CIMR research to be presented at the 7th GeoInno conference in Manchester, 10-12 January 2024

The upcoming 7th Geography of Innovation Conference (GeoInno2024) hosted by The University of Manchester from January 10-12th, 2024 will feature representatives of the CIMR Dr Helen Lawton Smith, and Birkbeck alumni Milica Bozanic who will present her master’s dissertation under the MSc course in Management and Creative Industries at Birkbeck.

CIMR Debate in Public Policy – Social Trust and Firms’ Innovation In Chinese Provinces

On July 5th we held a CIMR Debate to discuss social trust and firms’ innovation in Chinese provinces. The debate was chaired by Dr Grace Bo Peng, (Birkbeck, University of London) with expert practitioners and academics in the field, including Dr Luca Andriani, Department of Management, Birkbeck, University of London and Professor Alice Chunyan Zhou, Co-founder/CEO of the Triple Helix Institute.

Driving Sustainability Transitions: Insights from the 2nd International Workshop on Global, Sustainable Innovation

The 2nd International Workshop on Global, Sustainable Innovation, held at InnoLab, University of Vaasa on 22-23 May 2023, brought together experts from around the world together with our CIMR Directors and members, to discuss the drivers of sustainable innovation and the role of universities.

CIMR Debate in Public Policy: Talking the talk and walking the walk…is the Government doing enough in life sciences?

Innovation is a driver of economic growth and with the UK life sciences sector creating high value jobs, it’s an industry for which a strong infrastructure should be in place. Emma Palmer Foster discusses the recent CIMR Debate on ‘The effectiveness of government initiatives to stimulate the Life Science sector’.