A focus on constructing regional advantage requires an'unpacking'of what makes territorial
agglomerations important for innovation and competitiveness by disclosing and revealing …

abstract This article links up with the debate in economic geography on “local buzz” and
“global pipelines” as two distinct forms of interactive knowledge creation among firms and …

This article addresses the role of proximity for knowledge collaboration between dedicated
biotechnology firms (DBFs) and related actors. Innovation projects managed by a selection …

This study investigates sustainability-oriented innovation (SOI) in the agri-food sector, which
is one of the most influential industries in a country, through empirical analysis involving …

This paper examines place-specific factors affecting geographies of innovation, that is, the
transfer of research from the laboratory to bedside in the healthcare sector in four European …

In recent years, policy makers have given much credence to the role of entrepreneurship in
the transformation of regions. As a result, a new set of policy responses have emerged that …

Resumo O Health Cluster Portugal (HCP) é uma instituição formal com a missão de
aumentar a competitividade na investigação, na concepção, no desenvolvimento, no fabrico …

Universities have long been acknowledged as key organisations in fostering invention and
innovation (see, eg, Audretsch and Keilbach, 2005; Goldstein, 2009). In this chapter, we take …

Based on recent research findings, this paper highlights three important aspects of a
contextual approach to the study of regional clusters. Firstly, the growth of regional clusters …

Objective: Examine the effects of local Buzz, Global Pipeline and Global Buzz on the
creation of knowledge and learning, and of these in the organizational innovation of …