Since 1959, the Weizmann Institute's wholly owned commercialisation arm has turned basic research into drugs like Copaxone and Erbitux, earning the Institute …
Rehovot, Israel
Good practice
Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported
Top 42%71/100
Freetown City Council piloted a smartphone-verified, micropayment-incentivised tree-planting model that has geotagged and tracked over 950,000 trees, won a $1M Bloomberg Global …
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Good practice
Evidence: Observational / pre–post
Top 42%71/100
Serbia's first science-technology park has supported 240+ tech companies employing 2,800+ people and exporting to 60+ countries since opening in 2015 with …
Uruguay's ANII (est. 2006) funds seed-stage ventures via matching grants; a 2025 peer-reviewed study found 195% private co-investment leverage, and a 2013 …
Montevideo, Uruguay
Good practice
Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported
Top 42%71/100
Croatia's first university-founded science and technology park (2008) advised 1,357 companies and scientists between 2013-2019 and has contracted 50+ projects worth over …
Rijeka, Croatia
Good practice
Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported
Top 42%71/100
UniQuest, UQ's commercialisation company since 1984, has produced 360+ US patents and 130+ start-ups (Gardasil, Spinifex, Inflazome); in July 2025 Sanofi agreed …
Brisbane, Australia
Good practice
Evidence: Observational / pre–post
Top 42%71/100
Mexico's first creative-digital urban district (est. 2012) in Guadalajara's historic centre. Triple Helix governance (ADICD/FMCCD trust) supports animation, gaming, VFX, software and …
Guadalajara, Mexico
Good practice
Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported
Top 42%71/100
India's largest state-level startup programme (2006, Kerala), with 63 incubators and 525+ mini-incubation centres. By 2024: 6,400+ startups supported, US$665 million in …
Thiruvananthapuram, India
Good practice
Evidence: Observational / pre–post
Top 42%71/100
Ukraine's largest technology business association, founded 2012, unites 250+ IT companies and 51,000 tech specialists in Lviv. The IT Arena 2024 Startup …
Lviv, Ukraine
Good practice
Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported
Top 42%71/100
Montréal International facilitates inward investment and international talent recruitment across Greater Montréal. In 2024 it supported 59 projects worth C$ 2.7 B, …