Commercializing nanotechnology innovations from university spin-out companies

Nanotechnology Perceptions

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 225-238

  Lubik, Sarah ^a   Garnsey, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 58949097690     PISSN: 16606795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4024/N23LU08A.ntp.04.03     Document Type: Article

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