Commercializing biomedical science in a rapidly changing "triple-helix" nexus: The experience of the National University of Singapore

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 367-395

  Wong, Poh Kam ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Innovation policy; Life science; Singapore; University technology commercialization

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE; INDUSTRIAL CLUSTER; INNOVATION POLICIES; LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH; LIFE-SCIENCES; NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE; SINGAPORE; TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATIONS;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 34548240161     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-006-9020-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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