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  6. PARKING


 

2009 Technology Transfer Society Conference Program
October 2, 2009
Elliott University Center, UNCG Campus

7:15 – 8:10 am

Continental Breakfast at UNCG, Auditorium Foyer
 

8:10 – 9:15 am
Auditorium

Greeting, Al Link, Department of Economics, UNCG; Conference Organizer
Welcome and Introductions, Linda Brady, Chancellor of UNCG
Keynote Address: Josh Lerner, Harvard Business School
“Boulevard of Broken Dreams: Public Efforts to Promote Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital”

 

Joyner

Maple

Dogwood

Kirkland

Alexander

Claxton

Cone C

9:30 – 11:00 am

Public-Sector Entrepreneurship

Issues in Technology Transfer Roundtable

Policy Instruments and Technology Transfer

Public-Sector Entrepreneurship

Private-Sector Entrepreneurship

The Entrepreneurial University

Academic Entrepreneurship

11:15 – 12:45 pm

Academic Entrepreneurship

Government as Entrepreneur

Public-Sector Entrepreneurship

Public Policy and Entrepreneurship

Private-Sector Entrepreneurship

Academic Entrepreneurship

How to Make Your University the Technology Source of Choice for Innovation:
Panel Session of Experts

1:00 – 2:30 pm
Cone A&B

*Lunch for Speakers and Technology Transfer Society Members, NC TTOs, and Invited Guest*

Welcome, Don Siegel, Dean – School of Business, SUNY Albany; President, Technology Transfer Society
Introductions, Stan Antolin – Smith Moore Leatherwoord, LLP
Keynote Speaker, Howard Aldrich – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
“Social Networks and Entrepreneurial Team Formations”


2:45 – 4:15 pm

Innovation in Science and the Transfer of New Knowledge

Government as Entrepreneur

Private-Sector Entrepreneurship

Public Program Support of Innovative Activity

Concepts of Innovation

Innovation and Regional Growth

Management of Innovation

4:30 – 6:00 pm

Intellectual Property and Innovation

Issues in Technology Transfer Roundtable

Commerce and Academic Faculty

Social Entrepreneurship

Private-Sector Entrepreneurship

Academic Entrepreneurship

 

6:00 pm

Adjourn, Buses Depart UNCG for O.Henry Hotel and Proximity Hotel


PROGRAM DETAILS
* The final presenter in each session will serve as the session chair *

 9:30 am
Joyner

Session

Paper Title

Author(s)

Affiliation(s)

 

 Public-Sector Entrepreneurship

Evidence that Businesses in Wind Energy Have Build on a Knowledge Base Established by the U.S. Department of Energy

Rosalie Ruegg
Patrick Thomas

TIA Consulting, Inc.
1790 Analytics LLC

 

 

Generation and Protection of Business Value: Granting of Patents

Thor Nielsen

Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

 

 

Triple Play or Home Run: A Cooperation Model of Alliance Performance among Government Funded Entrepreneurial and Large Organizations in the Energy Industry

Cecilia Falbe
Jaeyoung Kang
Dianne Welsh

SUNY Albany
SUNY Albany
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

 

Session

Paper Title

Author(s)

Affiliation(s)

 9:30 am
Maple

Issues in Technology Transfer Roundtable
Sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation

Entrepreneurship Education and University Technology Transfer

Andrew Nelson
Tom Byers

 

University of Oregon
Stanford University

 

 

 

Barriers to Commercialization:  The Faculty Inventor's Dilemma

Renee Kaswan
Lesa Mitchell

 

Founder, IP-Advocate.org
Kauffman Foundation

 

 

 

University Technology Transfer Offices

Don Siegel
Mike Wright

SUNY Albany
University of Nottingham

 

Session

Paper Title

Author(s)

Affiliation(s)

 9:30 am
Dogwood

Policy Instruments and Technology Transfer

Auction Theory vs. Licensing Practice: Case Study of a Medical Device Transferred to a Multi-National Corporation

Elliot Fishman

Stevens Institute of Technology

 

 

R&D Subsidies’ Output Additionality: Some IV Evidence from Finland

Mariagrazia Squicciarini

Chiara Criscuolo

VVT Technical Research Centre of Finland
VVT Technical Research Centre of Finland

 

 

Technology Proximity between Firms and Universities

Martin Woerter

Swiss Economic Institute

 

Session

Paper Title

Author(s)

Affiliation(s)

 9:30 am
Kirkland

Public-Sector Entrepreneurship

Does the SBIR Program Stimulate Growth? Firm-Level Evidence on the NIH Program

Andrew Toole

Rutgers University

 

 

ISP-Based Cyber Security: Is a New Business Model Feasible?

