Thomas Rønde

I study value cre­ation in today’s in­nov­a­tion sys­tem, where star­tups drive in­nov­a­tion and in­cum­bents lead com­mer­cial­iz­a­tion. My re­search shows how this di­vi­sion of roles in­flu­ences the rad­ic­al­ness of re­search pro­jects and the kinds of ven­tures that emerge. These in­sights in­form in­nov­a­tion policy and policies sup­port­ing high-tech entrepreneur­ship.

I study how high-tech en­tre­pren­eurs cre­ate and cap­ture value. My re­search shows how com­pet­i­tion over the rents from in­nov­a­tion shapes the pro­jects en­tre­pren­eurs pur­sue and the tim­ing of their exits. These in­sights have dir­ect im­plic­a­tions for entrepreneur­ship policy, par­tic­u­larly in deep-tech and bi­otech.