 Impact of regional systems of innovation on the formation of university spin-offs by biomedical star scientistsV.J. Thomas and Elicia Maine International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2019, vol. 37, issue 2, 271-287 Abstract: Scientists in research universities can play a formative role in commercialising their inventions for the benefit of society. University spin-off formation is increasing in importance as an alternative to licensing, and can be impacted by both micro and macro-level factors of the regional system of innovation. However, there is limited understanding of the ways in which these factors can interact to enable the formation of university spin-offs. In this study we examine how the productivity of two biomedical star scientists in co-founding university spin-offs can be supported or constrained by other elements of the regional system of innovation. Recommendations are made for research universities seeking to foster entrepreneurship through university spin-off formation. Keywords: star scientists; university spin-offs; regional systems of innovation; RSI; anchor companies; technology entrepreneurship; innovation policy; science policy; academic entrepreneurship; university entrepreneurship; science commercialisation; biomedicine; lifesciences; biotechnology; technology transfer. (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ids:ijesbu:v:37:y:2019:i:2:p:271-287 Access Statistics for this article More articles in International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business from Inderscience Enterprises Ltd |
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