Knowledge transfer and value based innovation; analyzing the effect of science-industry collaboration processes on valorization.

Abstract

This research focuses on the effect of science-industry collaboration processes on valorization. The contribution of this research is twofold. First, a typology of the value adding- or valorization process is developed which will combine the knowledge on R&D clusters as well as the knowledge to classify the needs of an actor. Second, the effect of science-industry collaboration processes on valorization is analyzed. The results of this paper are empirically supported by methods of analyzing background information and conducting interviews with relevant actors of the R&D cluster. By doing so, this paper adds to the current literature on R&D clusters by focusing on the valorization process by providing guidelines to bridge the gap between collaboratively developed technologies and the implementation of the technologies into society.