New indicators and indexes for benchmarking university–industry–government innovation in medical and life science clusters: results from the European FP7 Regions of Knowledge HealthTIES project

New indicators and indexes for benchmarking university–industry–government innovation in medical and life science clusters: results from the European FP7 Regions of Knowledge HealthTIES project

Abstract Background While the European Union is striving to become the ‘Innovation Union’, there remains a lack of quantifiable indicators to compare and benchmark regional innovation clusters. To address this issue, a HealthTIES (Healthcare, Technology and Innovation for Economic Success) consortiu...

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Main Authors: Laurel D. Edmunds, Silvia Gluderer, Pavel V. Ovseiko, Roel Kamerling, Jacqueline Ton, Laura Vis, Mario Jenni, Gregory Tutton, Helen Lawton-Smith, Márta Völgyiné Nadabán, Máté Rab, Jon Rees, John Anson, Alexander D. Rushforth, Maxine Allen, Alastair M. Buchan, Montserrat Vendrell, Alex Casta, Gábor Mehes, Pancras C. W. Hogendoorn, Ernst Hafen, A. Bassim Hassan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Health Research Policy and Systems
Subjects:
Regional innovation cluster
innovation index
triple helix
university–industry–government innovation
Regions of Knowledge
life sciences
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12961-019-0414-5

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