Technology Transfer Society Conference 2015 Programme

2015,

28th - 30th October

Technology Transfer Society Conference 2015

Conference Programme

Wednesday, 28th October
Wednesday 18:00 - 20:00	Conference Registration & Weclome Drinks Reception Venue Courtyard, Ground Floor, DIT Aungier St, Dublin 2
Thursday, 29th October
Thursday 08:30 - 09:20	Conference Registration Venue Room 5050College of Business, Aungier Street
Thursday 09:20 - 09:40	Conference Opening: Professor Brian Norton, President DIT & Paul O'Reilly, DIT & James Cunningham Venue Room 5034
Thursday 09:40 - 10:30	KN-1 Keynote Address - Professor Simon Mosey Venue Room 5034
09:40 Technology Entrepreneurship: new approaches and future research opportunities » Professor Simon Mosey Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Nottingham, UK
Thursday 10:30 - 10:45	Conference Welcome Damien English, TD. Minister for Innovation, Venue Room 5034
Thursday 10:45 - 11:00	Coffee and Tea Break Venue Room 5050
Thursday 11:00 - 12:30	ASE 1 Academic and Scientific Entrepreneurship Chaired By: Germana Giombini Venue Room 5034
11:00 Examining the differences between the motivations of traditional and entrepreneurial scientists » Sándor Huszár (University of Szeged), Szabolcs Prónay (University of Szeged), Norbert Buzás (University of Szeged) 11:30 Motives of Academic Entrepreneurs » Kelly Shaver (College of Charleston), Carrie Blair (College of Charleston) 12:00 Which knowledge spillovers are better for entrepreneurship. Evidence from Italy. » Alessandra Micozzi (Università Ecampus), Donato Iacobucci (Università Politecnica delle Marche)
Thursday 11:00 - 12:30	IBS 1 Institutional Based Supports Chaired By: Marco Romano Venue Room 5032
11:00 What develops academic entrepreneurship? Case study on Japanese scientists » Satoko Yasuda (School of Business Administration, Kwansei Gakuin University) 11:30 Evaluating the Contribution of Start-Up Incubators to Firm Growth and Performance » Anthony Buckley (Dublin Institute of Technology), Stephen Davis (Dublin Institute of Technology) 12:00 You Can't Always Get What You Want: How Entrepreneur's Perceived Resource Needs Affect the Incubator's Assertiveness » Marijn van Weele (Utrecht University), Frank van Rijnsoever (Utrecht University), Frans Nauta (Climate-KIC)
Thursday 11:00 - 12:30	MUTT 1 Models of University Technology Transfer Chaired By: Lorraine Johnston Venue Room 4091
11:00 The Influence of Open Innovation Practices and Quadruple Helix Stakeholder Interactions on the University Technology Transfer Business Model (UTTBM) » Kristel Miller (Queen's University Belfast), Maura McAdam (Quee), Rodney McAdam (University of Ulster) 11:30 Analytic Tools: Ensuring industry relevance for university-based R&D projects intending transfer » Joseph Lane (University at Buffalo (SUNY)), James Condron (Dublin Institutes of Technology / Purdue University)
Thursday 11:00 - 12:30	ROI 1 Role of Intermediary Advisors & Technology Transfer Experts Chaired By: Cyrine Ben-Hafaiedh Venue Room 4086
11:00 Science to Business (S2B) Knowledge Transfer in Context: An Ecosystems Approach examining Bavaria and Ireland » Teresa Hogan (Dublin City University) 11:30 Innovation Intermediaries as Public Entrepreneurs: The Case of the Swedish University Holding Companies » Tesfaye Besrat (Södertörn University Stockholm) 12:00 Knowledge transfer in agricultural extension - the role of learning processes in the transfer of tacit knowledge » Rosita Kouwenaar (NUI Galway), Rachel Hilliard (NUI Galway), Kevin Heanue (Teagasc)
Thursday 12:30 - 13:30	Lunch Venue Restaurant Floor 1
Thursday 13:30 - 15:30	ASE 2 Academic and Scientific Entrepreneurship Chaired By: Kelly Shaver Venue Room 5034
13:30 Entrepreneurship and academic employment – more alike than you'd think » Anna Sinell (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft), Marie Heidingsfelder (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft), Martina Schraudner (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft) 14:00 The impact of higher education on the probabilities of reaching equity investment milestones for Internet start-ups » Daniel Ratzinger (University of Nottingham), Kevin Amess (University of Nottingham), Andrew Greenman (University of Nottingham), Simon Mosey (University of Nottingham) 14:30 Financing the Academic Spin-off companies: the role of Crowdfunding » Roberto Parente (Università degli studi di Salerno), Rosangela Feola (Università degli studi di Salerno), Ezio Marinato (Università degli studi di Salerno)
