The late Mike Wright, formerly Professor of Entrepreneurship and Director, Centre for Management Buyout Research, Imperial College Business School, London, UK, Bart Clarysse, Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School, Gent University, Belgium and Professor of Innovation, Institute for Enterprise and Innovation, Nottingham University Business School, UK, Philippe Mustar, Professor of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris (MINES ParisTech) and Researcher, Centre de Sociologie de l’Innovation (ENSMP-CNRS), France and Andy Lockett, University of Warwick, UK

'The structure of the book and the organisation of material within chapters are well thought out with the authors skilfully weaving empirical material from diverse sources into an easily readable holistic account of the university spin-off phenomenon. . . Many of the lessons learned and conclusions drawn from this work are applicable to academic entrepreneurs in whichever faculty or subject area they work.'

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Public Policies to Foster Academic Spin-Offs 3. Types of Spin-Offs 4. Processes at the Institutional Level: Incubation Models 5. Processes at the Firm Level: Phases and Models of Development 6. Entrepreneurial Teams in Spin-Offs 7. Financial Constraints and Access to Finance 8: Conclusions and Policy Implications References Index

The late Mike Wright, formerly Professor of Entrepreneurship and Director, Centre for Management Buyout Research, Imperial College Business School, London, UK, Bart Clarysse, Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School, Gent University, Belgium and Professor of Innovation, Institute for Enterprise and Innovation, Nottingham University Business School, UK, Philippe Mustar, Professor of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris (MINES ParisTech) and Researcher, Centre de Sociologie de l’Innovation (ENSMP-CNRS), France and Andy Lockett, University of Warwick, UK

'The structure of the book and the organisation of material within chapters are well thought out with the authors skilfully weaving empirical material from diverse sources into an easily readable holistic account of the university spin-off phenomenon. . . Many of the lessons learned and conclusions drawn from this work are applicable to academic entrepreneurs in whichever faculty or subject area they work.'

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Public Policies to Foster Academic Spin-Offs 3. Types of Spin-Offs 4. Processes at the Institutional Level: Incubation Models 5. Processes at the Firm Level: Phases and Models of Development 6. Entrepreneurial Teams in Spin-Offs 7. Financial Constraints and Access to Finance 8: Conclusions and Policy Implications References Index