University – Industry collaborations: models, drivers and cultures

Managing Innovations Resulting from University-industry Collaborations *

We consider a policy regime allowing academic institutions to grant industry the intellectual property rights (IPRs) over invention resulting from collaborations. If a firm plays an important role in generating an invention, the researcher offers the IPRs to the firm, as an incentive to collaborate. However, he retains certain domains where he can exploit an invention without having to apply fo...

Industry/university collaborations: different perspectives heighten mutual opportunities

Universities and industry organizations have traditionally maintained informal ways of working together, including student internships, faculty exchanges, and industry capstone projects to complete a degree program. A more recent phenomenon is the formal collaboration between a university (or group of universities) and an industry organization (or group of organizations). The purpose is to meet...

Creating Attractive Job Environments in Nepal through Industry-University Collaborations and University Partnerships

Providing an environment that fosters the creation of attractive jobs is a challenge shared by all countries educating young people. Even European countries report a continuous movement of young researchers to the US and other countries. However, it is particularly challenging for developing nations who frequently face severe brain drain problems caused by more attractive jobs abroad. In this p...

University-Industry Collaborations and Open Innovation: An Integrated Methodology for Mutually Beneficial Relationships

Developing and Managing University-Industry Research Collaborations through a Process Methodology/Industrial Sector Approach

A management framework has been successfully utilized at Imperial College London in the United Kingdom to improve the process for developing and managing university-industry research collaborations. The framework has been part of a systematic approach to increase the level of research contracts from industrial sources, to strengthen the university’s academic base, and to diversify the provision...