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Current position. Scientist Researcher at the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), working at INGENIO, a joint Institute of the Spanish Council for Scientific Research and the Polytechnic University of Valencia.

Training. Pablo D’Este has a Degree in Economics from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), and a Masters Degree in Applied Economics from UAB. He was awarded a PhD degree in 2003 from SPRU - Science and Technology Policy Research at the University of Sussex; his thesis is on firm heterogeneity in the development of technological capabilities in the Spanish pharmaceutical industry.

Work experience. Pablo D’Este was a teaching assistant in Economics at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona from 1992 to 1998. He was a Research Fellow at SPRU from 2002 to 2008, and was supported by a UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Postdoctoral Fellowship between 2004 to 2005. In 2006, he was appointed an Advanced Institute of Management (AIM) Research Fellow at Cranfield School of Management, and held a double appointment at Cranfield School of Management and SPRU, University of Sussex, between 2006 and 2008. Since July 2008 he has been a researcher at INGENIO (CSIC-UPV).

Research interests. His research covers the following topics: industrial dynamics and innovation; dynamic capabilities and knowledge creation in firms; university-business interactions and their impact on academic and business performance; academic entrepreneurship; proximity and formation of research partnerships; and the sources of and barriers to innovation.

The relationship between interdisciplinary and distinct modes of university-industry interaction
Pablo D’Este, Oscar Llopis, Francesco Rentocchini, Alfredo Yegros, 2019. In: Research Policy.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2019.05.008


Un caleidoscopio de interacciones: ciencia-sociedad en el sistema público español
Irene Ramos-Vielba, Elena Castro-Martínez, Pablo D’Este, 2019. In: .


Exploring and yet failing less: learning from past and current exploration in R&D
Pablo D’Este, Alberto Marzucchi, Francesco Rentocchini , 2018. In: Industrial and Corporate Change.
10.1093/icc/dtx044


How do researchers generate scientific and societal impacts?Toward an analytical and operational framework
Pablo D’Este, Irene Ramos-Vielba, Richard Woolley, Nabil Amara , 2018. In: Science and Public Policy.
https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scy023


Interacciones con actores no académicos: Encuesta a investigadores/as del sistema público español
Irene Ramos-Vielba, Elena Castro-Martínez, Pablo D’Este, 2018. In: .


Introduction to a special section: Balancing scientific and societal impact—A challenging agenda for academic research
Irene Ramos-Vielba, Pablo D’Este, Richard Woolley, Nabil Amara , 2018. In: Science and Public Policy.
10.1093/scipol/scy033


Strengthening SMEs’ innovation culture through collaborations with public research organizations. Do all firms benefit equally?
Julia Olmos-Peñuela;Ana García-Granero;Elena Castro-Martínez; Pablo D'Este, 2018. In: .


Report: Biomaterials Stakeholders and Research in Europe
Davide Consoli, Pablo D’Este, François Perruchas, 2017. In: .


Strengthening SMEs’ innovation culture through collaborations with public research organizations. Do all firms benefit equally?
Julia Olmos-Peñuela, Ana García-Granero, Elena Castro-Martínez, Pablo D’Este, 2017. In: European Planning Studies.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2017.1279592


Fostering novelty while reducing failure: Balancing the twin challenges of product innovation
Pablo D'Este,Nabil Amara, Julia Olmos-Peñuela , 2016. In: Technological Forecasting and Social Change.
10.1016/j.techfore.2015.08.011


Impacts of obstacles on innovation patterns in KIBS firms
Nabil Amara,Pablo D'Este,Réjean Landry,David Doloreux , 2016. In: Journal of Business Research.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.03.045


Towards an alternative framework for the evaluation of translational research initiatives
Jordi Molas-Gallart, Pablo D’Este, Oscar Llopis, Ismael Rafols, 2016. In: Research Evaluation.
10.1093/reseval/rvv027


University technology transfer: the case of Spain
Adela García Aracil, Elena Castro Martínez, Joaquín M. Azagra Caro, Pablo D'Este, Ignacio Fernández de Lucio, 2016. In: .


