Le jeu vidéo est une industrie où création artistique et innovation technologique se conjuguent pour produire de nouveaux jeux. Se côtoient de grands éditeurs et une multitude de petits studios (moins de 100 personnes). Ce secteur est donc intéressant pour comprendre comment l'innovation...

The paper investigates the linkages between the characteristics of technologies and the structure of a firms' knowledge base. Nanotechnologies have been defined as converging technologies that operate at the nanoscale, and which require integration to fulfill their economic promises. Based on a...

Les biotechnologies sont un des secteurs émergents dont le développement repose sur la création de PME intensives en recherche. Dans tous les pays, le mouvement de création d'entreprises s'est amplifié au cours des dix dernières années. Ainsi, en 1999, les USA comptent environ 1400 PME de...

The research program organization has been generalized to implement research policies in OECD countries. Principal investigators are the linchpin of the program based organization as they are developing research project to fit within programs. However, principal investigators are not only...

Les technologies émergentes comme la microélectronique des années 70, les biotechnologies des années 80-90 ou les nanotechnologies des années 2000 s'expriment sous forme de vagues technologiques (Kahane, 2008) qui sont porteuses de promesses scientifiques et techniques (Pautrat, 2002), de...

The agro-food industry is a sector in which the percentage of firms which have done innovation in the past three years is high, whereas they have a low research capacity. According to an innovation survey (1986-90) in France, 70% of agro-food firms which responded in the Community Innovation...

La diversité des arrangements contractuels (alliances, accords de coopération) et l'émergence d'une réflexion sur les modes de coordination au sein des réseaux ont créé les conditions favorables à un retour théorique sur la notion de confiance. Pourtant, ce concept n'est pas nouveau et...

This paper examines how scientific and technological (S&T) human capital is transformed into financial capital through the creation of firms by scientists. The analysis is based on a database describing the positions held by 132 founders from 62 French biotech SMEs. It shows that star scientists...

This paper examines the links between the rhythm of knowledge generation, the types of actors involved in knowledge generation and the structure of networks of collaborations in the biotech sector. The analysis departs from all biotechnology patent applications covered by Derwent Biotechnology...

The digital creative industries exemplify innovation processes in which user communities are highly involved in product and service development, bringing new ideas, and developing tools for new product uses and environments. We explore the role of user communities in such co-innovation processes...