The stagnation in the growth of traditional mission-oriented government research centers in
Europe, together with privatization trends and the decreasing weight of government sector …

Governments continue to play a central role in the way research is conducted and organized
by defining new models for research centers. How do existing research centers adapt to …

The public research sector is changing all over Europe. New semi-public research centers
have emerged and now coexist with the traditional public research centers in the same …

The public research sector is changing all over Europe. New semi-public research centers
have emerged and now coexist with the traditional public research centers in the same …

Voluminous literatures address the evolution of universities and changing practices and
structures in industrial research and development. Much less attention has been devoted to …

Questioning why research centers so often fail to commercialize discoveries, this book
explores the concept of linked innovation, which promises to drive economic sustainability …

Facing limited budgets and increasing international competition, governments often opt for
programs to allocate public R&D funds to a select number of research centers through …

The economic crisis, shrinking markets and falling funds have not just brought about decline
in formerly communist research systems: in response to external pressures, and on the basis …

The current debate on public sector research in modern economies has generated an
increasing interest regarding the scientific activity of research units for external users. The …

This is the final report of a study looking at the past and potential future of research institutes
in Europe. In contrast to the universities, which are widely studied, the institutes are barely …