Through CIMR, we built a strong network of individuals with a range of skills and expertise. Academic staff and visiting fellows at the centre publish cutting-edge research, work closely with stakeholders, and inform policy through their research activities.
This page contains a list of CIMR people whose expertise is critical to SMEs and our research activities:
- Academic staff and visiting fellows
- Students and Alumni
Academic staff and visiting fellows
| Name | Expertise |
| Prof Helen Lawton Smith | Innovation Management, Entrepreneurship, High-tech and Traditional sectors |
| Dr Marion Frenz | Firms’ innovation performance |
| Dr Federica Rossi | Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation |
| Prof Daniele Archibugi | Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation policy |
| Dr Muthu De Silva | Entrepreneurial co-creation, University-SME engagement, SMEs and social value creation |
| Dr Manto Gotsi | Organisational paradoxes |
| Dr Frederick Guy | Innovation, Knowledge and Skills, Profitabilty |
| Dr Wendy Hein | Marketing, Consumer Behaviour |
| Prof Kevin Ibeh | International Entrepreneurship, Emerging Market firms |
| Dr Odile Janne | Intellectual Property Rights. Knowledge exchange |
| Prof Klaus Nielsen | Social capital, innovation, Competitiveness |
| Dr Grace Bo Peng | Entrepreneurial finance |
| Dr Sorin Piperca | Project management, Strategic Change, Knowledge production |
| Prof Alexandra Poulovassilis | Data Management |
| Dr Pamela Yeow | Ethical consumerism, Sustainable careers in creative industries, Asset allocation, Environmental, social responsibility and governance (ESG) |
| Dr Ellen Pei-Yi Yu | Investment, Green Finance and sustainability |
Our visiting fellows with SME-related expertise:
| Name | Expertise |
| Dr Andrew Atter | Entrepreneurship, Innovation |
| Prof Birgitte Andersen | Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation management, Digital Transformation business models |
| Prof Suma Athreye | Intellectual Property, Inclusive innovation, Technology Management |
| Dr Ning Baines | Product development, Innovation |
| Mr David Friel | Entrepreneur Handbook platform |
| Prof Colette Henry | Entrepreneurship education, Social enterprise, women’s entrepreneursho |
| Prof Monder Ram OBE | Small business, Ethnic minority entreprenership |
| Saverio Romeo | Emerging digital technologies, digital technology adoption |
| Ms Evelyn Wilson | Knowledge exchange, Art and culture |
| Ms. Jacqueline Winstanley FRSA | Inclusive entrepreneurship, Disabled entrepreneurship |
Students and Alumni
The following is a list of our PhD students who have relevant studies and/or expertise for SMEs and are supervised by academic staff at the Centre:
| Name | Expertise |
| Maximillian Giehrl | Innovation support for SMEs, digital transformation |
| Filipe Martins Gomes | Digital transformation, Startup Innovation, Innovation Management |
| Doyin Olorunfemi | Sales management, Network marketing, Entrepreneurship |
| Emma Palmer Foster | Financial strategy, financial communications, strategic consultancy |
| David Stroll | Productivity, information systems |
| Uzzal Hossain | Circulation innovation |
| Muhammad Usman Naeem | Digitalization of micro finance industry |
Birkbeck alumni who are CIMR members have a range of expertise that is very beneficial for SMEs and our research activities.