Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Arundel, Anthony
Author-Email: arundel@merit.unu.edu
Author-Workplace-Name: UNU-MERIT
Author-Name: Bordoy, Catalina
Author-Email: borday@merit.unu.edu
Author-Workplace-Name: UNU-MERIT
Title: Developing internationally comparable indicators for the commercialization of 
	 publicly-funded research
Abstract: It is a common perception that European public-funded research fails to 
	 commercialize their discoveries, in contrast to the perceived success of 
	 their American counterparts. This resulted in policies aimed at 
	 improving the commercialization of European publicly-funded research, 
	 including the establishment of Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs). 
	 Recent surveys on the activities of these TTOs show that although 
	 European public-funded research lags behind the United States in patent 
	 applications and grants, they produce more start-ups, and have 
	 comparable results for the number of licenses executed. Steps to improve 
	 the international comparability of TTO surveys could provide useful new 
	 indicators for policy development. However, this will also require 
	 indicators for knowledge transfer through informal 'open science' 
	 methods.
Classification-JEL: O31, O32, O38
Keywords: Public R&D, Commericalization, Research Indicators, Open Science, Europe 
Series: UNU-MERIT Working Papers
Creation-Date: 2008
Number: 2008-075
File-URL: https://unu-merit.nl/publications/wppdf/2008/wp2008-075.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 275 Kb
Handle: RePEc:unm:unumer:2008075