Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/25717 
Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
Jena Economic Research Papers No. 2008,033
Publisher: 
Friedrich Schiller University Jena and Max Planck Institute of Economics, Jena
Abstract: 
This policy paper on science-industry technology transfer has four emphases: the rationale of recent changes in German science policy, the contribution of diverse transfer channels to economic development as well as the role of IPR in that context, the differences in the institutional framework between Europe and USA regarding academic patenting, and the organisational design of technology transfer offices (TTOs). The extensive literature review highlights the importance of TTOs, the necessity of supporting manifold transfer channels, and continuous government funding of intermediaries. Important open research questions are the relative importance of transfer channels and the optimal size of TTOs.
Subjects: 
Science-industry links
university patenting
technology transfer offices
science policy.
JEL: 
O34
O33
O31
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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