Progress 10/16/14 to 09/30/19
Outputs Target Audience: M. Kenney. Presenter. "Regional Development from Innovation in Food, Culture, and Agriculture." University of Agder, Norway, Berkeley, CA (April 10, 2019). Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The project has led to the training of one undergraduate student on database creation and curation during this period How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?
Nothing Reported
What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?The project has ended.
Impacts What was accomplished under these goals?
Our database of LGU spinoffs includes over 2,000 firms that we are beginning to analyze.
Publications
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Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2014
Citation:
Biagioli, M., Kenney, M., Martin, B., Walsh, J. P. 2019. Academic Misconduct, Misrepresentation and Gaming: A Reassessment. Research Policy 48, (2): 401-413.
Breznitz, S. and Kenney, M. 2018. Slouching Toward the Downton Abbey University System. Issues in Science and Technology. 34(3): 74-82.
Liu, Q., D. Patton, M. Kenney. 2018. Do University Mergers Create Academic Synergy? Evidence from China and the Nordic Countries. Research Policy 47 (1): 98-107.
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Progress 10/01/17 to 09/30/18
Outputs Target Audience:I made presentations on universities and entrepreneurship in the following venues: M. Kenney. Invited Speaker. "University-Industry Relations in the UC System." Seminar for the University of Agder (Norway) Executive Training (April 6-7, 2018). . Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The project has led to the training of three undergraduate students on database creation and curation. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?I was quoted in the February 2018 issue of Technology Transfer Tactics on streamlining the operation of tech transfer offices. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Undertake analysis of the database.
Impacts What was accomplished under these goals?
Our database of LGU spinoffs has been expanded and now includes over 2,000 firms
Publications
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Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
iagioli, M., Kenney, M., Martin, B., Walsh, J. P. 2019. Academic Misconduct, Misrepresentation and Gaming: A Reassessment. Research Policy Forthcoming
Breznitz, S. and Kenney, M. 2018. Slouching Toward the Downton Abbey University System. Issues in Science and Technology. 34(3): 74-82.
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Progress 10/01/16 to 09/30/17
Outputs Target Audience:I made presentations on universities and entrepreneurship in the following venues: M. Kenney. Invited Speaker. "University-Industry Relations - Lessons from the UC System." University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China (September 14, 2017). M. Kenney. Speaker. "Public Universities and Regional Development." UCSD University Extension, San Diego, CA (August 25, 2017). M. Kenney. Keynote Speaker. East Meets West: University-Industry Relations Conference, Bologna University, Bologna, Italy (June 5-6, 2017) M. Kenney. Invited Speaker. "Universities and regional development." University of Padua, Padua, Italy (June 8, 2017). M. Kenney. Speaker. "Universities and regional development." Instituto di Management, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy. (May 3, 2017). M. Kenney. Speaker. "Universities and regional development." Department of Economics, University of Florence, Florence, Italy (May 8, 2017). M. Kenney. Panel Member. Panel: Investing in Higher Education: Research Universities, Innovation and Economic Impact, The Future of Higher Education: Creating Opportunity, Assessing Value Conference, UC Berkeley (April 7, 2017). In addition, I was quoted regarding universities and their innovative impact in the following Sacramento area publication. Comstock Magazine December 2017. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?
Nothing Reported
How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Our work has been quoted by the popular press. The Journal of Technology Transfer is widely read by technology transfer professionals and academics interested in the topic. These two communities have been exposed through our publications. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Undertake analysis of the database.
Impacts What was accomplished under these goals?
The database of university spinoffs from land grant and non-land grant universities now contains over 1,800 firms and is now one of the largest ever assembled. We will begin analysis in calendar year 2018
Publications
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Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
Kenney, M. and D. Patton. 2017. Sub-National Technology Policy and Commerce: Evaluating the Impacts of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Journal of Technology Transfer. 1-22.
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Progress 10/01/15 to 09/30/16
Outputs Target Audience:I co-organized an NSF funded event entitled Workshop on Exploring the Complexity of the Contribution of Research Universities to Society." University of California, Davis (June 6-7, 2016). I also am a co-organizer of a conference at UC Berkeley entitled "The Future of Higher Education." Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?
Nothing Reported
How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?
Nothing Reported
What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts What was accomplished under these goals?
We have cleaned a database of all licensed technology startups from the University of California research that includes the entrepreneurs, the grant, whether they received venture capital or an SBIR, and the founders. With this we are analyzing the different pathways to firm survival and successful exit.
Publications
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Progress 10/16/14 to 09/30/15
Outputs Target Audience:I made the following presentations to academic and public audiences on the research: M. Kenney. Keynote Speaker. The Diverse Roles of Universities in Regional Innovation Ecosystems: Case Studies from University of California Campuses. Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan (October 2, 2014). M. Kenney. Invited Speaker. 2014. The Diverse Roles of Universities in Regional Innovation Ecosystems: Case Studies from University of California Campuses. Webinar for North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD), Michigan State University. October 28, 2014 M. Kenney. Panelist. "Science Policy and the Promotion of Innovation" Conference on New Approaches for the Promotion of Innovation, Science and Technology: Bridging Japan and San Diego, UC San Diego, May 19, 2015. M. Kenney. "Local Military research and innovation: the role of the University of California." Conference on Defense and Innovation. University of Bordeaux, May 28-29, 2015. M. Kenney. "Public Universities and Regional Development." University of California Sacramento Center. July 16, 2015. M. Kenney. Commercializing Stem Cell Science in the U.S. - Where Is It and Where Are We? Innovation Ecosystems and Competence Building Observations from Human Spare Parts and Venture Finance Ecosystems, Helsinki, Finland. September 15, 2015. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?During the period, the University of California Office of the President provided me with $50,000 to continue my collection of UC spinoffs. Additionally, I was awarded $87,000 by NSF Science of Science Policy to conduct an agenda-setting workshop at UC Davis. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The results were disseminated through publications, presentations, and a webinar What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Continue to collect data on UC spinoffs and begin publishing in scientific journals.
Impacts What was accomplished under these goals?
I completed a census of all UC startups for each campus.
Publications
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Book Chapters
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
M. Kenney. 2015. University-based entrepreneurship. In D. Audretsch, C. Hayter, and A. Link (Eds.) Concise Guide to Entrepreneurship, Technology and Innovation. Elgar Concise Guides pp. 223-228.
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Book Chapters
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
Kenney, M. and D. Patton. 2015. In University Technology Transfer One Size Does Not Fit Them All: Comparing the Biological Sciences and Information Technology. S. Breznitz and H. Etzkowitz (Eds.) University-Industry Technology Transfer.
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Book Chapters
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
Kenney, M. 2015. Commercialization or Engagement: Which Is of More Significance for Regional Economies? In Audretsch, D., Link, A, and Walshok, M. (Eds). Oxford Handbook of Local Competitiveness (Oxford: Oxford University Press).
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