakthrough innovations, where technology transfer and knowledge-bridging will play a pivotal role in the industrial dynamics. This article investigates the model of knowledge transfer in the nanotechnologies in depth, by comparing it with the models of...

Les technologies émergentes comme la microélectronique des années 70, les biotechnologies des années 80-90 ou les nanotechnologies des années 2000 s'expriment sous forme de vagues technologiques (Kahane, 2008) qui sont porteuses de promesses scientifiques et techniques (Pautrat, 2002), de...

Les acteurs, publics comme privés, conçoivent des stratégies de coopération pour développer de nouvelles compétences et avoir accès aux équipements nécessaires à une production scientifique de qualité. On assiste alors à un enchaînement de décisions stratégiques prises par des...