Forschungs- und Technologiebericht 2001

Polt, Wolfgang; Dachs, Bernhard; Gassler, Helmut; García, Antón; Hutschenreiter, G.; Knoll, Norbert; Leo, Hannes; Paier, Manfred; Peneder, Michael; Pohn-Weidinger, Simon; Schartinger, Doris; Schibany, Andreas; Streicher, Gerhard

doi:10.22163/fteval.2001.431

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“…Those universities that have a culture that supports the commercialization of their research results will obtain better results in TT activities and the creation of spin offs. Likewise, they highlight that critical factors for the success of TT (adequate institutional environment, organizational culture, institutional leadership, appropriate incentive system, level and orientation of the investigation, legal context) cannot be solved by the intermediation structures by themselves (Roberts, 1991;Polt et al, 2001;Beraza & Rodríguez, 2011).…”

Section: Challenges In Generating University Spinoffs In Mexicomentioning

confidence: 99%

Generation of University Spin Off Companies: Challenges from Mexico

Pérez-Hernández¹,

Calderón

Noriega³

2021

Journal of Technology Management & Innovation

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Spin off companies refer to firms created by university laboratories, the generation of this type of companies has a pull effect through the diffusion, imitation and innovation of the company even at long-term for economic development. In order to generate this type of business, an articulated set of legislative, cultural and financing, instruments are required. In addition, various actors must be involved; aligned to achieve local development. The ability of universities to create spin off companies depends on their background and favorable regional conditions. This research aims to identify the main challenges during spawn university spin off companies in Mexico, thus, it is necessary explore the consequences and analyze key factors of entrepreneurial university scheme, at the end of this paper illustrates Mexico's outlook and the conclusions. There are four major challenges that universities faces: first, the lack of clear and effective internal regulations and paperwork processes for intellectual property management and proper commercialization strategies for technological developments; second, is not hiring specialists for Technology Transfer Offices at Higher Education Institutes (HEI) and Public Research Centres (PRC) to generate capabilities; third, inherent complexities of business training and entrepreneurship education, to enhance management competences and business venture, and fourth, decision-maker authority at HEIs and PRCs must develops an enabling environment as governance mechanisms that support and prioritize such processes, so that could be translated into punctual actions with concrete results.

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Section: Challenges In Generating University Spinoffs In Mexicomentioning

confidence: 99%