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Canadian nanotechnology innovation networks: intra-cluster, inter-cluster and foreign collaboration

Andrea Schiffauerova et Catherine Beaudry

Article de revue (2009)

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This article studies innovation in Canadian nanotechnology clusters and networks using data from the intersection of the Nanobank database for Canadian inventors with that obtained from a search strategy modified from Porter et al. (2006). Using this selection of patents, we identify, analyze and characterize 8 Canadian nanotechnology clusters. We then construct the Canadian nanotechnology innovation network and describe the collaborative behaviour of the inventors. Most collaborative activity takes place inside nanotechnology clusters and Canadian inventors who decide to build cooperation ties outside their clusters most often prefer to do so with collaborators from abroad, mainly from the USA. A distance-based analysis confirms an important role of the geographical proximity when searching for a cooperation partner. Nevertheless, this importance significantly decreases when no partners are found within 600 km. Very distant or overseas collaborations are then preferred while the mid-range distance options are overlooked.

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collaboration, innovation, cluster, geographical location, patents, nanotechnology, Canada

Sujet(s): 1600 Génie industriel > 1600 Génie industriel
Département: Département de mathématiques et de génie industriel
Organismes subventionnaires: CRSH/SSHRC
Numéro de subvention: 820-2006-0064
URL de PolyPublie: https://publications.polymtl.ca/2328/
Titre de la revue: Journal of Innovation Economics (vol. 2, no 4)
Maison d'édition: De Boeck
DOI: 10.3917/jie.004.0119
URL officielle: https://doi.org/10.3917/jie.004.0119
Date du dépôt: 06 oct. 2016 12:28
Dernière modification: 06 juil. 2023 12:20
Citer en APA 7: Schiffauerova, A., & Beaudry, C. (2009). Canadian nanotechnology innovation networks: intra-cluster, inter-cluster and foreign collaboration. Journal of Innovation Economics, 2(4), 119-146. https://doi.org/10.3917/jie.004.0119

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