We assess the importance of information flows from universities to innovative firms and determine the relative …, highly innovative firms appear to derive most benefit from collaborative research with foreign universities. Indeed, highly … cooperation with foreign universities. …

By granting universities and public research organizations (PROs) the rights to their own intellectual property (IP … industrial applications, and to strengthen collaborative ties between the universities and industries. This study reviews the … experience of advanced countries and discusses the opportunities and challenges offered by patents to foster technology transfer …

We investigate the role of universities as a knowledge source for regional innovation processes. The contribution of … universities is tested on the level of German NUTS-3 regions (Kreise) by using a variety of indicators. We find that the intensity … and quality of the research conducted by the universities have a significant effect on regional innovative output while …

technology fields but also generate coagglomerations across different technology fields of firms and universities. We find the … attraction of firms to universities. In addition to that, we are able to identify whether universities as one type of innovative … attraction from firms to universities is more than that from universities to firms. Support is offered to the integration of …

particular, this paper empirically explores how Swedish engineering firms assess the value of R&D partnerships with universities … obtain differential benefits. Their interaction with universities provides impulses for innovation and offers opportunities … reform universities and institutes. …

introduction of the Bayh-Dole Act in 1980 inthe US. The Act allowed universities to retain patent rights over inventions arising … vehicle of technology transfer fromuniversities. We also discuss the limited evidence on Bayh-Dole type legislationsintroduced …

specialization in the region hosting the university, and to what extent universities influences regional productivity. Moreover, the … analysis seeks to answer if a dif-ference can be detected between the influences of old and new universities on regional per …-step Heckman regression analysis is implemented to examine whether the universities research specialization match regional …