Former PhD students
Dr. Lucia Brandt
(Dissertation at the chair for Entrepreneurship und innovative Business Models at Ruhr University Bochum, 2024)
Topic: External corporate venturing of incumbent companies in the sustainability transition
Current position: Accelerator Program Manager bei xdeck
Dr. Carolin Block
(Dissertation at the chair for Technology and Innovation Management in Agribusiness at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, 2023)
Topic: Assessing emerging technologies for sustainability transitions: An analysis from a technology, company and ecosystem perspective
Current position: Customer Success Management at LexisNexis
Dr. Joana Wensing
(Dissertation at the chair for Technology and Innovation Management in Agribusiness at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, 2020)
Topic: Exploring behavioral motivations as drivers for the adoption of bio-economy innovations
Current position: Assistant Professor at Maastricht Sustainability Institute
Dr. Silvan Berg
(Dissertation at the chair for Technology and Innovation Management in Agribusiness at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, 2019)
Topic: Managing uncertainty in the process of technology development: An analysis at the micro-, meso- and macro-level for biobased technologies
Current position: Customer Success Management at LexisNexis
Dr. Laura Borge
(Dissertation at the chair for Technology and Innovation Management in Agribusiness at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, 2019)
Topic: Assessing technology transfer in the interdisciplinary research setting of the bioeconomy: A concise study using disciplinary, stakeholder and technology perspectives
Current position: Education Programme Manager at EIT Food
Dr. Carolin Kamrath
(Dissertation at the chair for Technology and Innovation Management in Agribusiness at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, 2019)
Topic: Understanding food technology evaluation across supply chain actors: A methodological and empirical analysis
Current position: Further education developer at the TH Köln in the project "Weiterbilden im Rheinischen Revier"
Dr. Olivier Butkowski
(Dissertation at the chair for Technology and Innovation Management in Agribusiness at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, 2018)
Topic: Consumer Acceptance of Biotechnology: The Influence of Product End-use, Policy Context, and Information Framing
Current position: Postdoctoral researcher at Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM)
Dr. Sukhada Bidkar
(Dissertation at the chair for Technology and Innovation Management in Agribusiness at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, 2017)
Topic: Assessing Borderline Products at the Intersection of Food and Pharmaceuticals: A Concise Study using Regulatory, Industry and Consumer Perspectives
Former Researchers
Dr. Syeda Nimra Batool
(Postdoctoral Researcher at the chair for Technology, Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, 2021-2022, and at the chair for Entrepreneurship and innovative Business Models at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 2022-2023)
Current position: Lecturer Entrepreneuship at the School of Business and Management at Royal Holloway University of London
Dr. Natalie Laibach
(Postdoctoral Researcher at the chair for Technology and Innovation Management in Agribusiness at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, 2017-2021)
Current position: Professor for Sustainable Land Use Systems at Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences
Dr. Chad Baum
(Postdoctoral Researcher at the chair for Technology and Innovation Management in Agribusiness at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, 2015-2020)
Current position: Postdoctoral researcher at Aarhus University
Dr. Laura Carraresi
(Postdoctoral Researcher at the chair for Technology and Innovation Management in Agribusiness at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, 2015-2019)
Current position: Senior Scientist Innovation at Nofima