Brent Rowe
Mike Gallaher
Doug Reeves

RTI International
RTI International
North Carolina State University

 

 

R&D Subsidies to Start-Ups: Effective Drivers of Patent Output and Employment Growth?

Sarah Koesters
Uwe Canter

Friedrich-Schiller-University
Friedrich-Schiller-University

 

Session

Paper Title

Author(s)

Affiliation(s)

 9:30 am
Alexander

Private-Sector Entrepreneurship

When Do User Innovators Become Entrepreneurs?

Aaron Chatterji
Kira Fabrizio

Duke University
Duke University

 

 

The Management of Industry-University Joint Research Projects

Valentina Morandi

University of Brescia

 

 

Market, Firm, and Project-level Effects on the Innovation Impact of Collaborative Research Projects

Yiannis Spanos

Klas Eric Soderquist

Nicholas Vonortas
Konstantinos Kostopoulos

Athens University of Economics and Business
Athens University of Economics and Business
George Washington University
Athens University of Economics and Business

 

Session

Paper Title

Author(s)

Affiliation(s)

 9:30 am
Claxton

The Entrepreneurial University

Faculty Transition to Entrepreneurship

Frank Rothaermel
Shanti Agung

Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology

 

 

The Internationalization of Science and Its Influence on Academic Entrepreneurship

Stefan Krabel
Donald Siegel
Viktor Slavtchev

Max Planck Institute of Economics
SUNY Albany
Max Planck Institute of Economics

 

 

Internal Environment and Academic Entrepreneurship in Malaysian Public Research Universities

Ainon Jauhariah Abu Samah

Tun Abdul Razak University

 

Session

Paper Title

Author(s)

Affiliation(s)

 9:30 am
Cone C

Academic Entrepreneurship

Is the U.S. Losing Its Preeminence in Higher Education? A Problem of Erosion in the Technology Transfer Base

Jim Adams

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

 

 

What Explains the Quantity and Quality of Local Inventive Activity?

Robert Hunt
Gerald Carlino

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

 

 

New Government Policy to Support the Commercialization of University Research: Academic Patentees in Thuringia (Germany)

Heike Grimm

Max Planck Institute of Economics

 

Session

Paper Title

Author(s)

Affiliation(s)

 11:15 am
Joyner

Academic Entrepreneurship

Empowering Academic Entrepreneurship through Maturation Project Management, Absorptive Capacity and Complementary Assets

Russell Teasley

Frank Lockwood

North Georgia College and State University
Western Carolina University

 

 

Quality of Academic Patents in Europe: An Analysis of Citations Prior Art

Valerio Sterzi

University of Brescia and
Kites-Bocconi University

 

 

Empirical Testing of Entrepreneurial Universities

Maribel Guerrero
David Urbano

Autonomous University of Barcelona
Autonomous University of Barcelona

 

Session

Paper Title

Author(s)

Affiliation(s)

 11:15 am
Maple

Government as Entrepreneur
Invited Session

Do Organizational Choices Shape Scientific Progress?
The Human Genome Project as a Policy Experiment

Kenneth Huang
Fiona Murray

Singapore Management University
MIT

 

 

Commercialization of SBIR Inventions

Al Link

John Scott

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Dartmouth College

 

Session

Paper Title

Author(s)

Affiliation(s)

 11:15 am
Dogwood

Public-Sector Entrepreneurship

Knowledge Diffusion, Technology Transfer, and the Challenge of Assessment

Andrew Nelson

University of Oregon

 

 

Scotland’s Intermediate Technology Institutes: Has Performance Matched the Promise?

Geoff Gregson
Richard Harrison

University of Edinburgh
Queen’s University Management School

 

 

Identification of Information Technology Issues in Healthcare: The Impact of Respondent Role, Firm Culture and Firm Entrepreneurial Orientation

Prashant Palvia

Hamid Nemati

Kevin Lowe

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

 

Session

Paper Title

Author(s)

Affiliation(s)

 11:15 am
Kirkland

 Public Policy and Entrepreneurship

To the Highest Bidder: How NASA Sold Technology Rights through a Public Auction

Darryl Mitchell
Diana Hoyt
Nona Cheeks

Goddard Spaceflight Center
NASA
NASA

 

 

Productivity Growth and Pecuniary Knowledge Externalities: An Empirical Analysis of Agglomeration Economics in European Regions

Pier Paolo Patrucco
Cristiano Antonelli
Francesco Quatraro

University of Turin
University of Turin
University of Turin

 

 

U.S. Policy Responses to the Globalization of Innovation and R&D

Ron Hira
John Ettlie

Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology

 

Session

Paper Title

Author(s)

Affiliation(s)

 11:15 am
Alexander

Private-Sector Entrepreneurship

Organizational Goals, Managerial Attention and Resource Allocation Decisions: A Study of Technology Commercialization at Motorola

