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Technological Trampolines for new venture creation in Catalonia: the case of University of Girona

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Andrea Bikfalvi (University of Girona)
Christian Serarols () (Departament d'Economia de l'Empresa, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona)
David Urbano () (Departament d'Economia de l'Empresa, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona)
Yancy Vaillant () (Departament d'Economia de l'Empresa, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona)
Abstract

Recent trends in technology transfer show an intensification of spin-off creation as a modality of university research commercialisation, complementary to the conventional ones, contract research and licensing. In this paper we analyse the evolution, objectives, resources and activities of a specialised unit –Technological Trampoline (TT) - in charge of new venture creation at the University of Girona (Catalonia-Spain). Based on two theoretical frameworks, Resource-based-view and Institutional Theory, we adopt a multi-dimensional approach to study the strategy of spinning-off new ventures at the University of Girona in terms of resources and activities, how this process is organised and if the outputs fit with this UdG’s objectives and the local environment. Our main contribution is an in-depth analysis of the spin-off creation unit with special emphasis on its variety of resources and activities. The results have a series of implications and recommendations at both university and TT level.

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Keywords: Spin-off; technology transfer; entrepreneurship; commercialisation of research;

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