Research-based spin-offs (RBSOs) have become an important aspect of the technology
transfer process. Emanating from what is conventionally a non-commercial environment …

The structure of the book and the organisation of material within chapters are well thought
out with the authors skilfully weaving empirical material from diverse sources into an easily …

abstract The literature on economic geography suffers from a lack of attention to the
emergence of new industries. Recent literature on “regional branching” proposes that new …

This paper argues that academic high-tech start-ups exhibit peculiar “genetic characteristics”
that leave an enduring imprint on firm development. We formulate a series of hypotheses on …

The emerging trend of edge computing has led several cloud providers to release their own
platforms for performing computation at the'edge'of the network. We compare two such …

The purpose of this paper is to explore whether six broad categories of knowledge transfer
activities undertaken by academics: the creation and diffusion of knowledge through …

El objetivo de este artículo es analizar la transferencia de conocimiento en una institución
de educación superior (IES), situada en Medellín, Colombia. La metodología vinculó dos …

This paper aims to extend our understanding of the relative strengths and weaknesses of
academic startups (ASUs) and other new technology-based firms (NTBFs). First, relying on …

In the last times, a growing emphasis exists in the commercialization of the university
investigation, in particular, through the creation of companies (spin-offs). However, a series …

Technology transfer systems (TTSs) and modes of national research institutes (NRIs) have
become increasingly significant in shaping national innovation systems. However, few …