approach in the research fields of innovation studies and economic geography. Secondly, to propose a broadened interpretation …, regions and time periods and for analytically integrating the cognitive, organizational and spatial dimensions of innovation … knowledge base approach in empirical innovation studies, regardless of industrial, geographical or temporal context. The paper …

, focusing on the relation between institutions and innovation practices and taking into account the diversity of actors …

This paper deals with institutional conditions in regional innovation systems; how institutions affect the organization … of innovation activities among firms, and in what ways regional policy initiatives can be supportive. The analysis draws … on data on innovation networks and activities in the life science, media, and food industries. The theoretical framework …

This paper deals with knowledge flows and collaboration between firms in the regional innovation system of southern … industries which are part of the same regional innovation system. We argue that knowledge sourcing and exchange in geographical …

This paper presents a study of the pre-history and evolution of a regional innovation system initiative supporting … regional innovation systems approach) and more recently introduced ideas on 'differentiated industrial knowledge bases', the … study illustrates how the VINNVÄXT initiative 'Food Innovation at Interfaces' has been formulated and implemented in close …

The aim of this paper is to compare the spatial patterns of innovation and knowledge linkages of a biopharmaceutical … technological regimes and sectoral innovation system dynamics between the agro-food and pharmaceutical industries in general and …

innovation and growth by disclosing and revealing the contingencies, particularities and specificities of the various contexts … and environments where knowledge creation, innovation and entrepreneurship take place. In order to achieve more effective … regional innovation policy, the paper presents and discusses five dimensions along which such unpacking can take place. These …