Finnish university technology transfer is currently caught in the turbulences of major changes in the national innovation system. Three virtually simultaneous changes are of special importance. The first is the massive on-going renewal of the Universities Act governing the Finnish higher...

Gliederung: 1. Forschungspolitische Blockade 2. Inneruniversitaere Umverteilungsblockaden 3. Beibehaltung persoenlich zugeteilter Grundausstattungen 4. Ruinoese Konkurrenz um Drittmittel 5. Zentrale Grundausstattungspools der Laenderministerien 6. Chancen und Risiken der Ressourcenumverteilung...

The limited availability of private funding sources to support technology transfer activities represents a major barrier to the effective commercialization of university technologies. This working paper analyzes the key determinants of use of financial instruments by universities - such as seed...