Click on links for more info. Upcoming Event Book Launch Party Innovation of Global Industries: U. S. Firms Competing in a New World 15 May 2008 Intangible Assets: Measuring and Enhancing Their Contribution to Corporate Value and Economic Growth(register here) June 23, 2008 NEW BOOK: Innovation of Global Industries: U. S. Firms Competing in a New World Current Projects Commerce Departments’ Bureau of Economic Analysis Research and Development Conference University Management of Intellectual Property: Lessons from a Generation of Experience, Research, and Dialogue The Dragon and the Elephant: Understanding the Development of Innovation Capacity in China and India Comparative Innovation Policy: Best Practice for the 21st Century Previous Projects: Investor Exit Strategies and Entrepreneurial Firm Growth: Phase One Innovation Inducement Prize at the National Science Foundation Measuring and Sustaining the New Economy Project Aeronautics Innovation: NASA's Challenges and Opportunities Reaping the Benefits of Genomic and Proteomic Research: Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation, and Public Health Previous Meetings: Understanding Research Science & Technology Parks: Global Back Practices (March 13, 2008) Understanding Research Science and Technology Parks’ Power-point-presentation STEP News: Dr. Ralph E. Gomory has become a member of the STEP Board Dr. Mark Stephen Wrighton, Chancellor, Washington University in St. Louis to serve as Chairman of the Committee on University Management of Intellectual Property: Lessons from a Generation of Experience, Research, and Dialogue mailing address: Keck Center 574, 500 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001 email: step@nas.edu t: (202) 334 - 2200 f: (202) 334 -1505

New Releases India’s Changing Innovation System: Achievements, Challenges, and Opportunities for Cooperation Innovation Policies for the 21st Century: Report on a Symposium Innovation Inducement Prizes at the National Science Foundation Enhancing Productivity Growth in the Information Age: Measuring and Sustaining the New Economy Aeronautics Innovation: NASA's Challenges and Opportunities A Patent System for the 21st Century Patents in the Knowledge-Based Economy For a further list of current publications from STEP, as well as links to online versions of conference publications, please visit our publications page.