Published March 11, 2021 | Version v1
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Analysis of the potential of R&D and financial situation on Blue Economy companies

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
  • 2. PPL
  • 3. University of Exeter
  • 4. VertigoLab
  • 5. ITTRALEE
  • 6. Fundo Regional para a Ciência e Tecnologia

Description

The present report is developed as the final deliverable for Activity 4.2. of the FANBEST Project (Funding Atlantic Network for Blue Economy Technology Transfer; www.fanbest.eu). This action is part of the W.P.4, related to the identification of the financial needs to propel Blue Economy innovation in the Atlantic Regions, being 4.2. the Analysis of the potential of Atlantic R&D+i for blue growth.


This document is based on a sample of 610 companies creating a panel data to perform a descriptive analysis in terms of patenting activity on Blue Economy companies and financial evolution of Blue Economy firms. Results show that the Blue Economy in the Atlantic Area has had an important capacity to innovate in the last two decades, where bigger companies were the ones capturing to a greater extent its potential benefits, and strong differences exist between regions in terms of company characteristics and innovative capacity.

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