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This work traces the geographical distribution of R&D activities in Europe in 5 chemical sectors — i.e. biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, organic chemistry, materials and polymers — and explores research collaborations at the level of the individual inventors. It compares the firm and the geographical cluster as two organisational modes for producing interdisciplinary patents and for pulling together large teams of inventors. The results confirm that chemical companies perform most of their research in the home-country, and that patenting activity clusters geographically. However, compared to the geographical cluster, the large firm is a more effective mechanism for producing interdisciplinary innovations and for fostering the formation of large and de-localised teams of inventors.
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Mariani, M. (2004). Research Collaborations Among Inventors and the Location of R&D in the European Chemical Industry. In: Cesaroni, F., Gambardella, A., Garcia-Fontes, W. (eds) R&D, Innovation and Competitiveness in the European Chemical Industry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-7942-9_6
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