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Intermediation in Innovation

The paper offers a new theoretical framework to examine the role of intermediaries between creators and potential users of new inventions. Using a model of university-industry technology transfer, the authors demonstrate that technology transfer offices can provide an opportunity to economize on a critical component of efficient innovation investments.