Alessandro Rosiello

Alessandro Rosiello is a Professor in Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the University of Edinburgh Business School and a key member of the Innogen Institute. He actively contributes to the Edinburgh Futures Institute as Director of Innovation and serves as Director at SMAR Azure Ltd, ACT Blade Ltd, and ACT Blade Europe. His work bridges evolutionary institutional economics with innovation studies, focusing on science-technology-innovation dynamics, entrepreneurship, and regional development.

• Education: PhD in Economics (University of Strathclyde)

Research Interests include:

• Quantitative R&D-investment relationships
• Smart Specialisation for regional growth
• Global technological catch-up
• Knowledge Transfer and absorptive capacity

Recent Research Trends focus on SME innovation, smart specialisation policy, cross-regional entrepreneurial ecosystems, and network dynamics in industrial clustering. His publications emphasize empirical analysis, regional development, and institutional economics.

Grants & Projects span collaborations with the OECD, ERIA, ESRC, and Scottish government departments, including studies on innovation indicators in ASEAN, absorptive capacity in SMEs, and business development in Fife.