Academia-Business Links

RDIGER WINK is senior Research Fellow at Ruhr-Forschungs Institut fur Innovations- und Strukturpolitik, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, and at the University of Birmingham. Before that, he worked as Assistant Researcher with the German Scientific Advisory Group to the Federal Government on global change. He is author and editor of several books on innovation, technology and environmental issues.

• Introduction: Academia-Business Linkages in Europe; R.Wink PART ONE: THE CHANGED ENVIRONMENT OF UNIVERSITIES Spin offs and Start ups in UK Universities; D.Hague Are Research Spin offs a Local Phenomenon? Empirical Findings from Germany; J.Egeln, S.Gottschalk, C.Rammer & A.Spielkamp Academia and Business: Links and Lags in Spain; J.Alfonso-Gil & A.Saez-Cala Measuring and Funding the 'Third Mission': The UK Policy Debate; J.Molas-Gallart The Role of Intellectual Property Rights Regimes for R&D Cooperation between Industry and Academia; U.Blum & S.Müller PART TWO: ACADEMIA-BUSINESS LINKAGES AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT Why Invest in Biotechnology? German and British Biotechnology Compared; R.Harding Geographical Proximity and Circulation of Knowledge through Inter-firm Cooperation; D.Gallaud & A.Torre Evaluating the Future Impact of Academic Research in New Technologies: The Case of Bio-Photonics in Germany; G.Benzler & M.Kraus The Matrix INT (Instruments and Needs of Technology) and the Evaluation of Innovation Policies; R.Cappellin PART THREE: ACADEMIA-BUSINESS LINKAGES AND THE REGIONAL DIMENSION The Territorial Development of Innovation Support Assets through University-Business Interactions: Towards a Dynamic Model; P.Benneworth & S.Dawley Regional Innovation System Barriers and the Rise of Boundary Crossing Institutions; P.Cooke Universities as Hubs to Global Knowledge Pipelines? A Strategy-Focused Perspective on Regional University Policies; R.Wink Enlarging the Scale of Knowledge and Innovation Networks: Theoretical Perspectives, Methodological Approaches and Policy Issues; R.Cappellin & M.Steiner