The role of the university entrepreneurial ecosystem in entrepreneurial finance: case studies of UK innovation knowledge centres
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Owen, R., Vedanthachari, L. and Hussain, J. 2023. The role of the university entrepreneurial ecosystem in entrepreneurial finance: case studies of UK innovation knowledge centres. Venture Capital. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691066.2023.2205606
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Title | The role of the university entrepreneurial ecosystem in entrepreneurial finance: case studies of UK innovation knowledge centres |
Authors | Owen, R., Vedanthachari, L. and Hussain, J. |
Abstract | How to commercialize university research and create positive socio-economic impact is a fundamental research question that is under explored. Considerable public funds are invested in universities globally to create knowledge and then to explore its viability to exploit commercial value through supporting entrepreneurship. We explore how publicly funded research and commercialization of projects promote university’s science and technology (S&T) initiatives. Qualitative case studies, involving 45 interviews, examine three UK government-funded Innovation Knowledge Centres’ (IKCs) roles in commercializing three different emerging disruptive technologies: cyber security, digital construction and synthetic biology. An improved entrepreneurial finance (“entfin”) ecosystem is the catalyst to promote innovation, through public funds to empower industry and deliver an effective finance escalator. A “WHO” policy analysis framework examines: the “Why” rationale for public investment; “How” process of translation; and “Outcomes”. This identified how Entrepreneurial Finance combined with Intermediaries, Infrastructure, Training and Leadership impacts scientific research commercialization. We reveal several inter connectors that link maturity of projects, their locality and outcome horizons. Universities play an important intermediary role, regionally and globally to connect the wider entfin ecosystems. The conclusions suggest that government needs to improve the policy mix across university ecosystem actors to improve long horizon investment. |
Keywords | Entrepreneurial finance, innovation universities, policy appraisal, science and technology ecosystem, entrepreneurship support |
Middlesex University Theme | Creativity, Culture & Enterprise |
Research Group | Centre for Enterprise, Environment and Development Research (CEEDR) |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
Journal | Venture Capital |
ISSN | 1369-1066 |
Electronic | 1464-5343 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 04 May 2023 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 15 May 2023 |
Submitted | 29 Jan 2022 |
Accepted | 17 Apr 2023 |
Publisher's version | License |
Copyright Statement | © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/13691066.2023.2205606 |
Language | English |
Page range | 1-25 |
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