About Us

 

As the Regional Innovation Lab, we systematically collect knowledge and experience to develop evidence-based methods, discover regional potentials and catalyze innovation-led structural change. We work together on this mission in our interdisciplinary team.

  Dr. Christina Dienhart

Dr. Christina Dienhart

Position: Director of the regional innovation lab

Area of research: Actors, governance mechanisms, learning, knowledge and exchange within innovation ecosystems; strategic ecosystem development

 
  Fabian Grimm M.Sc.

Fabian Grimm M.Sc.

Responsibility: Project WIR!

Area of research: Development of ecosystem-wide value propositions and business models

 
 

Roxane Grüne B.Sc.

Responsibility: Project WIP

Area of research: Actors, governance mechanisms, learning, knowledge and exchange within innovation ecosystems; strategic ecosystem development

 
  Lena Schlumbohm, MBA

Lena Schlumbohm, MBA

Responsibility: Project WIR!

Area of research: Ecosystem actors, governance mechanisms, learning & knowledge exchange, strategic ecosystem development

 
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Katharina Thoms, M.Sc.

Responsibility: Project DryHy

Area of research: Regional innovation, innovation ecosystems, hydrogen economy, energy markets & regulations

 
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Maria Schmidt M.Sc.

Responsibility: Project DryHy

Area of research: Ecosystem and business model innovation in sub-Saharan Africa

 
  Valerie Michaux

Valerie Michaux M.A.

Responsibility: Project WIP, Project WIR!

Area of research: Ecosystem actors, learning & participation, strategic development of ecosystems, structural change, Energy transition and sustainability transformation

 
  Angelika Gerkloz

Angelika Gerkloz B.Sc.

Position: Project support

Area of research: Circular Economy

 
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Ronja Rieger B.Sc.

Position: Project support WIR!

 
  Prof. Dr. David Antons

Prof. Dr. David Antons

position: Advisory Board

 
  Prof. Torsten-Oliver Salge, PhD

Prof. Torsten-Oliver Salge, PhD

Position: Advisory Board