CASE 2 — THE NEW ROLE OF UNIVERSITIES: THE WALLOON INTERDISCIPLINARY CLUSTER OF APPLIED GENOPROTEOMICS (GIGA)

Joseph A. Martial and Michel Morant
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Joseph A. Martial: Founder and Chairman, Board of Directors of GIGA (the Interdisciplinary Cluster of Applied Genoproteomics), University of Liège, Belgium
Michel Morant: Managing Director of the technology transfer office, University of Liège, Belgium

Chapter 20 in The Dynamics of Regional Innovation:Policy Challenges in Europe and Japan, 2011, pp 433-450 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe following sections are included:IntroductionThe ActorsIndustrial partnersAcademic partnersThe Action of the European UnionWalloon Region PoliciesThe walloon region: a coordinated intellectual property policy for the universitiesThe walloon region: new policies fostering collaboration between universities and companiesThe walloon region: most recent initiatives to boost academic basic research and university collaborations in tech transferThe walloon region: a policy for a new entrepreneurial culture in an old industrial regionPresentation of GIGA: An Example of Service to the Collectivity, the Third Mission of UniversitiesGIGA's missionGIGA's structureGIGA-research: seven thematic research unitsGIGA technology platformsGIGA-genotranscriptomicsGIGA-proteomicsGIGA-bioinformaticsGIGA-imaging and flow cytometryGIGA-mouse facility and transgenicsGIGA-zebrafish facility and transgenicsGIGA-tech transferGIGA-business facilitiesCompanies and established spinoffsWallonia Biotech CoachingGIGA-training : the centre for continued trainingGIGA: a novel conceptConclusion

Keywords: Innovation; Innovation Policies; Clusters; Transfer of Technology; Srat-Up; Intellectual Property; Patents; Venture Capital; Europe; Japan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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