Isabelle M.M.J. Reymen

Isabelle M.M.J. Reymen is a Full Professor of Innovation Ecosystems and Scientific Director of TU/e Innovation Space at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). Her work focuses on collaboration processes for technology commercialization within innovation ecosystems, combining entrepreneurial thinking with design processes. She holds a PhD in Design Sciences from TU/e and previously served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Twente (2002-2006).

Education:

• Architecture and Engineering, KULeuven
• PhD in Design Sciences, TU/e (2001)

Research Interests: Innovation ecosystems, entrepreneurship education, open innovation, design science methodology, Challenge-Based Learning, and sustainable development goals. She has published extensively in journals like Research Policy and Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal.

Awards:

• ACEEU Triple E Award (2022)
• SO! WHAT Award (2021)
• Comenius Leadership Fellowship (2020)

Grants/Advising: Lead projects like 'AI in Manufacturing for Sustainable Applications' and 'Scaling up Co-creation', with EU and industry funding. Supervised 109 academic works.

Labs/Teams: Directs TU/e Innovation Space, fostering Challenge-Based Learning and student entrepreneurship through cross-sector collaboration.