Fig. 1From: Cluster policy: insights from the German leading edge cluster competitionStructure of the participants in the three selection waves of the Leading-Edge Cluster Competition. Source: Accompanying evaluation of the LECC. – Abbreviations: In the 2nd wave of the competition, two initiatives from the 1st wave entered a joint application. One repeated applicant from the 2nd wave also took part in the 3rd waveBack to article page