@article{9f5f97fcb9d94c69918ccc4732526aaf,
title = "University—Industry Collaboration in a Triple Helix Setting on a US Medical Campus",
abstract = "The Triple Helix framework focuses attention on institutional interactions within innovation systems. In particular, it is important to understand the nature of university–industry interactions such as the translation of university expertise to clinically and commercially viable innovations. This paper examines university and industry collaboration practices in the context of the innovative, entrepreneurial and translational research environment at the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC) and at the University at Buffalo–State University of New York. The findings highlight the importance of funding opportunities and networks. Collaboration predominantly assumes the form of consultancy, contract research and joint research. The benefits of consulting and contract research are increased knowledge production through publications, grant applications and patenting activities among BNMC scientists. Collaboration with industry through joint research is more likely to lead to entrepreneurial outcomes than any other effort to engage industry.",
keywords = "innovation, Triple Helix, university–industry interaction",
author = "Lee, {Chang Ho} and Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen and Jessie Poon",
note = "Funding Information: To examine academic–industry collaboration practices in terms of innovative translational outcomes, the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC), a multidisciplinary/trans-institutional research consortium, was selected. The target population for this study consisted of research and clinical scientists at the three core institutes of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC); that is, the University at Buffalo (New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, and School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences), Roswell Park Cancer Institute, and Hauptman Woodward Medical Research Institute. The unit of analysis was the individual scientist at BNMC: the sampling frame was a list of 280 research scientists, professors and medical doctors whose information was available on the website of the three institutions in BNMC. Based on the list of the sampling frame, secondary information, such as patent and publication records, was additionally collected, matched and incorporated later into the database of the individuals who responded to the survey. Funding Information: Given the findings, this study suggests a list of improvements to practice for key actors in Triple Helix interactions. Policy-makers should note the importance of federal funding to facilitate innovative translational research. Increased federal funding – for example, the expansion of the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) programme and the National Science Foundation{\textquoteright}s Innovation Corps (I-Corps) programme – can positively influence nascent innovating regions such as Buffalo–Niagara. This is because the rigorous application process involved helps raise the standard for establishing novel ideas and ultimately, new or improved knowledge. The federal financial support at the institutional or regional levels directly influences local economies by creating jobs for highly skilled professionals. At the state and local levels, R&D tax credits, job creation tax credits, manufacturing credits and other types of assistance incentivize academic entrepreneurship. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015, {\textcopyright} 2015 SAGE Publications.",
year = "2015",
month = feb,
day = "1",
doi = "10.5367/ihe.2015.0240",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "29",
pages = "37--49",
journal = "Industry and Higher Education",
issn = "0950-4222",
publisher = "SAGE Publications Inc.",
number = "1",
}