Innovation as a nonlinear process, the scientometric perspective, and the specification of an 'innovation opportunities explorer'

Loet LEYDESDORFF is Professor at the Amsterdam School of Communications Research (ASCoR) of the University of Amsterdam, Visiting Professor of the Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China (ISTIC) in Beijing, and Honorary Fellow of the Science and Technology Policy Research Unit (SPRU) of the University of Sussex. With Henry Etzkowitz, he initiated a series of conferences, workshops, and special issues about the Triple Helix of University-Industry-Government Relations.