University spin-off firms: lessons from ten years of experience in Europe

Philippe Mustar (1) , Mike Wright (2) , Bart Clarysse (3)

1 CSI i3 - Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation i3
2 Centre for Management Buyout Research
3 Tanaka Business School

This paper advances our understanding of university spin-off creation and development in environments outside the high-tech cluster of the USA. It adopts a multi-level approach in its examination of this phenomenon in diverse institutional environments. In particular, units of analysis involving universities, technology transfer offices, spin-off firms, finance providers and individual entrepreneurs and teams are analysed. Policy implications are analysed and recommendations are proposed for current policy on university spin-offs.

Philippe Mustar, Mike Wright, Bart Clarysse. University spin-off firms: lessons from ten years of experience in Europe. Science and public policy, 2008, 35 (2), pp.67-80. ⟨10.3152/030234208X282862⟩. ⟨hal-00840101⟩