NIST GCR 06-889 - Findings from the Advanced Technology Program's Survey of Joint Ventures
4. ATP-supported Joint Venture Projects Stimulate New Ideas for Research at the Company and Boost Other R&D Projects
By supporting innovative research, ATP creates an opportunity for companies to build on and enhance other R&D projects at the company. Another potential benefit of ATP-funded joint venture projects is the possibility of stimulating new ideas for products, processes, or future research at the company. The Survey of ATP Joint Ventures explores these potential benefits of participation in an ATP-funded joint venture.
Survey Questions |
- To what extent would you say your joint venture project built on previous R&D work at your company?
- To what extent would you say your joint venture project enhanced the value of previous R&D work by your company?
- To what extent would you say your joint venture project stimulated new ideas for products, processes, or future research at your company?
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Note: Only statistically significant results are reported in this publication.
ATP-funded joint venture projects build on previous R&D work at the company.
- Nearly three quarters of respondents indicated that their joint venture projects built on previous R&D work at the company to a moderate or large extent (see Figure 4.11)
Figure 4.1 - Extent to which the joint venture project built on previous R&D work at the company |
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Respondents across different ATP technology areas expressed divergent views on whether the ATP-funded joint venture project built on previous R&D work at the company.
- Respondents representing Biotechnology projects were more likely than those representing
Information Technology projects and Manufacturing projects to state that their joint venture
projects built on previous R&D work at the company (see Table 4.1).
- Similarly, respondents representing Electronics and Photonics projects were more likely than those
representing Information Technology projects and Manufacturing projects to state that their joint
venture projects built on previous R&D work at the company (see Table 4.1).
Table 4.1 - Percent of respondents who indicated that their ATP-funded joint venture projects built on previous R&D work at the company, by technology area |
| Technology area |
Percent of respondents who indicated that their joint venture projects built on previous R&D work at the company |
| Cheminstry & Materials |
78% |
| Biotechnology |
93% |
| Electronics & Photonics |
82% |
| Information Technology |
63% |
| Manufacturing |
65% |
ATP-funded joint venture projects enhance the value of previous R&D work at the company.
- Three quarters of respondents indicated that their joint venture projects enhanced the value of previous R&D work by the company (see Figure 4.2)
Figure 4.2 -Extent to which the joint venture project enhanced the value of previous R&D work at the company |
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Respondents across different ATP technology areas expressed divergent views on whether the ATP-funded joint venture project enhanced the value of previous R&D work at the company.
- Respondents representing projects in Chemistry & Materials, Biotechnology, and Electronics &
Photonics were more likely than those representing Manufacturing projects to state that their joint
venture projects enhanced the value of previous R&D work at the company to a moderate or large
extent (see Table 4.2).
- Respondents representing Biotechnology projects were also more likely than those representing
Information Technology projects to state that their joint venture projects enhanced the value of
previous R&D work at the company to a moderate or large extent (see Table 4.2).
Table 4.2 - Percent of respondents who indicated that their ATP-funded joint venture projects enhanced the value of previous R&D work at the company, by technology area |
| Technology area |
Percent of respondents who indicated that their joint venture projects enhanced the value of previous R&D work at the company |
| Cheminstry & Materials |
80% |
| Biotechnology |
89% |
| Electronics & Photonics |
81% |
| Information Technology |
63% |
| Manufacturing |
66% |
ATP-funded joint venture projects stimulate new ideas for products, processes, or future research
- More than eight in ten respondents indicated that their joint venture projects stimulated new ideas for products, processes, or future research at their companies to a moderate or large extent (see Figure 4.32).
Figure 4.3 -Extent to which the joint venture stimulated new ideas for products, processes or future research at the company |
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Respondents representing Electronics & Photonics projects were more likely than those in other ATP technology areas to state that their ATP projects stimulated new ideas for products, processes or future research at the company to a moderate or large extent.
- Respondents representing projects in Electronics & Photonics were more likely than those
representing Chemistry & Materials projects, Biotechnology projects, and Manufacturing projects to state that their joint venture projects stimulated new ideas for products, processes, or future research at the company to a moderate or large extent (see Table 4.3).
Table 4.3 - Percent of respondents who indicated that their ATP-funded joint venture projects stimulated new ideas for products, processes, or future research at the company, by technology area |
| Technology area |
Percent of respondents who indicated that their joint venture projects stimulated new ideas for products, processes, or future research at the company |
| Cheminstry & Materials |
82% |
| Biotechnology |
78% |
| Electronics & Photonics |
93% |
| Information Technology |
82% |
| Manufacturing |
78% |
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1. Values do not add up to 100% due to 1% of respondents selecting the "not applicable" response option.
2. Values do not add up to 100% due to 0.5% of respondents selecting the "not applicable" response option.
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Date created: August 2, 2006
Last updated:
September 1, 2006
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