University Technology Transfer and National Systems of Innovation: Introduction to the Special Issue of Industry and Innovation

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Acknowledgements

This special issue and accompanying conference presented by the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management and Centre for Innovation Law and Policy at the University of Toronto was supported by a variety of institutions and individuals. Funding support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity, Ontario Genomics Institute, Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, City of Toronto Economic Development, Ontario Society for Excellence in Technology Transfer, MaRS Discovery District, as well as Connaught Fund, the Center for Innovation, Law and Policy and the Joseph L. Rotman School at the University of Toronto, Other members of organizing committee: Richard Owens, Brian Golden, Connie Liu, Matthew Lucas, and Loriann Pearce. Belinda Lobo provided valuable supports. We thank Mark Lorenzen, the executive editor of Industry and Innovation, for guidance and suggestions. We appreciate the contributions of all of the authors, discussants, and reviewers.