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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.

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Academic engagement and commercialisation: A review of the literature on university-industry relations
Perkmann, M.; Tartari, V.; McKelvey, M.; Autio, E.; Broström, A.; D'Este, P.; Fini, R.; Geuna, A.; Grimaldi, R.; Hughes, A.; Krabel, S.; Kitson, M.; Llerena, P.; Lissoni, F.; Salter, A.; Sobrero, M., 2013. In: Research Policy.
10.1016/j.respol.2012.09.007


Shaping the formation of university-industry research collaborations: what type of proximity does really matter?
Pablo D'Este, Frederick Guy,Simona Iammarino , 2013. In: Journal of Economic Geography.
10.1093/jeg/lbs010


The pursuit of academic excellence and business engagement: is it irreconcilable?
D’Este, P.; Tang, P.; Mahdi, S.; Neely, A. and Sánchez-Barrioluengo, M., 2013. In: Scientometrics .
10.1007/s11192-013-0955-2


The relationship between research funding and academic consulting: An empirical investigation in the Spanish context
D'Este, P.; Rentocchini, F.; Grimaldi, R.; Manjarrés-Henríquez, L., 2013. In: Technological Forecasting and Social Change.
10.1016/j.techfore.2013.04.018


Inventors and entrepreneurs in academia: what types of skills and experience matter?
Pablo D'Este, Surya Mahdi, Andy Neely, Francesco Rentocchini, 2012. In: Technovation.
10.1016/j.technovation.2011.12.005


What hampers innovation? Revealed barriers versus deterring barriers
D'Este,P.;Iammarino,S.;Savona,M.;von Tunzelmann,N., 2012. In: Research Policy.
10.1016/j.respol.2011.09.008


The impact of academic patenting on university research and its transfer
Crespi,G.;D'Este,P.;Fontana,R.;Geuna,A., 2011. In: Research Policy.
10.1016/j.respol.2010.09.010


The spatial profile of university-business research partnerships
D'Este,P.;Iammarino,S., 2010. In: Papers in Regional Science.
10.1111/j.1435-5957.2010.00292.x


Science and technology in the UK
D'Este,P.;Neely,A., 2008. In: .


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Conducting pro-social research: cognitive diversity, research excellence and awareness of the social impact of research
Deste Cukierman, Pablo; Llopis, O; Yegros Yegros, Alfredo
35th DRUID Celebration Conference 2013. Innovation, strategy and entrepreneurship
Lowering barriers to engage in innovation: the role of human capital
Deste Cukierman, Pablo; Francesco; Marzucchi, Alberto; Olmos-Peñuela, Julia
Conference. Business Innovation: Barriers and Public Policies = Conferencia "Innovación empresarial: Barreras y políticas públicas"
Business Innovation: Barriers and public policies
Pablo D'Este, Francesco Rentocchini, Julia Olmos-Peñuela y Alberto Marzucchi
Business Innovation: Barriers and Public Policies
Knowledge networks and knowledge creation among biomedical scientists
Llopis, O; D'Este, P.; Yegros, A.
Sunbelt Social Networks Conference
Conducting prosocial research
D'Este, P; Llopis, O., Yegros, A.
"The Organisation, Economics And Policy Of Scientific Research"
PROs and firms’ interactions: The role of firm characteristics and search strategies
Vega Jurado, Jaider Manuel; García Granero, Ana; Deste Cukierman, Pablo
2013 Technology Transfer Society Annual Conference
Conducting pro-social research: cognitive diversity, research excellence and awareness of hte social impact of research
Deste Cukierman, Pablo; Llopis, O; Yegros Yegros, Alfredo
2013 Conference of the Eu-SPRI Forum: Management of Innovation Policies
Technological innovation and the challenges of novelty and failure: Evidence from Spanish manufacturing firms
Amara, N.; Olmos-Peñuela, J.; D'Este, P.
2013 Conference of the Eu-SPRI Forum: Management of Innovation Policies
Conducting pro-social research: cognitive diversity, research excellence and awareness towards the social impact of research
D'Este, P., Llopis, O., Yegros, A.
Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Studies of Science 2012
The effect of academic consulting on research performance: evidence from five Spanish universities
Rentocchini,F.;Manjarrés-Henríquez,L.;D'Este,P.
DRUID Society Conference 2011. INNOVATION, STRATEGY, and STRUCTURE, Organizations, Institutions, Systems and Regions
Knowledge transfer activities in Humanities and Social Sciences: which determinants explain research group interactions with non-academic agents?
Olmos-Peñuela,J.;Castro-Martínez,E.;D'Este,P.
DIME-DRUID Academy Winter Conference 2011. 20-22 Enero 2011
Lowering barriers to engage in innovation: evidence from the Spanish innovation survey
D'Este,P.;Rentocchini,F.;Vega-Jurado,J.
Anual Meeting of the Association of the Southern European Economic Theorists ? ASSET 2010. 27-19 Octubre 2010
Unlocking potential innovators: investigating the factors that attenuate entry barriers to innovation
D'Este,P.;Vega-Jurado,J.
VIII Triple Helix Conference. 20-22 Octubre 2010
Come engage with me: behavioural and attitudinal peer effects on academic's engagement with industry
Tarter,V.;Salter,A.;Perkmann,M.;D'Este,P.
Workshop on academic entrepreneurship. 10-11 Septiembre 2010
Does interdisciplinary research lead to higher impact? A research group based analysis
Yegros-Yegros,A.;Amat,C.B.;D'Este,P.;Porter,A.;Rafols,I.
Science & Technology Indicators Conference. 8-11 Septiembre 2010
The impact of slack on explorative and exploitative knowledge sourcing from universities
Bruneel,J.;Salter,A.;D'Este,P.
2010 Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Dare to care: Passion and compassion in management practice and research. 08-10 Agosto 2010