The potential for university-driven entrepreneurial ecosystems (Part 2)
A university established in 1961 to support industrial conversion of the textile industry, drives a regional entrepreneurship make-over, a region known now as a European entrepreneurial leader [1] and hub for high technology start-ups as well as being recognised as the... Read More →
The importance of an entrepreneurial ecosystem for creating systemic entrepreneurship: Lessons from the Amazon rainforest and Silicon Valley (Part 1)
So what do the Amazon Rainforest and Silicon Valley have to do with each other? On face value, not a great deal. However, when we explore them at a deeper level, together they show us a lot about the importance... Read More →
Universities and Universities of Applied Science (UAS) in the Regional Innovation System – A Germany-wide Study
Today’s economists postulate that innovation is a result of multiple regional linked actors (Acs 2002, p. ix). The “Regional Systems of Innovation” approach (RIS) is based on this idea as it considers the region as a key element of regional... Read More →
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Stem Cell Commercialization at the University-Industry Boundary
Entrepreneurial universities play an important role in the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems by supporting the triple-helix of university-industry-government interactions. Alongside university teaching and research activities, commercialization activities at the university-industry (U-I) boundary drive ecosystem economics. Yet, venturing at the U-I... Read More →