The publishing and patenting strategies of successful university spinoffs in the biopharmaceutical industry
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Erden, ZeynepPublication Year
2017Journal
Drug Discovery TodayPublication Volume
22Publication Issue
1Publication Begin page
5Publication End page
9
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Firms in the biopharmaceutical industry send signals to investors about the value of their knowledge by disclosing it in the form of patents and publications. In this way, they can gain reputation even before having products on the market. This paper compares the patenting and publishing activities of university spinoffs with other biopharmaceutical firms. The findings suggest that successful university spinoffs and successful other firms (not university spinoffs) tend to follow different knowledge disclosure strategies. Whereas successful university spinoffs tend to emphasize the scientific value of their knowledge and gain reputation through their high-quality publications, other successful firms tend to emphasize the commercial value of their knowledge and gain reputation through high-quality patents.Knowledge Domain/Industry
EntrepreneurshipInnovation Management
Special Industries : Healthcare Management
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10.1016/j.drudis.2016.09.002