Professor of Industry and Innovation studies at University College London School of Slavonic and East European studies with expertise in these issues for many countries of central and eastern Europe including former Soviet union countries. My research interests are in the area of science, technology, industrial change and foreign direct investments in countries of central and eastern Europe and I continue to be involved in international projects in this area.

I am acting as an expert for the various DGs of the European Commission, as consultant to UN Economic Commision for Europe, UNESCO, OECD, UNIDO, World Bank and Asian Development Bank. I am advisor to the National Council for Competitiveness of Croatia and senior policy analyst within the EU DG Enterprise funded PRO_INNO TRENDCHART programme. I am member of the Management Committee of EU funded ERAWatch network.

I have published extensively in international journals on issues of innovation policy and innovation in CEE. I am the editor and co-author of several volumes which address the issue of growth, technology and industrial change in countries of central and eastern Europe.