A review on attraction factors of science and technology parks to firms in health sector
Volume 12, Issue 5, June 2022, Pages 1-13
. Abbas Mohammadzadeh, . Shaghayegh Haghjooy Javanmard
Abstract BACKGROUND: Over the past few years, a rapidly growing number of science and technology
parks (STPs) in health sector have emerged across the world. There has been little discussion in
the literature to show how STPs could make an attractive environment to absorb and retain potential
firms. This is even more challenging for specialized STPs in health sector. The aim of this study is
to identify the attractive factors for firms in a STP in health sector.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A scoping review method was undertaken to review the literature
on seven databases (ScienceDirect, Scopus, ProQuest, Google Scholar, EconPapers, PubMed,
and ISI Web of Science) for peer‑reviewed articles published until 2019. The search results were
screened against the inclusion of criteria to ensure they met the objectives. The eligible papers were
then assessed on the basis of the full text, and finally the results were extracted.
RESULTS: The attractive factors for firms and talents in multidimensional STPs and those in health
sector are extracted and summarized. The attractive factors of multidimensional STPs, which
includes health sector firms, and those specialized in health sector are summarized in three main
categories; factors created by government and universities, and factors related to STP policies and
those expected by the firms.
CONCLUSION: To make STPs attractive for firms in health sector, there is a list of factors that
are required to be done not only by STP itself, but also by the national and local government and
industries. It is important to consider the factors that are expected by the firms to be implemented.
The results of this study suggest that making STPs attractive for health sector firms needs close
collaboration between government, universities, related industries, and STPs all together.