This is precisely where the ITE’s work comes in: The institute sees itself not only as a driver of scientific translation, but above all as a research institution that addresses these very questions: how innovation arises, how it can be measured, and which technological, entrepreneurial, and institutional factors shape its development and impact.
Drini Morina made a concrete contribution to these questions with her presentation of the paper “More Investment, Less Disruption? Firm Size, Investment Scale, and Technological Change.” For the first time, this research links the degree of disruption (CD Index) of patents with financial and corporate data to examine the relationship between investment, firm size, and technological change.
In addition, Drini Morina and Milena Müller presented the poster “Disruptive Patents and Firm Performance” at the conference, which is based on the same data linkage. The underlying research examines how the disruptive nature of a company’s patent portfolio is related to its economic performance.
In the run-up to the conference, Drini Morina and Milena Müller also participated in the ICSSI hackathon, where interdisciplinary teams addressed questions from the fields of science of science and innovation research. The goal of the hackathon was to bring together different disciplinary perspectives, learn from each other’s knowledge and experience, and work as a team to address a research question using empirical data within a short period of time.
Beyond presenting their own research, the ICSSI offered numerous opportunities to learn about current approaches and research questions within the international science-of-science community. The conversations and discussions opened up new perspectives for ongoing and future research and made it possible to deepen existing contacts and forge new connections with researchers from various disciplines and institutions.
Special thanks go to the organizers of ICSSI and to all participants, whose contributions and discussions helped make for an inspiring and insightful conference week in Boulder. The ITE looks forward to next year’s ICSSI with anticipation and is eager to continue the scientific exchange.
