University spin‐offs (USOs) have attracted significant attention from scholars and
policymakers as an important mechanism for science‐based innovation. The debate on how …

University spin-offs are important mechanisms for creating and capturing value from
scientific inventions. Academic scientists are uniquely positioned to shape such …

This paper draws on the notion of the asset to better understand the role of innovative
research technologies in researchers' practices and decisions. Faced with both the need to …

Over the last few decades, two domains have undergone seemingly similar transformations:
Closed innovation turned into open innovation, closed science into open science. In this …

There is an increasing pressure on Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to produce societally
relevant and impactful research, and to actively engage with non-academic stakeholders …

University spin‐out (USO) companies play an increasingly important role in generating
value from radical, generic technologies, but this translation requires significant resources …

In assessing the performance of academic research, there is a growing interest in combining
excellence with impact criteria. A frequently encountered belief is that impact should be …

In recent years, the growing interest of universities in valorization of research activities
(tipically through technology transfer—patenting and licensing—and academic …

Extant literature draws attention to the importance of science-push, demand-pull, and
institutional-steering as mechanisms driving science-based innovations. We contribute to …

The past decade has seen a plethora of policy initiatives that seek to bridge the chasm
between investments in public R&D and its effective diffusion in society. This article uses a …