2013年5月23日上午，曼彻斯特大学创新研究中心的Philip Shapira教授在我院开展了题为“Interpreting trajectories of nanotechnology research and innovation”的讲座。
讲座以纳米技术为例，探索了这一新兴技术在研究和创新中的关系，Shapira教授还进一步探讨了是否存在纳米技术悖论（Nanotechnology paradox）的问题。Shapira教授和同事在研究中对全球出版物、专利和纳米技术企业进行了分析，并对下一代纳米材料和系统的转型与适应过程进行了评估。这项研究将对纳米技术及其他新兴技术的预期管理和治理产生影响。
演讲结束后，Shapira教授耐心回答了现场老师和同学感兴趣的相关问题。此次讲座不仅得到了我院政策中心老师和研究生同学的热情参与，同时还吸引了其他学院和高校的老师和同学。
演讲者简介：
Philip Shapira is Professor of Innovation, Management and Policy at the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, Manchester Business School, UK, and Professor of Public Policy at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), Atlanta, USA. His interests include the assessment of emerging technologies, innovation management and policy, industry analysis, regional innovation, and policy evaluation. Prof. Shapira leads research on nanotechnology research and innovation trajectories as part of the NSF-sponsored Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University. He has authored or co-authored multiple papers on nanotechnology-related topics, including articles on nanotechnology search terms, national benchmarking of nanotechnology research and innovation, nanotechnology funding, shifts to active nanostructures, the location of multi-national nanotechnology R&D, spillovers from universities to small nanotechnology firms, nanotechnology district emergence, and nanotechnology commercialization. Prof. Shapira's research articles have appeared in Nature, the Journal of Nanoparticle Research, Research Policy, the Journal of Technology Transfer, Asia Business Management, Small Business Economics, the International Journal of Technology Management, Scientometrics, and other international technology and innovation journals. He is also pursuing research on industrial innovation and on enterprise strategies in emerging green goods sectors. Prof. Shapira has served as an expert panelist or advisor for international agencies, including the OECD and the World Bank, and as member of the policy board of Pro-Inno European Innovation TrendChart. He was previously a Congressional Fellow with the Office of Technology Assessment, United States Congress. Prof. Shapira currently chairs the US National Academies Panel on 21st Century Manufacturing: The Role of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and recently served as a Commissioner with the UK Northern Economic Futures Commission. He co-directs the Innovation Co-Lab (University of Manchester, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Beijing Institute of Technology) – an international collaboration to advance methods and capabilities for analyzing global technology emergence. Prof. Shapira is an editor of The Theory and Practice of Innovation Policy: An International Research Handbook (Edward Elgar, 2010). He holds a PhD in City and Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley.
