Network analysis for the study of technological collaboration in spaces for innovation. Science and technology parks and their relationship with the university

Universities have become a strategic element in the innovation process. Knowledgebased innovation makes them key players for the economic and social development of their environment. This article discusses how the University of Lleida interacts in the Agri-food Science and Technology Park of Lleida. It establishes whether a behavioural pattern exists in the cooperation between the companies and institutions of the park and emphasizes the role of the university as an intermediary between scientific knowledge and the market