John Joseph

Duke University

 

 

Survival Analysis of Incubated Firms in Maryland

Alan O’Connor
Brooks Depro

RTI International
RTI International

 

 

The Hyper-Growth of European SMEs: Empirical Evidence and Beyond

Tommaso Minola
Giordano Maria Cogliati
Lucio Cassia

University of Bergamo
University of Bergamo
University of Bergamo

 

Session

Paper Title

Author(s)

Affiliation(s)

 11:15 am
Claxton

Academic Entrepreneurship

The Open Innovation Imperative: Perspectives on Success from Faculty Entrepreneurs

Chris Hayter

U.S. Coast Guard Academy

 

 

Social Influence Given (Partially) Deliberate Marching: Career Imprints in the Creation of Academic Entrepreneurs

Pierre Azoulay
Christopher Liu
Toby Stuart

MIT
Harvard University
Harvard University

 

 

International Scientist Mobility and the Locus of Technology Transfer

Christoph Grimpe

Jakob Edler
Heide Fier

ZEW Center for European Economic Research
Manchester University
ZEW Center for European Economic Research

 

Session

Paper Title

Author(s)

Affiliation(s)

 11:15 am
Cone C

How to Make Your University the Technology Source of Choice for Innovation:
Panel Session of Experts

Laura Schoppe, Fuentek, LLC
Kathleen Needham, NASA Glenn Research Center
John McEntire, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Karen LeVert, Southeast TechInventures

 

1:00 pm
Cone A&B

 

Lunch for Speakers, Technology Transfer Society Members, NC TTOs, and Invited Guests

Sponsored by Smith Moore Leatherwood, LLP

 

Session

Paper Title

Author(s)

Affiliation(s)

 2:45 pm
Joyner

 Innovation in Science and the Transfer of New Knowledge

Genomic Entrepreneurship: The Emergence of Private Genomics, 1990-2004

Ilse Wiechers

Robert Cook-Deegan

IGSP Center for Genome Ethics, Law & Policy, Duke University
IGSP Center for Genome Ethics, Law & Policy, Duke University

 

 

Bioentrepreneurship: How to Start

Oliver Uecke
Thomas Crispeels
Hilmar Klink
 
Sebastian Gurtner
Michael Schefczyk

University of Technology Dresden
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Product Development and Management Association
University of Technology Dresden
University of Technology Dresden

 

 

The Making of Plasmamedicine: Rewriting the Role of Innovation Management in Technology Transfer and Inderdisciplinary Science Formation

Christiane Gebhardt

Malik Management Zentrum St. Gallen

 

Session

Paper Title

Author(s)

Affiliation(s)

 2:45 pm
Maple

Government as Entrepreneur
Invited Session

Does Policy Influence the Commercialization Route?
Evidence from National Institutes of Health Funded Scientists

Taylor Aldridge
David Audretsch

Max Planck Institute of Economics
Indiana University

 

 

Entrepreneurial Innovation Policies to Support Regional Growth and Development

Sean Safford

University of Chicago

 

Session

Paper Title

Author(s)

Affiliation(s)

 2:45 pm
Dogwood

Private-Sector Entrepreneurship

University Spin-Off Financing: Comparative Analysis of Access to Venture Capital in Biotechnology

Kate Hoye
David Castle

University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa

 

 

Corporate Exploration Competence and the Entrepreneurial Enterprise

Raphael Klein
Uzi de Haan
Albert Goldberg

Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

 

 

Knowledge Formality, Serendipity, and Arbitrage: Their Effect on Sustainable Entrepreneurial Action

Elias Carayannis
Mike Provance

George Washington University
University of Richmond

 

Session

Paper Title

Author(s)

Affiliation(s)

 2:45 pm
Kirkland

Public Program Support of Innovation
Invited Session

Federal R&D Competitions: Findings from the First Technology Innovation Program (TIP) Award Competition

Stephen Campbell

Stephanie Shipp

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI)

 

 

Patent Outcomes from the Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

Andrew Wang

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

 

 

The Impact of the SBIR Program on Participant Growth and Survival

Gary Anderson

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

 

Session

Paper Title

Author(s)

Affiliation(s)

 2:45 pm
Alexander

Concepts of Innovation

Cultural Barricades and Adapters in Multi-Field Innovation Diffusion

Zack Kertcher

University of Chicago

 

 

 

Non-Compete Agreements, Ex-Employees, and Regional Entrepreneurship

Matt Marx

MIT

 

 

Impact of Corporate Responsibility Practices on Innovation Choices

Annick Castiaux

University of Namur

 

Session

Paper Title

Author(s)

Affiliation(s)

