What is the role of startups within the innovation ecosystem? Since 2000, startups have grown in their share of commercializing research from top U.S. universities; however, prior work has little to say on the particular advantages of startup ventures in the innovation process relative to more...

Growing opportunities for academic scientists to commercialize their science has led to a new commercial marketplace. Recent evidence suggests that commercial science participation is characterized by gender stratification. Using interviews with life science faculty at one high-status university...

Not all startup companies are created equal. Although both innovation-driven enterprises (IDEs) and traditional small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can provide valuable products and services and create jobs, IDEs – startups focused on addressing global markets based on technological,...