We study the patterns and drivers of international technology transfer to and from China and the rest of the world. Our analysis makes use of patent-based measures of cross-border ownership of inventions. To quantify these technology flows, we a patent database providing a worldwide coverage of...

The European Union's Regional Policy and Common Agricultural Policy share a common objective of balanced regional development; in practice, they are implemented in very distinct ways as regional policies mainly focus their strategy on urban development while the CAP Pillar 2 is based on a...

The objectives of the workshop were to create space for exchange of know-how among practitioners from the region on successful practices in the development and management of science parks and incubators and to explore and understand the role that these can play in creating value and developing...

This workshop was a one day meeting, gathering stakeholders from the research, technology transfer and innovation ecosystem, including academic researchers, academic publishers, large research organisations, representatives from technology transfer offices and experts on academic research. The...

The objectives of the workshop were to identify existing financial instruments to support innovation and technology transfer activities in the Danube Region and the Western Balkan countries, to explore where the evident gaps exist and discuss ways to address currently unmet demand with...

This report analyses the EU trade in low-carbon energy technologies. It shows commercial exchanges with countries outside the EU as well as trade within the EU at the level of individual Member States. Trade performances vary in relation to sectors: for some technologies the EU has a positive...

This report analyses the EU trade in low-carbon energy technologies. It shows commercial exchanges with countries outside the EU as well as trade within the EU at the level of individual Member States. Trade performances vary in relation to sectors: for some technologies the EU has a positive...

The lack of a practical method to value Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) is the main challenge faced by Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs) in the commercialization of inventions generated by university scientists. This report reports the discussions of a day long workshop organised by the JRC...

This report includes a summary of the discussions held and the presentations made at the 2015 Technology Transfer Office Circle (TTO Circle) workshop on 'Software as an asset for technology transfer', jointly organised by three of its members: the European Commission's Joint Research Centre...

This report includes a summary of the discussions held and the presentations made at the 2015 Technology Transfer Office Circle (TTO Circle) workshop on 'Software as an asset for technology transfer', jointly organised by three of its members: the European Commission's Joint Research Centre...