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The participation of universities in technology development: do creation and use coincide? An empirical investigation on the level of national innovation systems

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  • Reinhilde Veugelers
  • Julie Callaert
  • Xiaoyan Song
  • Bart Van Looy

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Relying on patent information, we map the presence and impact of universities in technological landscapes across several major countries and fields. The creation of academic technology is examined by analysing patents applied for by universities. The ‘use’ of academically owned technologies is assessed through citations from industrially owned patents towards university patents. Considering simultaneously the creation and use of academic technology allows one to assess to what extent the creation of academic technology coincides with its subsequent ‘use’ including the role played by geographic proximity in this respect. Our findings reveal a dominance of American universities in terms of creating academic technology, particularly in terms of highly cited academic patents. US firms dominate in terms of citing academic technologies. They limit themselves not to American universities. European and Asian countries vary considerably in terms of creation and use of academic technology and display a more outspoken ‘home bias’.

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  • Reinhilde Veugelers & Julie Callaert & Xiaoyan Song & Bart Van Looy, 2012. "The participation of universities in technology development: do creation and use coincide? An empirical investigation on the level of national innovation systems," Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(5-6), pages 445-472, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ecinnt:v:21:y:2012:i:5-6:p:445-472
    DOI: 10.1080/10438599.2012.656527
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    1. Stéphane Maraut & Catalina Martínez, 2014. "Identifying author–inventors from Spain: methods and a first insight into results," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 101(1), pages 445-476, October.
    2. Malwina Mejer, 2012. "Academic Patenting in Belgium:Methodology and Evidence," Working Papers TIMES² 2013-003, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
    3. Jürgen Janger, 2015. "Business Science Links For a New Growth Path. WWWforEurope Working Paper No. 107," WIFO Studies, WIFO, number 58413, February.
    4. Lauriane Dewulf & Michele Cincera, 2018. "Academic Scientists: The Golden Opportunity For High-Tech Companies," Working Papers TIMES² 2018-030, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
    5. Mark Funk, 2013. "Patent sharing by US universities: an examination of university joint patenting," Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(4), pages 373-391, June.
    6. Reinhilde Veugelers, 2014. "The Contribution of Academic Research to Innovation and Growth. WWWforEurope Working Paper No. 71," WIFO Studies, WIFO, number 50856, February.

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