 2:45 pm
Claxton

Innovation and Regional Growth

Regional Innovation Strategy Development Practices

Tom O’Neal

Henriette Schoen

University of Central Florida Business Incubator Program
University of Central Florida Business Incubator Program

 

 

Modeling the Entrepreneurial Effect: From Bureaucratic Tech Transfer to Entrepreneurial Tech Commercialization

Norris Krueger

Brian Cummings
Steven Nichols

Entrepreneurship Northwest and Max Planck Institute
University of Utah
University of Texas

 

 

The Diffusion of Innovation in Genetic Science

Margaret Clements
Joshua Powers

Indiana University
Indiana State University

 

Session

Paper Title

Author(s)

Affiliation(s)

 2:45 pm
Cone C

Management of Innovation

The Management of Projects by Program Officers on Development of Systems and Technology for Advanced Measurement and Analysis

Shin’ichi Kato
Atsushi Koma

Japan Science and Technology Agency
Japan Science and Technology Agency

 

 

A Change Management Perspective on Government-University-Industry Cooperative Research Centers

Jeffrey Alexander

SRI International

   

Building Knowledge
Ecosystems through
third Generation Science
Parks: Evidence from the
US and Europe

Sarfraz Mian
Willem Hulsink

SUNY Oswego
RSM Erasmus University

 

Session

Paper Title

Author(s)

Affiliation(s)

 4:30 pm
Joyner

Intellectual Property and Innovation

Imitate to Innovate: Empirical Evidence on Germany’s Successful Copy of the Bayh-Dole Act

Alexander Starnecker

University of Augsburg

 

 

What Do Companies Perceive as the Benefit of Locating in a University Technology Incubator? Data from the NC State Technology Incubator

Dallas Wood
Alan O’Connor

RTI International
RTI International

 

 

Development of Intellectual Property Management Scorecard at the Individual Laboratory Level

So Young Sohn

Yonsei University

 

Session

Paper Title

Author(s)

Affiliation(s)

 4:30 pm
Maple

 Issues in Technology Transfer Roundtable
Sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation

Academic and Industry Scientists and University Technology Transfer

Fiona Murray

MIT

 

 

University Technology Transfer in Europe

David Audretsch
Dervim Göktepe-Hultén

Indiana University
Max Planck Institute of Economics

 

 

Faculty Entrepreneurship

Shanti Agung
Frank Rothaermel

 

Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology

 

Session

Paper Title

Author(s)

Affiliation(s)

 4:30 pm
Dogwood

 Commerce and Academic Faculty: Understanding and Assessing the Industry Relationships of Professors

Industrial Activity of Foreign Born Scientists in Research Extensive Universities

Monica Gaughan

 

University of Georgia

 

 

Interdisciplinary and Industry Network Ties of Scientists Engaged in Emerging Technology Research

Julia Melkers
Fang Xiao

Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia State University

 

 

Politics and Industry: How the Political Attitudes and Science Values of Commercially Active Academic Faculty Differ from Others

Barry Bozeman
Tolga Arslan

University of Georgia
University of Georgia

 

Session

Paper Title

Author(s)

Affiliation(s)

 4:30 pm
Kirkland

Social Entrepreneurship

PlayPumps International: A Simple Way to Obtain Clean Water

Peter Stanwick

Auburn University

 

 

Mental Models in Social Entrepreneurship

Norris Krueger
Dianne Welsh

 

Max Planck Institute of Economics
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

 

Session

Paper Title

Author(s)

Affiliation(s)

4:30 pm
Alexander

Private-Sector Entrepreneurship

Cost-Reducing R&D with Spillovers and Trade

Rajeev Goel
Shoji Haruna

Illinois State University
Okayama University

 

 

Technology and R&D Organizations: Toward a Comprehensive Theory

Maureen McArthur Hart

George Washington University

 

 

R&D (Re) location and Offshore Outsourcing: A Management Perspective

Mariagrazia Squicciarini
Nina Rilla

VVT Technical Research Centre of Finland
VVT Technical Research Centre of Finland

 

Session

Paper Title

Author(s)

Affiliation(s)

4:30 pm
Claxton

Academic Entrepreneurship

Completing the Technology Transfer Process: The IPOs and M&As of Biotech Spin-Offs

Silvio Vismara
Michele Meoli
Stefano Paleari

University of Bergamo
University of Bergamo
University of Bergamo

 

 

A Path Model of Organizational Decision-Making on Membership
in University-Based Research Consortia

Drew Rivers
Denis Gray

North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University

 

 

Creative Destruction: Entrepreneurship Centers and the Building of Entrepreneurial Universities

Peter Gianiodis
Phil Phan

Clemson University
Johns Hopkins University

 6:00 pm

 Adjourn; Buses Depart for Hotels