This book examines the university spin-off firm formation process and how this process can be facilitated within a university context. A university spin-off is defined as a new venture which is initiated in a university context and based on technology developed within a university. This book adds more theoretically grounded approaches to the spin-off literature by taking a constructivist perspective emphasizing the entrepreneurial process and the university capabilities to facilitate this process. This book emphasizes that university spin- off firms emerge as a result of complex processes...

It is a clear international trend that universities are expected to take on technology transfer and commercialization of research as a part of their mission. This development is supported by government initiatives aiming to develop a better infrastructure for technology transfer. This book looks at the development of an infrastructure for university technology transfer in Norway. The use of government policies and support schemes is presented and analyzed. Although the technology transfer initiatives need to be adapted to the national context, four lessons can be learned from...