University-Industry Knowledge Interaction in Switzerland: What University Scientists Think About Co-Operation With Private Enterprises

KOF Working Papers / KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich No. 132

40 Pages Posted: 22 Jun 2006

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Spyros Arvanitis

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF)

Ursina Kubli

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF)

Martin Woerter

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF)

Date Written: March 2006

Abstract

This study explores the factors determining the propensity of Swiss science institutions at the level of a single institute or department to interact with private enterprises in Switzerland (universities and other research institution), i.e. to get involved in knowledge and technology transfer (KTT) activities in order to provide firms with scientific knowledge in research fields which are relevant for their own innovation activities, collect practical experience for students and university staff as well as test the applicability of new research results. We are especially interested in the different forms of this interaction, not only through joint research projects but also through training, mobility of academic personnel, jointly supervised master theses and PhDs, consulting and so on. Moreover, we also study the determinants of commercialization of university research output that takes the form of patenting, licensing or spin-offs. The data used in this study were collected in the course of a survey among institutes of all three types of science institutions in Switzerland (federal institutions, cantonalal universities and regional universities of applied sciences) using a questionnaire.

Keywords: knowledge, technology transfer

JEL Classification: O30

Suggested Citation

Arvanitis, Spyros and Kubli, Ursina and Woerter, Martin, University-Industry Knowledge Interaction in Switzerland: What University Scientists Think About Co-Operation With Private Enterprises (March 2006). KOF Working Papers / KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich No. 132, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=910875 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.910875

Spyros Arvanitis (Contact Author)

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) ( email )

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Switzerland
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Ursina Kubli

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) ( email )

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Zurich, 8092
Switzerland

Martin Woerter

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) - Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) ( email )

CH-8092 Zurich
Switzerland

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