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Since its launch in 2002, the Local Innovation Systems Project has brought together an interdisciplinary team of researchers from partner institutions in four countries. More information on team members is available on each country page.

United States

Prof. Richard K. Lester (IPC), Project Director
Prof. Michael J. Piore (IPC), Senior Research Associate
Prof. Alok Chakrabarti (New Jersey Institute of Technology), Research Affiliate
Prof. Danny Breznitz (Georgia Institute of Technology), Research Affiliate
Shiri M. Breznitz (IPC), Research Affiliate
Dr. Jean-Jacques Degroof (IPC), Research Affiliate
Wei Gao (IPC), Graduate researcher
Dr. Sachi Hatakenaka (IPC), Research Affiliate
Dr. Carlos Martínez-Vela (IPC), Post-Doctoral Associate in the Field of Regional Local Innovation Systems
Prof. Sean Safford (University of Chicago), Research Affiliate
Prof. Smita Srinivas (Columbia University), Research Affiliate

Finland

Prof. Markku Sotarauta (Sente, University of Tampere)
Kimmo Viljamaa (Sente, University of Tampere), Graduate researcher
Kati-Jasmin Kosonen (Sente, University of Tampere), Graduate researcher
Prof. Eila Järvenpää ( Helsinki University of Technology)
Dr. Stina Immonen (Helsinki University of Technology)
Katja Lahenius (Helsinki University of Technology), Graduate researcher
Juha Nummi (Helsinki University of Technology), Graduate researcher

Norway

Dr. Martin Gjelsvik (Rogaland Research)
Petter Westnes (Rogaland Research)

United Kingdom

Prof. Alan Hughes (Center for Business Research, University of Cambridge)
Dr. Andy Cosh (Center for Business Research, University of Cambridge)
Dr. Celine Druilhe
Maria Corte-Real (Center for Business Research, University of Cambridge)

 

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