Giacomo Marchesini
Tenure Track Assistant Professor
Departments
Department of Strategy and Innovation
Room: KIL/14.A-2.96
Strategy
Innovation
Biotechnology
Quantitative methods
Primary research areas
Innovation Strategy
I explore how firms design innovation strategies and navigate organizational search processes—especially after setbacks—to identify breakthrough discoveries
Managing Science and Scientific Discoveries
I study how firms manage scientific research and discovery processes, with a particular focus on the pharmaceutical industry.
Social Dynamics and Status
I study the influence of social dynamics, politics, and status on productivity, resource provision, and innovation outcomes.
Searching for interesting answers to relevant questions
I study how organizations search, decide, and discover at the intersection of innovation, organizational search, cognition, and social dynamics—especially politics and status hierarchies. My goal is to explain why some ideas become breakthroughs while others stall, and how firms can design discovery processes that translate scientific knowledge—often in pharmaceuticals—into innovations that improve lives.
Outside activities
Independent Innovation Strategy Consultant, 2024–present
Advising on innovation strategy and evaluating R&D/patent portfolios and pipelines.