The biotechnology industry is a striking example of the disconnect between the location of knowledge creation and its commercial development. I argue that national technological …
M Gittelman - Organization science, 2007 - pubsonline.informs.org
The spatial clustering of innovation has been associated with localized knowledge flows among small, knowledge-intensive firms, but knowledge flows may extend beyond regional …
This paper examines how institutional, locational and individual characteristics of university scientists influence patent inventions. The paper illustrates why and how some scientists …
Using patent citation data for the US, we test whether knowledge spillovers in biotechnology are sensitive to distance. Controlling for self-citation by inventor, assignee and examiner …
Z Sonmez - Science and Public Policy, 2017 - academic.oup.com
This article investigates the role of labor mobility and geographical proximity in the knowledge diffusion process in the US biopharmaceutical industry. The application of social …
We extend debates about the sources of university capabilities at research commercialization. Drawing upon quantitative data for a panel of 89 research-intensive US …
We draw on diverse data sets to compare the institutional organization of upstream life science research across the United States and Europe. Understanding cross-national …
MS Gertler, YM Levitte - Industry and innovation, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
The literature on innovation and interactive learning has tended to emphasize the importance of local networks, inter‐firm collaboration and knowledge flows as the principal …
Using detailed data on California biotechnology, we find that the positive impact of research universities on nearby firms relates to identifiable market exchange between particular …