Double Impact: Rethinking Science–Industry Interaction

A Framework for Simultaneous Scientific and Industrial Breakthroughs
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-3-032-29519-4
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 223 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

This book explores how science-industry collaboration drives innovation and breakthrough discoveries.

To tackle the grand challenges of our time—from climate change to health crises and technological transitions—we need both novel scientific knowledge and radical innovation. Yet these two goals are often seen as a linear sequence: first science, then its application in industry.

This book challenges that view by introducing the concept of double impact simultaneous coupling, a groundbreaking model showing how scientific discovery and disruptive innovation can emerge together through well-structured collaboration. Drawing on eight years of research—including analyses of historical breakthroughs, Nobel Prize–winning projects, and over engineering doctoral theses—the authors reveal how industry can be more than a user of science: it can be a fertile ground for creating it.

Combining clear theoretical models, vivid historical and contemporary case studies, and robust empirical evidence, this book offers a practical and conceptual toolkit for academic and corporate scientists, innovation leaders, policymakers, and academic institutions. It demonstrates how aligned yet independent exploration and structured knowledge exchange between science and industry can unlock extraordinary results.

Whether you manage a research lab, design R&D policy, or aim to transform science-based industrial strategy, this book is an essential guide to building more ambitious, balanced, and impactful science–industry collaborations.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Plantec, Quentin

Le Masson, Pascal

Weil, Benoit

Lagasse, Elise

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technik: Allgemeines
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Produktionstechnik Fertigungstechnik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Wissensmanagement
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Forschung & Entwicklung (F&E), Innovation

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- PART I — CONCEPTUALISING AND MODELLING DOUBLE IMPACT IN SCIENCE–INDUSTRY RELATIONS.- Chapter?1 — Three Doctrines of Modern Science–Industry Relations and Their Paradoxes.- Chapter?2 — Defining the Science–Industry Double-Impact Coupling: Concepts, Meaning, and Stakes.- Chapter?3 — Towards a Double-Impact Model: Insights from Management Research.- Chapter?4 — Modelling Double-Impact Research with C–K Theory: Three Coupling Archetypes.- PART II — EVIDENCE OF DOUBLE IMPACT: MULTI-LEVEL CASE STUDIES.- Chapter?5 — Simultaneous Double Impact in Practice: CRISPR–Cas9 and the Cheese Industry.- Chapter?6 — Double Impact in Basic Research: Lessons from Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, and Medicine.- Chapter?7 — Double Impact in Applied Research: The Industrial Doctorate (CIFRE) Programme in France.- Chapter?8 — Academic Entrepreneurship and the Double Impact: Opportunities and Challenges [NEW].- PART III — MANAGING FOR DOUBLE IMPACT.- Chapter?9 — Studying Double Impact in Times of Crisis: Learning from Coronaviruses.- Chapter?10 — Managing Double Impact in Practice: Case Study of CNRS Joint Laboratories [NEW].- Chapter?11 — Industrial PhD Supervisors: Managing Corporate Science Without (Always) Being Scientists [NEW].- Chapter?12 — Enabling Double Impact Through Intermediation: The MOSIS Experiment on the Senegal River [NEW].- Conclusion.- Postface.

Über Autor(innen)

Quentin Plantec is an Associate Professor of Strategy and Innovation Management at TBS Education (Toulouse Business School), France. He holds a Ph.D. from Mines Paris–PSL University. His research focuses on innovation management, science–industry relationships, corporate research, and patent analytics. His work has been published in leading journals such as , , , and . He chairs the EURAM track on University–Industry Collaboration and Knowledge Transfer and is part of the leadership team of EURAM’s Innovation SIG. Quentin co-edited a Special Issue (2023–2025) on science–industry relations and has received several distinctions, including the FNEGE and AIMS Best Ph.D. Dissertation Awards (2022), the FNEGE Best Paper Award (2024), and the FNEGE–SYNTEC–EFMD Best Management Book Award (2025).

Pascal Le Masson is a Professor at Mines Paris–PSL University, Chair of the Bauhaus for Transitions, and a member of the French Academy of Technology. His research explores generative processes, design-oriented management, and innovation for societal transitions, within a research chair supported by more than twenty industrial partners. He co-chairs the Design Society’s Design Theory Special Interest Group. His major publications include (Cambridge University Press, 2010) and (Springer, 2017), co-authored with Benoît Weil and Armand Hatchuel. With Quentin Plantec and Benoît Weil, he co-authored (2024), which received FNEGE, EFMD, and Syntec awards. His work appears in leading journals, and he serves as an editor for the .

Benoît Weil is a Professor at Mines Paris–PSL University and Co-Director of the Bauhaus for Transitions chair. His research focuses on generative processes, design-oriented management, and design for transitions, conducted in collaboration with numerous industrial partners. He has co-authored key works such as (Cambridge University Press, 2010) and (Springer, 2017). Alongside Pascal Le Masson and Quentin Plantec, he co-authored (2024), recognized with major academic and professional awards. His research has been published in journals including , , , and .

Élise Lagasse is a Ph.D. candidate at Mines Paris–PSL University and a member of the Bauhaus for Transitions. Her research examines the governance and organization of long-term university–industry collaborations. She adopts a multilevel perspective, focusing on collaborative structures such as joint university–industry laboratories (JUILs) and industry engagement through managerial roles and SME R&D organization. Her work has been presented at major international conferences, including the Academy of Management, the European Academy of Management, the Open Innovation Science Conference, and the R&D Management Conference.