Taking advantage of the synergies between INGENIO and the INN4ALL research group from the Department of Business Management at the University of Valencia, the unit focuses on the analysis... of knowledge transfer and innovation processes between the academic and socio-economic environments, promoting active participation and interdisciplinary collaboration.

· Promote knowledge transfer and exchange processes between academic and socio-economic actors, and their impact on innovation.

· Improve innovation processes within organisations, including open innovation, as well as their social and environmental dimensions.

· Deepen understanding of the role of top management teams in innovation processes, addressing issues of diversity and gender.

· Analyse the phenomenon of citizen science —the participation of citizens in the generation of scientific knowledge.

· Apply various approaches to better understand innovation and knowledge transfer processes: innovation systems and social networks.

· Knowledge exchange and transfer between academic and socio-economic actors. Study of individual, organisational and institutional factors related to the involvement of research staff in the generation of socially relevant scientific knowledge and in the processes of knowledge exchange and transfer between academic and socio-economic actors.

· Open innovation: antecedents and consequences. Analysis of individual and contextual factors associated with the development of open innovation processes within organisations. Study of the organisational consequences and implications derived from the adoption of open innovation strategies.

· Diversity of top management teams and innovation. Study of the strategic management of top management teams and of the diversity in their composition (e.g. gender, age, etc.), as well as their influence on organisational results and processes (e.g. innovation, work-life balance, etc.).

· Knowledge, innovation and creativity networks. Study of the characteristics of inter-individual knowledge networks through social network analysis (SNA) methodologies, as well as their relationship with innovation and creativity.

· Citizen science processes. Mechanisms, processes and forms of public participation in the generation of scientific knowledge. Governance of citizen science projects. Study of motivations and barriers associated with public participation in citizen science. Evaluation of citizen science projects.

· Innovation aimed at environmental and social sustainability. Study of the innovation strategies of organisations that include environmental and social dimensions.

· Universities and regional innovation systems. Research on science-society relationships among agents cooperating within a territorial innovation system to address major social challenges, considering the social, cultural and historical context.

· Several scientific and technical meetings between UV staff and INGENIO staff to explore collaboration opportunities – e.g.: 10 April 2025 – Presentation by Wenceslao Arroyo Machado, Department of Business Management, UV.

· Preparation of a joint application for the co-organisation of the WOMI (Workshop on Medical Innovation) conference, December 2025. CIAORG 2025 grant, Department of Education, Culture, Universities and Employment.

Ana García Granero, Titular d'Universitat

Alejandro Fernández del Río, Investigador en Formació Hisenda

Oscar Llopis Corcoles, Titular d'Universitat

Julia Olmos Peñuela, Catedràtica d'Universitat

Francisco Javier Ortega Colomer, Professor Permanente Laboral Ppl

Francois Perruchas, Investigador contractat Ramón y Cajal

Alejandro Raga Espinosa, Investigador en Formació Predoctoral en el Ministeri

Mª Inmaculada Aleixos Borrás, Col·laboradora DEU-USTUTT Investigadora