Key Concepts
Commercialization, applied research, Science-based entrepreneurial firms (SBEFs) (Colombo et al. 2009), University (research) related start-up venture/spin-off firms (Bathelt et al. 2010), High-tech companies; Technology-based academic entrepreneurs, University technology transfer, Knowledge-based economic development.
The scientific and technological potential generated by universities can be promoted and transferred through commercial application and be a source of revenue. Academic entrepreneurship is a means of commercialization, which is the transformation of knowledge into products, processes, and organization and their contribution to economic growth and innovation. In this way, a legal framework and institutional mechanisms have been set up through policies promoting the development of collaboration between industry and university. Facing territorial attractiveness and competitiveness stakes in a...
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Ray, J. (2013). Academic Entrepreneurship. In: Carayannis, E.G. (eds) Encyclopedia of Creativity, Invention, Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3858-8_190
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