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Bridging the ivory tower and industry: How university science parks promote university-industry collaboration?

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We investigate the impact of university science parks (USPs)-platforms designed to foster university-industry (UI) connections, specifically focusing on their role in UI patent collaboration. Utilizing the introduction of USPs in China between 2006 and 2016, we find that they are associated with a notable 50.8 % increase in UI collaborative patents, equivalent to approximately 1.8 additional patents per year. We further proposed that USPs can facilitate UI collaboration through three mechanisms-spatial proximity, intermediary services, and knowledge complementarity-and provided corresponding empirical evidence to support these claims. Furthermore, measured by the patent citations, we also find that these parks significantly enhance the quality of UI collaborations. These results underscore the pivotal role of USPs as facilitators of interaction between academic institutions and industries.

University science parkUniversity-industry collaborationPatents

Yankun Kang、Ruiming Liu、Bingyan Yang

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School of Economics and Finance of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 Xinnning West Road, Xi'an 710049, China

National Academy of Development and Strategy, Renmin University of China, 59 Zhongguancun Street, Beijing 100872, China

School of Economics, Renmin University of China, 59 Zhongguancun Street, Beijing 100872, China

2025

Research policy: A journal devoted to research policy, research management and planning
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