Dietmar Harhoff

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Dietmar Harhoff is Director at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition in Munich where he heads the department of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research. Furthermore, he is an Honorary Professor for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Ludwig Maximilian University Munich. Harhoff’s research focuses on innovation research, entrepreneurship, intellectual property and industrial economics and has been published in a large number of renowned journals. He also serves as a scientific advisor for public and private organizations and chairs the Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation that has been appointed by the German Federal Government. Furthermore, he is an elected member of the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech), the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the Bavarian Academy of Sciences (BAdW).