Trust Formation in University-industry Collaborations in the US Biotechnology Industry

Haggling over rights to potential inventions can be a major roadblock to successful university-industry (UI) R&D partnering. Yet such research collaborations are critical when it comes to basic research. In this study we examine the roles of universities’ intellectual property (IP) policies and of shared governance for trust formation between academe und industry. We also examine how UI champions affect this process. We test our model with...