The Thesis Talks

This thesis investigates the potential of open innovation (OI) to support research and development (R&D) activities towards finding novel solutions that help to fight antimicrobial resistances (AMR). The antimicrobial resistance research and development (AMR R&D) industry faces several challenges that delimit novelty creation, including a lack of financial support, complex drug discovery processes and the fast progress of AMR.

Instead of research and education, venture developmemt is what increasingly offers economic value & reputation for universities. By analysing stories of the Berlin based company ALPHA Juan taps into the field of Academic Entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial ventures coming from universities & research. How can we ensure research is equal? Who ownes research and why did none of the big players like Google manage to innovate like ALPHA did?

How do grassroots innovations in the agricultural sector in

Kenya may scale to impact people, our planet and the economic value? The concept of grassroots innovation has contributed to sustainable development and there is large evidence that

sustainable business models do so as well. We based our study on theories and concepts from the fields of social

entrepreneurship, business model design and entrepreneurial ecosystem to unfold this question.

A podcast by OIE. What, Why and Where was the idea for starting it (born) ?