The Uniqueness of Stem Cell Ecosystems

Bock, Adam; Johnson, David

Abstract

While Univenture ecosystems present an exciting vision for economic development, policy and practice should be grounded in reality. The truth is that a limited number of hyper successful university spin-outs hide real challenges and mediocre economic outcomes. There is, in fact, limited evidence to support university venturing as a critical driver of technology-based economic development. Beyond outlier successes at a handful of institutions — most notably Stanford and MIT/Harvard — the link between university innovation and economic development is tenuous.

Citation

Bock, A., & Johnson, D. The Uniqueness of Stem Cell Ecosystems. Israel

• Working Paper Type: Discussion Paper
• Publication Date: Jun 30, 2016
• Deposit Date: May 4, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: May 4, 2018
• Publisher: Coller Insitute of Venture, Tel Aviv University
• Pages: 42-53
• Series Title: University Venture
• Series Number: 4
• Keywords: Univenture, student business projects, entrepreurship
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1174542
• Publisher URL: https://www.collerinstituteofventure.org/cvr/issue-4-university-venture/the-uniqueness-of-stem-cell-ecosystems/
• Contract Date: May 4, 2018