Reinhilde Veugelers

Reinhilde Veugelers serves as Professor at KU Leuven in the Department of Management, Strategy and Innovation. She maintains significant external affiliations as Senior Fellow at Bruegel, Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, and CEPR Research Fellow. Her distinguished service includes membership on the ERC Scientific Council (2012-2018) and election to the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Sciences and Arts and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Her research centers on industrial organization, innovation economics, and science policy, with emphasis on novelty in scientific development, global innovation value chains, climate change innovation, and industry-science linkages. She investigates how firm-level innovation productivity is affected by research collaborations and evaluates policy impacts on technological advancement, particularly in pharmaceutical contexts and young innovative enterprises.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals consistent focus on quantifying scientific novelty through bibliometric and text-mining approaches, examining innovation dynamics in pharmaceutical R&D, and assessing technology diffusion patterns. Her work bridges theoretical industrial organization with practical policy evaluation, frequently utilizing European Research Council data to explore risk-taking in science funding and the economic implications of innovation.

Scientific Honors:

• Member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Sciences and Arts
• Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Information regarding academic advising activities and specific research grants was not provided in the source material, though her ERC Council service indicates deep engagement with major European research funding mechanisms. Her current institutional affiliations suggest ongoing leadership in innovation policy analysis rather than laboratory-based research teams.