Areas of expertise
Regional research and innovation indicators;
Clusters, networks and regional innovation systems;
Actor-based analysis of innovation systems in Germany, Europe and China;
Technology oriented regional development including questions of structural change;
Evaluation of regional innovation and technology policy including ESIF;
Regional economic theory.

Curriculum Vitae

Professional career

Studies of Geography at the Leibniz University Hanover
Coordinator of Business Unit Innovation Trends and Knowledge Dynamics
CC Innovation and Knowledge Economy, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI

Habilitation (professorial qualifications)
An Exploration of Recent Changes in European Regional Policy

PhD Thesis
Entstehung und Entwicklung universitärer Spin-off-Aktivitäten in China - eine regional vergleichende Analyse (Origin and development of university spin-off activities in China - a regional comparative analysis)

Diploma (master degree equivalente)
Wissensbasiertes Wirtschaftswachstum in Schwellenländern am Beispiel der Volksrepublik China, Regionale Innovationspotentiale und Wachstumsprozesse (Knowledge-based economic growth in emerging markets using the example of the People's Republic of China, regional innovation potentials and growth processes)