Thursday 13:30 - 15:00	IBS 2 Institutional Based Supports Chaired By: Tony Buckley Venue Room 5032
13:30 Institutional based supports and technology startups: empirical evidences from Italy" » Marco Romano (University of Catania), Melita Nicotra (University of Catania), Carmela Elita Schillaci (University of Catania), Manlio Del Giudice (University of Rome “Link Campus”) 14:00 Come together: the influence of social capital on the performance assessment of incubated clean-tech start-ups » Chris Eveleens (Utrecht University), Frank van Rijnsoever (Utrecht University), Marko Hekkert (Utrecht University) 14:30 Potential and partnerships in innovations in EU-funded research projects » Daniel Nepelski (European Commission, JRC-IPTS), Giuseppe Piroli (European Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion)
Thursday 13:30 - 15:00	MUTT 2 Models of University Technology Transfer Chaired By: Kristel Millar Venue Room 4091
13:30 Technology transfer with search intensity and project advertising » Giuseppe Travaglini (Università di Urbino Carlo Bo), Germana Giombini (Università di Urbino Carlo Bo), Giorgio Calcagnini (Università di Urbino Carlo Bo), Paolo Liberati (Università di Roma Tre) 14:00 Developing Exploratory Innovation Capabilities in University-Industry Collaborations » Paul Ryan (National University of Ireland, Galway), Rachel Hilliard (National University of Ireland, Galway), Will Geoghegan (Syracuse University) 14:30 Developing the Entreprneurial University: Architecture and Institutional Theory » David Gibson (University of Texas at Austin), Lene Foss (Univesity of Tromso)
Thursday 13:30 - 15:00	RO1 2 Role of Intermediary Advisors & Technology Transfer Experts Chaired By: Valerie Francois Venue Room 4086
13:30 Different breeds, different needs: How university spin-offs differ in composition and interaction - a qualitative approach! » Cornelia Kolb (University of Augsburg), Marcus Wagner (University of Augsburg) 14:00 Financial Resource Assembly Processes in the Development of University Spinoff Ventures » Rory O'Shea (UCD), Orla Collins (University College Cork) 14:30 Exploring the development of strategic University-Industry relationships: The Unilever-University of Liverpool relationship » Sam Horner (University of Liverpool), Benito Giordano (University of Liverpool), Ossie Jones (University of Liverpool)
Thursday 15:00 - 15:15	Tea/Coffee Break Venue Room 5050
Thursday 15:15 - 16:00	KN-2 Keynote Address - Professor Rosa Grimaldi Venue Room 5034
15:15 Implementing successful academic entrepreneurship: environmental, organizational and individual level perspectives » Professor Rosa Grimaldi University of Bologna, Italy
Thursday 16:00 - 18:00	ASE 3 Academic and Scientific Entrepreneurship Chaired By: Joseph Lane Venue Room 5034
16:00 The Impact of Medical Device Regulations on Academic Spinoff Formation » Paul Scannell (Irish Medicines Board), Kathryn Cormican (National University of Ireland, Galway) 16:30 Do internationalized universities generate export-oriented spin-offs? » Michele Meoli (University of Bergamo), Silvio Vismara (University of Bergamo), Alice Civera (University of Bergamo) 17:00 Technological maturity and research performance: An analysis of RoboCup » Koichiro Okamura (Kwansei Gakuin University) 17:30 Inside the Black Box: Assessing TTO Performance » David Resende (University of Aveiro), Xiaowen Yu (Guanghua School of Management, Peking University), David Gibson (IC² Institute, The University of Texas at Austin), Silvia Gaia (Federal University of Technology of Parana State)
Thursday 16:00 - 17:30	MUTT 3 Models of University Technology Transfer Chaired By: Marek Salamonowicz Venue Room 4091
