This book discusses the latest theoretical advances in regional innovation research, presents empirical cases involving the development of regional innovation systems (RISs), and explores regional innovation policy approaches. Grounded in the extensive literature on RISs, it addresses state-of-the-art developments in light of recent theoretical advances in economic geography and related disciplines. Written in honor of Bjørn Asheim's seventieth birthday, the book includes novel and carefully selected chapters prepared by collaborators, colleagues and former PhD-students of one of the founding fathers of RIS research. Further, it makes a significant contribution to the academic debate on regional innovation and growth and offers valuable insights for scholars and policymakers alike.

Arne Isaksen is Professor at the Department of Working Life and Innovation at the University of Agder, Norway. He has a PhD in economic geography from the University of Oslo. His research interest is theoretical and empirical studies of regional industrial development, focusing on the development of regional clusters, innovation systems, and path development, companies' innovation mode, and policy tools and policy lessons. Isaksen has numerous international publications within these subjects.

Roman Martin is a senior lecturer in economic geography at the School of Business, Economics and Law at University of Gothenburg, Sweden. He holds a PhD in economic geography from Lund University. His research deals with the economic geography of innovation, with particular focus on regional development and policy, innovation systems, clusters and cluster policy, as well as global innovation and knowledge networks.

Michaela Trippl is Professor at the Department of Geography and Regional Research at the University of Vienna, Austria. She received her PhD from the Vienna University of Economics and Business. The main focus of her research is on regional innovation dynamics, regional industrial development and structural change and innovation policies. She has widely published in leading international journals such as Economic Geography, Regional Studies, and Research Policy and has also co-authored several books and co-edited several special issues of journals in the fields of economic geography and innovation studies.