CHARLESEDQUIST

Regarding my experience in research management, I was one of the founders of CIRCLE (Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy) at Lund University in 2004 - www.circle.lu.se. During my seven years (2004 - 2011) as Director, the research staff increased from zero to 40 (representing 12 nationalities and 15 disciplines). By 2011, CIRCLE had established itself as one of the largest innovation research centres in Europe, and a leading international centre for research and advice on R&D, innovation, knowledge creation, entrepreneurship and economic dynamics... At present, I am working mainly as a researcher and as an advisor to governments, public organizations and firms on issues related to innovation policy and strategy in a wide sense. One example is the Rausing Project on Innovation Processes and Innovation Policies, which addresses theoretical, empirical and policy-oriented aspects of innovation processes in innovation systems. It analyses the determinants..

Primary location: Lund Sweden