16:00 Managing the University Venturing Process: A Study of Academic Entrepreneurship Policies in Ireland » Rory O'Shea (UCD), Ciara Fitzgerald (University College Cork), Maeve Roche (University College Dublin) 16:30 Collaborate on Route 128: a resource-based exploration of university–start-up interaction » Niels Van Stijn (Utrecht University), Frank van Rijnsoever (Utrecht University), Martine Van Veelen (Climate-KIC) 17:00 Factors affecting university-industry interactions: evidences from Southern Italy » Giuseppe Bruno (University of Naples Federico II), Guido Capaldo (University of Naples Federico II), Roberta Pellegrino (Politecnic of Bari), Pierluigi Rippa (Univesrity of Naples Federico II)
Thursday 16:00 - 17:30	PSE 1 Public Sector Entrepreneurship Chaired By: Daniela Silvestri Venue Room 4086
16:00 How public sector entrepreneurship strengthens HEI-SME knowledge interactions? » Lorraine Johnston (Northumbria University, Faculty of Business and Law) 16:30 The Longer Term Effects of Federal Subsidies on Firm Survival: Evidence from the Advanced Technology Program » Daniel Smith (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) 17:00 FROM CREATIVE TO SMART CITIES: Sustainability, Livability and the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem » Nikolaus Seitz (University of Augsburg), Erik E. Lehmann (University of Augsburg)
Thursday 16:00 - 17:30	SETT 1 Scientists, Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer Chaired By: Satoko Yasuda Venue Room 5032
16:00 Women Scientists in Knowledge Transfer: A Critical Review of Policy Measures, Propensities and Indicators » Dervim Göktepe-hultén (Lund University), Rajeev Goel (Illinois State University), Rati Ram (Illinois State University) 16:30 Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneurship and engineering graduates in Greece » Yannis Caloghirou (National Technical University of Athens), Aimilia Protogerou (National Technical University of Athens), Aggelos Tsakanikas (National Technical University of Athens), Ioanna Kastelli (National Technical University of Athens) 17:00 University Run Enterprises - A Special Mode of University Technology Transfer in China » Huiming Fan (Institute of Higher Education, East China University of Science and Technology.)
Thursday 18:00 - 22:00	Conference Dinner - Traditional Irish Night Johnnie Fox's Venue Bus Transfer Aungier Street
Friday, 30th October
Friday 08:15 - 09:00	Conference Registration
Friday 09:00 - 10:30	ASE 4 Academic & Scientific Entrepreneurship Chaired By: Paul O'Reilly Venue Room 5034
09:00 BREAKING THE CAREER PATH IN ACADEMIA: DOES ENTREPRENEURSHIP HELP? » Riccardo Fini (University of Bologna), Rosa Grimaldi (University of Bologna), Mike Wright (Imperial College London) 09:30 Towards a theory of goals in academic entrepreneurship. A socio-emotional wealth perspective » Giuseppe Criaco (Jönköping International Business School), Tommaso Minola (University of Bergamo), Daniel Pittino (University of Udine) 10:00 How do the universities in China respond to academic capitalism?--From the perspective of organizational transformation under the context of academic entrepreneurship » Ye Liu (Zhejiang University of Science and Technology)
Friday 09:00 - 10:30	IBS 3 Institutional Based Supports Chaired By: Conor Horan Venue Room 5032
09:00 On historical inertia and research intensity » Rajeev Goel (Illinois State University) 09:30 Gimme Shelter – A Discrete Choice Experiment to Explain Nascent Entrepreneurs' Choice for an Incubator » Marijn van Weele (Utrecht University), Frank van Rijnsoever (Utrecht University), Menno Groen (Utrecht University) 10:00 Public Policy and Cluster Development » Matthias Menter (University of Augsburg), Erik E. Lehmann (University of Augsburg)
Friday 09:00 - 10:30	MUTT 4 Models of University Technology Transfer Chaired By: Daniel Smith Venue 4091
09:00 Public and Private Sector Consulting and Academic Research » Roman Fudickar (University of Düsseldorf), Hanna Hottenrott (University of Düsseldorf), Cornelia Lawson (University of Cambridge) 09:30 The Dynamics of Academic Entrepreneurship: Connecting Universities and the Ecosystem » Bernd Wurth (University of Strathclyde), Susan Howick (University of Strathclyde), Niall MacKenzie (University of Strathclyde) 10:00 Best practice case studies for technology transfer in Europe » Oliver Uecke (University of Technology Dresden), Robin De Cock (Imperial College London), Thomas Crispeels (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Bart Clarysse (Imperial College London)
