Development of University Industry Alliance Network and Its Effects

Empirical Analysis of Joint Patent Alliance Networks in Kansai Biocluster in 2000’s

Abstract

The industrial policies for university industry alliances have developed their networks in bioclusters in advanced countries. However, their networks grow through policy pushing although their economic outcomes might not be as much as intended by policymakers. This paper attempts to examine the big gap between joint patent application networks and grant networks in the Kansai Biocluster during 2000’s. However, As Obstfeld (2005) implies, effective interorganizational network configuration for exploitative alliances may be different from that for explorative ones. We found that cohesive ties in university industry alliance networks may be valuable for patent registration and effective exploitation for joint-patenting alliances.