TY - JOUR
AU - Laperche, Blandine
AB -  In France, as in all industrial countries, the government is seeking to promote more extensive ties between universities and enterprises in order to stimulate creativity and growth. But can this be achieved through legislation alone? The various cases studied herein show that the successful commercialisation of public research is the result of the application of an "organic paradigm" consisting of the four closely interacting factors of legislation, the economic environment and entrepreneurship, technical progress and university strategy. We have applied this method to the specific case of a young French university (Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale) and have shown that what is lacking is the close interaction between academic research and a wealthy local economy, which hinders transfers of the scientific resources of public research to the business world. INTRODUCTION 1 The 1999 Innovation and Research Act opened up new perspectives for French universities. The commercialisation of research, which can be defined as the process of transforming basic knowledge into marketable new products, is becoming an integral mission of universities alongside their traditional functions of teaching and research. The university, whose role is to produce, transmit and renew scientific knowledge, must now become a place where new and 
TI - The Four Key Factors for Commercialising Research
JF - Higher Education Management and Policy
DO - 10.1787/hemp-v14-art23-en
DA - 2002-12-17
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/the-organisation-for-economic-co-operation-and-development-oecd/the-four-key-factors-for-commercialising-research-WACPip2lOi
SP - 149
EP - 175
VL - 14
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -