Analyzing technology transfer offices’ influence for entrepreneurial universities in Portugal

Abstract

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how important technology transfer offices (TTOs) – which in Portuguese are called “industrial property support offices” or GAPIs – are in terms of fostering patent applications and technology transfer in countries characterized by low performance records in these activities. Design/methodology/approach Among the existing 23 Portuguese GAPIs, only eight agreed to provide answers to a semi-structured questionnaire survey. Content analysis was performed on the data collected using NVivo software. Findings The results show that GAPIs play an important role in the innovation life-cycle, speeding up the transfer of knowledge and technology to society. The regulation of intellectual property (IP) ownership and royalty sharing with inventors was identified as a major result, strengthening entrepreneurial universities’ role. In addition, after the GAPIs were created, networks were formed that facilitate the sharing of knowledge and experience and promote the development of further collaborative partnerships. Practical implications This study’s results offer new insights into how GAPIs contribute to socio-economic growth by fostering more entrepreneurial universities and increasing the transfer of technology to society. In addition, these offices promote the creation of networks between GAPIs, enabling them to leverage universities’ potential for participation in socio-economic development. Originality/value No previous research has focused on GAPIs/TTOs’ point of view regarding policies that enhance IP and technology/knowledge transfer.

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“…Many recent studies identify the central role of the manager and management team as key to successful business incubation (Galvão et al, 2019; Mian, 2014; Nair and Blomquist, 2019; Redondo and Camarero, 2017; Theodorakopoulos et al, 2014). However, most existing studies focus on science/technology-based incubators rather than incubators that support a range of businesses (Battisti and McAdam, 2012; Díez-Vial and Montoro-Sánchez, 2016; Huynh et al, 2017; Mascarenhas et al, 2019; Patton and Marlow, 2011; Redondo and Camarero, 2019b; Wann et al, 2017). Nevertheless, scholars are clear that the IM or management team are key in ensuring that incubatees benefit from their tenancy (Kakabadse et al, 2020).…”

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“…Technology Transfer Office (TTO) memainkan peran penting dalam siklus hidup inovasi, memanfaatkan keterampilan dan peran universitas dalam masyarakat, memungkinkan kerja sama antara akademisi, pusat teknologi dan asosiasi bisnis, berkontribusi pada pendaftaran paten serta transfer pengetahuan dan teknologi (Mascarenhas et al 2019). Selanjutnya, Lundquist (2013), Swamidass and Vulasa (2013) dalam literatur Secundo et al (2017) mendefinisikan transfer teknologi sebagai suatu proses dimana sains, pengetahuan, atau kemampuan dipindahkan dari suatu entitas ke entitas lain untuk tujuan pengembangan atau komersialisasi lebih lanjut.…”

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