University-industry collaboration : the role of the incentives system; a case study in the Mexican biotechnology sector (conference theme: University-Industry Exchange)
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2009
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Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, México, MX
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This case study in the biotechnology sector in Mexico considers a biotechnology firm, a university research institute in biotechnology, and the directors for science and technology policy in government. It explores the role of incentives in promoting or hindering university-industry-government collaborations (“the triple helix”). The report focuses on interlinked levels of the incentives system: personal incentives; meso-incentives or those at firm or university level; and macro-incentives that operate at the national level. Findings show that collaborations between biotechnology research and the biotechnology company are driven by individual incentives such as institutional and social recognition, rather than meso or macro incentives.
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INCENTIVES, SURVEYS, RESEARCH CENTRES, PARTNERSHIP, INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, MEXICO, UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY LINKAGES, TRIPLE HELIX, LATIN AMERICA, NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA