The aim of this paper is to provide an empirical exploratory analysis of the research networks linking scientists engaged in the world of open science and researchers involved in the domain of private technology. To this purpose, the study combines in an original way data on scientific co-authorship and data on patent co-invention at the level of individual researchers for three science intensive technology fields, i.e. lasers, semi-conductors and biotechnology, in order to assess the extent of overlap between the two communities and to identify the role of key individuals in the process of knowledge transfer.
Stefano Breschi and Christian Catalini - Download here
PhD Candidate in Strategy at the Rotman School of Management and technology enthusiast, I wrote my undergraduate degree thesis on the economics of open source development and my MSc final dissertation on "The link between science and technology: exploring the network of inventors and scientific authors in the semiconductor industry". After working at KITES-CESPRI Bocconi on the European research project “Highly cited patent”, I've started my PhD in Strategic Management at Rotman. Current projects include "Markets Making Music", with Ajay Agrawal; "Intellectual Property and the Diffusion of Formal Standards", with Timothy Simcoe; "Authors-inventors: life on the boundary between science and technology", with Stefano Breschi. 
