About the Authors
- Robert Kneller
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* E-mail: kneller@tt.rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Affiliation University of Tokyo, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), Tokyo, Japan
- Marcel Mongeon
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Affiliations Ross, Mongeon, Covello & Co., London, Ontario, Canada, Office of Research Contracts and Intellectual Property, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Jeff Cope
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Affiliation Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
- Cathy Garner
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Current address: Lancaster University, Management School, Lancaster, United Kingdom
Affiliations Manchester Knowledge Capital, Ltd., Manchester, United Kingdom, Council for Industry and Higher Education, London, United Kingdom
- Philip Ternouth
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Current address: National Centre for Universities and Business, London, United Kingdom; University of Salford, Salford Business School, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Affiliation Council for Industry and Higher Education, London, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
At the time of data collection and until the present Marcel Mongeon has been a partner in Ross, Mongeon, Covello & Co., an Ontario law firm that specializes in providing business and intellectual property advice for clients. These clients on occasion have included universities and companies dealing with universities. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: PT CG RK. Performed the experiments: RK MM JC CG PT. Analyzed the data: RK MM JC CG PT. Wrote the paper: RK.