Do venture capitalists have a bias against investment in academic spin-offs? Evidence from the micro- and nanotechnology sector in the UK

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 397-432

  Munari, Federico ^a   Toschi, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; CAPITAL FORMATION; FINANCIAL PROVISION; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; INVESTMENT LOCATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79953716541     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: 14643650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dtq053     Document Type: Article

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