Friday 09:00 - 10:30	URD 1 University R&D Collaborations Chaired By: James Cunningham Venue Room 4086
09:00 The role of University – Industry R&D collaboration in innovative and export performance in the midst of a crisis: empirical evidence from Greece » Yannis Caloghirou (National Technical University of Athens), Ioannis Giotopoulos (University of Peloponnese), Aggelos Tsakanikas (National Technical University of Athens) 09:30 Seduced into collaboration: A resource-based choice experiment to explain knowledge acquisition strategies of SMEs » Frank van Rijnsoever (Utrecht University), Sander Kempkes (Utrecht University), Maryse Chappin (Utrecht University) 10:00 Legitimation of new ventures: the case of university spin-off » Valérie FRANCOIS (Université de Lille), Pascal Philippart (Université de Lille)
Friday 10:30 - 10:45	Coffee and Tea Break Venue Room 5050
Friday 10:50 - 11:30	KN-3 Keynote Address - Professor Markus Perkmann Venue Room 5034
10:50 Impact of science: What do we know and what should we do about it? » Professor Markus Perkmann Imperial College Business School
Friday 11:30 - 13:00	EI 1 Entrepreneurship and Innovation Chaired By: Bernd Wurth Venue Room 5032
11:30 Replacing the Transfer Agenda – A Paradigmatic Shift to a Strategy of Arbitrage » Conor Horan (Dublin Institute of Technology), John Finch (Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow) 12:00 The role of a research institute in a difficult socio-economic context and its contribution to local development » Agatino Nicita (Institute for Advanced Energy Technologies “Nicola Giordano”), antonio andaloro (Institute for Advanced Energy Technologies “Nicola Giordano”) 12:30 EU Project Consortia as a Vehicle for Technology Transfer: Exploring the Phenomenon from a FP7 Trust and Security Research Project Perspective » Zeta Dooly (Waterford Institute of Technology), Jamie Power (Waterford Institute of Technology)
Friday 11:30 - 13:00	MUTT 5 Models of University Technology Transfer Chaired By: Rory O'Shea Venue Room 4091
11:30 The case for industry leadership in Science, Technology & Innovation (STI) policy implementation » Joseph Lane (University at Buffalo (SUNY)) 12:00 Comparing technology transfer activities at European and Japanese universities from the perspective of Science-to-Business marketing » Szabolcs Prónay (University of Szeged), Norbert Buzás (University of Szeged), Takayuki Sakai (The University of Tokushima), Kensuke Inai (The University of Tokushima) 12:30 From Science to Business: Innovation systems of selected European Universities » Petteri Sinervo (University of Turku), Pasi Malinen (University of Turku)
Friday 11:30 - 13:00	RCG 1 Research Centres, Groups and Team Dynamics Chaired By: Rajeev Goel Venue Room 5034
11:30 Academic Spin-offs Entrepreneurial Teams and Performance: A Subgroups Approach » Cyrine Ben-Hafaïedh (IÉSEG School of Management), Alessandra Micozzi (Polytechnic University of Marche), Pierpaolo Pattitoni (University of Bologna) 12:00 Innovation over the business sector cycle: the interrelated effects of knowledge flow and firms' strategies on patents' creativity » Daniela Silvestri (IMT Lucca), Massimo Riccaboni (IMT Lucca), Andrea Morescalchi (European Commission, JRC), Antonio Della Malva (KU Leuven) 12:30 The influence of material transfer agreements on the dynamic of knowledge creation » Veronique Schaeffer (University of Strasbourg)
Friday 11:30 - 13:00	URD 2 University R&D Collaborations Chaired By: Matthias Geissler Venue Room 4086
11:30 Why does industry get involved in university research projects? A multi-level governance perspective » Byron Graham (Queen's University Belfast), Nola Hewitt-Dundas (Queen's University Belfast) 12:00 What drives the decision of SMEs to collaborate in R&D? » Yannis Caloghirou (National Technical University of Athens), Ioannis Giotopoulos (University of Peloponnese), Aggelos Tsakanikas (National Technical University of Athens) 12:30 Stability in University-Industry R&D Collaborations: A Longitudinal Analysis of Green Car R&D Networks » Thomas Crispeels (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Wouter Verbeke (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
Friday 13:00 - 14:00	Lunch and Conference Close Venue Room 5050

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