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Some of our research is carried out through formally funded research projects, and in interaction with various research networks we host or participate in.

The current inter-related and inter-disciplinary research themes of the research centre are:

Intellectual property rights
Institutions, markets and regulation
Regional and sectoral innovation systems
Measuring innovation management performance

CIMR Research in Brief video series:

Episode 1: Prof. Grazia Ietto Gillies – The economics of transnational corporations. Link to video (6’48”)
Episode 2: Melina Padayachy – The Innovator’s method. Link to video (2’56”)

Research Impact: Developing Analytics and Policy (RIDAP): Briefing Paper Number 1

Knowledge transfer from Public Science: The unsung hero of the COVID-19 vaccine success

Vaccines to combat the threat of Covid-19 have been developed at an amazing speed – in under a year. And while the first vaccines to be approved came from the private sector using new mRNA technologies, the unsung heroes of the COVD-19 vaccine effort have been the publicly funded national universities and laboratories.

The role of public innovation intermediaries in supporting the digital transition

Innovation intermediaries can play an important role in helping companies to address the challenges brought about by the digital transformation.

Addressing regional inequalities in innovation opportunities for BAME and disabled groups

Equality, Diversity and Inclusiveness (EDI) in business has become mainstream. In 2019 Innovate UK commissioned the Innovation Caucus to undertake an eight month project (Jan 2019-August 2019) to understand barriers and opportunities for innovation for BAME and disabled people. The team comprised researchers from Sheffield, Nottingham and at Birkbeck.

Long-term innovation outcomes of university-industry collaborations: the role of ‘bridging’ vs ‘blurring’ boundary spanning practices

This post has been contributed by Dr Federica Rossi, Dr Muthu de Silva, Dr Ning Baines and Dr Ainurul Rosli … More

San Francisco, New York, Washington: Iron Triangle of Rent

Technology clusters are actually monopoly clusters. Fred Guy, Simona Iammarino and Maryann Feldman consider the reasons and implications in their recent paper published the The Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society.

Monopsony Capitalism: Power and Production in the Twilight of the Sweatshop Age

This post has been contributed by Dr Ashok Kumar, Birkbeck. Dr Kumar’s book Monopsony Capitalism: Power and Production in the Twilight of the Sweatshop Age has been published by Cambridge University Press in 2020

How positive and negative sentiments influence the success of university-industry collaborations: a study of Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

In their latest paper, Muthu de Silva, Federica Rossi, Ainurul Rosli and Nick Yip develop a conceptual framework linking affective evaluations, perceived challenges, perceived benefits and success of university-business collaborations. This framework is then tested using sentiment analysis applied to 415 written reports.

Financial performance of University Spin-Offs from a post-industrial region

CIMR alumnus Professor Peter Jelfs, now at Brunel University, introduces his research exploring the interconnections between investment decisions, the financial performance of spinoffs, their survival, and the regional context

The technological rise of China: from imitation and catching up to technological leadership

Professor Klaus Nielsen led this Debate in Public Policy, asking whether the USA is right to be worried about China’s rising power as a technological innovator.

The First Wave of the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic 2020. Impact on NHS England PET-CT Scanning and Lessons Learnt

Birkbeck University together with University College London and a researcher from the South Western University of Finance and Economics in China have collaborated with NHS England to collect and analyse diagnostic PET-CT [Positron Emission Tomography-CT] imaging data pertaining to 90% of all diagnostic PET-CT scans undertaken in England during the first wave of the Coronavirus disease pandemic.

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