TY - CHAP AB - Government support for partnering between BioPharma companies and universities is growing in theUKand some European countries but fewstudies have explored these partnerships. Through interviews and a survey of key institutions we explored perceptions of key informants on industry and university partnerships. Study participants identified that partnering helped them to increase innovation in R&D and led them to adopt more open approaches to innovation. Organisational structures to coordinate and support partnerships; flexibility in operational management to solve problems in establishing and running these partnerships; leadership, especially by investigators to champion and lead collaborations; developing organisational capabilities of universities; and creation of an enabling environment by governments were identified as the critical success factors for partnering. The challenges faced were identified as lack of funding for university research teams; pressure on pricing from industry partners; disagreements on IP ownership; asymmetry of industry and university capabilities in partnering; and lack of administrative support with excessive bureaucracy from universities. AU - Kleyn,D AU - Kitney,R AU - Atun,RA DO - 10.1142/9789812770974_0006 EP - 134 PY - 2007/// SN - 9789812706607 SP - 109 TI - Partnership and innovation in the life sciences T1 - Innovation in the Biopharmaceutical Industry UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/9789812770974_0006 ER -