The relationship between academic consulting and research performance: Evidence from five Spanish universities
Rentocchini, F.; D'Este, P.; Manjarrés-Henríquez, L.; Grimaldi, R., 2014. In: International Journal of Industrial Organization.
10.1016/j.ijindorg.2013.11.001


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Network heterogeneity, scientific performance and medical innovation
Pablo D'Este, Oscar Llopis, Maureen McKelvey, Irene Ramos-Vielba, Alfredo Yegros
SPRU 50th Anniversary Conference
Scientific Impact, Social Relevance and Excellent Science: An Isosceles Triangle?
Richard Woolley, Irene Ramos-Vielba, Pablo D’Este, Ana Fernández-Zubieta
4s/EASST Conference Barcelona 2016
Network heterogeneity, scientific performance and medical innovation
Pablo D'Este, Oscar Llopis, Irene Ramos-Vielba, Alfredo Yegros, Maureen McKelvey
R&D Management Conference “From Science to Society: Innovation and Value Creation”
Scientific and Social Impacts: Two Sides of the Same Coin of Research Quality. A conceptual framework
Pablo D’Este, Irene Ramos-Vielba, Richard Woolley
Scientific workshop on "Excellence policies in science"
Upstream and downstream knowledge-based antecedents of academic entrepreneurship and technology transfer
Pablo D’Este, Irene Ramos-Vielba, Mabel Sánchez-Barrioluengo, Alfredo Yegros
University-Industry Interaction Conference, UIIN
Connections Matter: How Personal Network Structure Influences Biomedical Scientists’ Engagement in Medical Innovation
Pablo D’Este, Oscar Llopis
15th International Conference of the International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society (ISS)
Exploring and Yet Failing Less: The Role of Exploitation and Human Capital to Foster Learning from Exploration
Pablo D'este, Alberto Marzucchi, Francesco Rentocchini
15th International Conference of the International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society (ISS)
Simultaneous embeddedness in different networks and its effect on scientific knowledge generation: evidence from Spanish scientists.
Francesco Rentocchini, Pablo D'Este
Eu-SPRI 2014 Conference: “Science and Innovation Policy: Dynamics, Challenges, Responsibility and Practice”
Brokerage roles and medical innovation: an empirical analysis
Oscar Llopis, Pablo D'Este
2014 Eu-SPRI Conference. science and innovation policy: dynamics, challenges, responsibility and practice
Exploring and Yet Failing Less: The Role of Exploitation and Human Capital to Foster Learning from Exploration
Pablo D'este, Alberto Marzucchi, Francesco Rentocchini
DRUID Society Conference 2014 Entrepreneurship organization of innovation
Connections Matter: How Personal Network Structure Influences Biomedical Scientists’ Engagement in Medical Innovation
Pablo D’Este, Oscar Llopis.
DRUID Society Conference 2014 Entrepreneurship organization of innovation
How do personal research networks influence innovation? The biomedical context
Oscar Llopis, Pablo D'Este
DRUID Society Conference 2014 on Entrepreneurship - Organization - Innovation
Ego-network brokerage and involvement in translational research: evidence from biomedical scientists
Oscar Llopis, Pablo D'Este
Strategic Management Society Special Conference
Multiple gains from interactions with pros: firm's determinants
Vega-Jurado, Jaider; García-Granero, Ana; D'Este Pablo
COPENHAGEN CONFERENCE ON INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CCIE)
Pros and firms interactions: the role of firm characteristics and search strategies
Vega-Jurado, Jaider; García-Granero, Ana; D'Este Pablo
TS2 2013
Towards an alternative framework for the evaluation of translational research
Jordi Molas-Gallart, Pablo D’Este, Óscar Llopis and Ismael Rafols
27th Annual Conference of the American Evaluation Association. Evaluation Practice in the Early 21st Century
Framework for the evaluation of translational Research based on the Characterization of Social Networks and Knwoledge Exchanges Proceses.
Jordi Molas-Gallart, Pablo D'Este, Oscar Llopis, Ismael Rafols
27th Annual Conference of the American Evaluation Association. Evaluation Practice in the Early 21st Century
Towards an alternative framework for the evaluation of translational research
Jordi Molas-Gallart, Pablo D’Este, Óscar Llopis and Ismael Rafols
Atlanta Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation Policy 2013
A Framework for the Evaluation of Translational Research Based on the Characterization of Social Networks and Knowledge Exchange Proceses
Molas Gallart, Jordi; Deste Cukierman, Pablo; Llopis, Oscar; Rafols, Ismael
Atlanta Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation Policy 2013
Conducting pro-social research: cognitive diversity, research excellence and awareness of the social impact of research
Deste Cukierman, Pablo; Llopis, O; Yegros Yegros, Alfredo
Triple Helix XI International Conference 2013