9.00 – 9.30

Welcome address and introduction to the workshop

9.30 – 11.00

I SESSION

Helen Lawton Smith

"Triple Helix and Regional Development: a perspective from Oxfordshire"

Claire Leitch

“Voodoo Institution or Entrepreneurial University? Spin-off Companies, the Entrepreneurial System and Regional Development in the UK”

Jelle Van Camp

“How healthy is the goose with the golden eggs? A study on the economic impact of European academic spin-offs”

11.00 – 11.30

Coffee break

11.30 – 13.00

II SESSION

Vivian Mohr

“Exploring the Constituents of Growth in a  Technology Cluster: Evidence from Cambridge, UK”

Dean Patton

“New entrepreneurial firms: learning to overcome liabilities of newness through university technology business incubator support”

Alessandra Micozzi

“Academic entrepreneurship and regional growth. Evidence from Italian spin-offs”

13.00 – 14.30

Lunch

14.30 – 16.30

III SESSION

Alessandro Iacopini

“The role of academic spin-offs in economic system of Marche region”

Nabhassorn Baines

“Product Innovation, Growth and the Profitability of University Spin-off Companies”

Maximilian Goethner

“From parent to progeny: Knowledge transfer channels, research quality, and the early performance of academic spin-off companies”

Heike Grimm

“What drives patenting and commercialization activity at East German universities? The role of new public policy, institutional environment and individual prior knowledge”