Roberto Camerani

I am Associate Professor in Economics of Innovation at SPRU (Science Policy Research Unit), University of Sussex Business School. I hold a PhD in Science and Technology Policy and Management from SPRU with a thesis about the adoption and diffusion of innovations in the context of consumer products. I also have an MSc in Innovation and Industry Analysis at SPRU and a degree in Economics at Bocconi University. Before joining the University of Sussex I worked in a number of projects at ICRIOS (previously named CESPRI, Bocconi University, Milan) and INGENIO (CSIC-UPV, Valencia). My main research interests are in the field of innovation studies, including the adoption and diffusion of innovations, innovation in the creative and digital industries, user-driven innovation, firm growth and innovation, science and technology indicators, patent and publication analysis, open science and open innovation, corporate publishing. I am currently Co-Director of the Strategic Innovation Management MSc, and Editor in Chief of the Journal of Engineering and Technology Management. I teach and convene a number of PG modules, including Innovation in the Creative Economy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Cultural and Creative Industries, Managing Intellectual Property.