The article "University-industry Relationships and Open Innovation: Towards a Research Agenda" by Markus Perkmann and Kathryn Walsh explores the growing importance of external sources of innovation, particularly through interorganisational network relationships. The authors propose a framework to distinguish university-industry relationships from other mechanisms such as technology transfer or human mobility. They analyze the role of practices like collaborative research, university-industry research centers, contract research, and academic consulting, finding that these relationships are widely practiced across industries and scientific disciplines. While most research focuses on the effects of university-industry links on innovation-specific variables, the organizational dynamics of these relationships remain under-researched. The article identifies two main areas for further research: search and match processes between universities and firms, and the organization and management of collaborative relationships. The authors conclude that relationship-based mechanisms are more relevant to industrial innovation than codified knowledge artifacts like patents, and that firms engage in university-industry relationships for a variety of generic benefits rather than solely for commercial outcomes.The article "University-industry Relationships and Open Innovation: Towards a Research Agenda" by Markus Perkmann and Kathryn Walsh explores the growing importance of external sources of innovation, particularly through interorganisational network relationships. The authors propose a framework to distinguish university-industry relationships from other mechanisms such as technology transfer or human mobility. They analyze the role of practices like collaborative research, university-industry research centers, contract research, and academic consulting, finding that these relationships are widely practiced across industries and scientific disciplines. While most research focuses on the effects of university-industry links on innovation-specific variables, the organizational dynamics of these relationships remain under-researched. The article identifies two main areas for further research: search and match processes between universities and firms, and the organization and management of collaborative relationships. The authors conclude that relationship-based mechanisms are more relevant to industrial innovation than codified knowledge artifacts like patents, and that firms engage in university-industry relationships for a variety of generic benefits rather than solely for commercial outcomes.