Technology transfer in innovation networks

This article offers a network perspective on the collaborative effects of technology transfer, providing a research\udmethodology based on the network science paradigm. We argue that such an approach is able to map and describe the set of entities acting in the technology transfer environment and their mutual relationships. We outline how the connections’\udpatterns shape the organization of the networks by showing the role of the members within the system. By means of a\udcase study of a transnational initiative aiming to support the technology transfer within European countries, we analyse the\udapplication of the network science approach, giving evidence of its relative implications