The Impact of Academics in Start-Ups Emerging from Universities

Abstract

The US has a long tradition of university research being spun out to form new high tech business. Many have grown to become leading firms not only within the US but internationally. In Europe there has been much less of a tradition of universities encouraging faculty to develop their research competency and outputs as new businesses. It is only in relatively recent times that attention has focused on this as a way of enhancing the position of the university,