Fostering Innovation and Knowledge Transfer in European Regions

Contents: Marzenna A. Weresa: Science and Business: Bonds That Bind - Elvira Uyarra: Learning Regions? Reflections on Regional Innovation Strategies Illustrated by the Castilla y León Region in Spain - Walter Leal Filho: Innovation Policy in Germany - Examples of the Policy Instruments that Support Industry-Science Relations and Commercialization of Knowledge Produced at Universities in the Region of Hamburg - Andreas Bielig: Reform of Patenting University Inventions in Germany - Implications for the Innovation Transfer - Lynn M. Martin: Supporting Industry-Science Relations - Contexts and Good Practices from the UK, with a Focus on the West Midlands - Annamária Inzelt/László Csonka: Strengthening and Upgrading Regional Knowledge Capabilities in Hungary - Anna Kaderabkova: Supporting Industry-Science Relations in European Regions - The Case of the Czech Republic - Marta Mackiewicz: Innovative Potential of the Polish Regions - Measuring Innovation in a Regional Economy - Marta Mackiewicz/Marcin Gomulka: Activities of Spin-off Companies - A Case of Mazovia Region in Poland - Beata Michorowska: Technology Transfer Centres in the Mazovia Region as Institutions Supporting Transfer of Knowledge.