Professor David Wield
Honorary Fellow
Science Technology and Innovation Studies
The University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Biography
Professor David Wield Title Visiting Professor Other Title Co-Director, Innogen Institute Organisation Science Technology and Innovation Studies
Research Interest
My research focuses on two related interdisciplinary themes: the policy and management of technology,in public sector, private sector and in public-private networks; and, development policy and practice, with emphasis on industrialization and technology. Key research projects include those on technological change and innovation, academic-industrial knowledge exchange, Scottish science and innovation, R&D and corporate strategies, risk and precautionary regulation. In development policy and practice the focus has been on technological capabilities and industrialization. Results have been included in national development practices in various countries.
Publications
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Wield, D., Chataway, J., Bolo, M (2010) ‘Issues in the Political Economy of Agricultural Biotechnology’, Journal of Agrarian Change, Vol 10, Issue 3, p342-366
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Mittra, J., Tait, J. and Wield, D. (2011) 'The Future of Pharmaceutical Innovation: New Challenges and Opportunities', Innovations in Pharmaceutical Technology, Mar 2011, pp. 32-34
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Mittra, J., Tait, J. and Wield, D. (2011) 'From maturity to value-added innovation: lessons from the pharmaceutical and agro-biotechnology industries', Trends in Biotechnology, Vol 29, No 3, pp. 105-109
