Securing the financing constitutes is a real problem for many startup companies. So the hope is that Business Angels (BA) get more important as financial resource. BAs are organized in networks and organizations…
The KETs Observatory provides both quantitative and qualitative information on the development and deployment of Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) and supplies European and national policy-makers and business…
This project aims at analysing the complementarity of investment in patents and trademarks for firm performance by employing an extensive data set of European firms. Patents and trademarks are both intellectual…
This project deals with the consequences of the economic crisis in 2008/09 on innovation activities in firms. In particular, we analyse the effects of adjustments in R&D spending during the crisis (i.e. in the…
The EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) is a joint macro-regional strategy of the countries of the Danube Region and the European Commission. The EUSDR area includes the German Federal States…
The aim of this project is to examine effects of the "combined" human capital of founders and employees for a company's success. Therefore, interactions between the education, qualifications and professional…
The aim of this study is to update a report on key innovation indicators for the chemical industry for the year 2013. In a concise way, the study offers an overview on the state and recent developments in research…
The acquisition of technological capabilities through a comprehensive system of indicators is a central part of the annual report of the German Expertenkommission Forschung und Innovation (Expert Commission…
Economists and policy analysts know very little about the conditions under which cartels are formed in differing legal environments, about their behaviour towards outsiders or deviating insiders and about their…