People
People
Simcha joined Leiden University in 2016 as Professor and Director of Science Based Business. He has held visiting faculty positions at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, LUISS Business School, and UCL, where he also was a University Lecturer and chair of the UCL Healthcare Management Initiative. Simcha has a PhD in Social and Political Sciences from the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, an MPhil in Management Studies from the University of Cambridge, and a BA in Social Science from University College Utrecht. In addition, he was a visiting student at the Department of Sociology at UC Berkeley (1999-2000 and 2004). Simcha's research group studies the organisation of R&D in science-intensive industries, the changing dynamics governing academic work, and health system innovations. His research has been published in top international journals in management and innovation, and funded by major UK and EU funding bodies such as Innovate UK, ESRC, NESTA, NIHR, the Wellcome Trust, and the European Research Council, as well as various industry partners.
Simcha Jong
Principal Investigator
Simcha Jong
Principal Investigator
Simcha joined Leiden University in 2016 as Professor and Director of Science Based Business. He has held visiting faculty positions at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, LUISS Business School, and UCL, where he also was a University Lecturer and chair of the UCL Healthcare Management Initiative. Simcha has a PhD in Social and Political Sciences from the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, an MPhil in Management Studies from the University of Cambridge, and a BA in Social Science from University College Utrecht. In addition, he was a visiting student at the Department of Sociology at UC Berkeley (1999-2000 and 2004). Simcha's research group studies the organisation of R&D in science-intensive industries, the changing dynamics governing academic work, and health system innovations. His research has been published in top international journals in management and innovation, and funded by major UK and EU funding bodies such as Innovate UK, ESRC, NESTA, NIHR, the Wellcome Trust, and the European Research Council, as well as various industry partners.
Dominika Czerniawska
Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr Dominika Czerniawska obtained her doctoral degree in sociology from the University of Warsaw in 2019. She did her doctoral and postdoctoral training at The Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis, University of Manchester and Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and Computational Modelling, University of Warsaw. She specialises in social network methods, which she applies to sociological data. She focuses on science, higher education, and gender issues. She is a recipient of many scholarships including a scholarship of the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, University of Michigan, scholarship Etiuda from National Science Centre in Poland, and a scholarship of Ministry of Science and Higher Education for outstanding doctoral students. She is also the head of the research program of the Polonium Foundation, which associates Polish scientific diaspora around the world.
Dr. Regien Sumo studied Strategic Management and Finance, graduating 'Cum Laude' for her Master of Science within the School of Economics and Management at Tilburg University on the topic of 'Corporate venture capital and real option valuation'. During her master's year, she also studied Financial Investments at the University of California, Berkeley. In 2014, Regien received her Ph.D. degree within the Innovation, Technology Entrepreneurship & Marketing (ITEM) group of the school of Industrial Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology (The Netherlands). Her work has been published in numerous renowned international conference proceedings, such as AoM, IPSERA, and ICIM and have been published in high-quality ISI rated scientific journals.
After her PhD studies, Regien went on to become an investment banker at ING Bank in Amsterdam, Brussels and Singapore where she advised on high-profile M&A deals in the EMEA region. She continued her career as a Strategy Consultant working for Arthur D. Little in the United Arab Emirates, focusing on the Middle-East and Asia regions. Moreover, Regien also held an Adjunct position at New York University (NYU) in Abu Dhabi where she taught the Innovation & Entrepreneurship course and is part of the research team of the Transition Investment Lab focused on ESG investments of innovative startups by sovereign wealth funds at NYU. Currently, Regien is part of the INSCONS research team at Leiden University where she focuses on the strategic considerations and challenges related to innovation and R&D in international science consortia.
After her PhD studies, Regien went on to become an investment banker at ING Bank in Amsterdam, Brussels and Singapore where she advised on high-profile M&A deals in the EMEA region. She continued her career as a Strategy Consultant working for Arthur D. Little in the United Arab Emirates, focusing on the Middle-East and Asia regions. Moreover, Regien also held an Adjunct position at New York University (NYU) in Abu Dhabi where she taught the Innovation & Entrepreneurship course and is part of the research team of the Transition Investment Lab focused on ESG investments of innovative startups by sovereign wealth funds at NYU. Currently, Regien is part of the INSCONS research team at Leiden University where she focuses on the strategic considerations and challenges related to innovation and R&D in international science consortia.
Regien Sumo
Postdoctoral Researcher
Regien Sumo
Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr. Regien Sumo studied Strategic Management and Finance, graduating 'Cum Laude' for her Master of Science within the School of Economics and Management at Tilburg University on the topic of 'Corporate venture capital and real option valuation'. During her master's year, she also studied Financial Investments at the University of California, Berkeley. In 2014, Regien received her Ph.D. degree within the Innovation, Technology Entrepreneurship & Marketing (ITEM) group of the school of Industrial Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology (The Netherlands). Her work has been published in numerous renowned international conference proceedings, such as AoM, IPSERA, and ICIM and have been published in high-quality ISI rated scientific journals.
After her PhD studies, Regien went on to become an investment banker at ING Bank in Amsterdam, Brussels and Singapore where she advised on high-profile M&A deals in the EMEA region. She continued her career as a Strategy Consultant working for Arthur D. Little in the United Arab Emirates, focusing on the Middle-East and Asia regions. Moreover, Regien also held an Adjunct position at New York University (NYU) in Abu Dhabi where she taught the Innovation & Entrepreneurship course and is part of the research team of the Transition Investment Lab focused on ESG investments of innovative startups by sovereign wealth funds at NYU. Currently, Regien is part of the INSCONS research team at Leiden University where she focuses on the strategic considerations and challenges related to innovation and R&D in international science consortia.
After her PhD studies, Regien went on to become an investment banker at ING Bank in Amsterdam, Brussels and Singapore where she advised on high-profile M&A deals in the EMEA region. She continued her career as a Strategy Consultant working for Arthur D. Little in the United Arab Emirates, focusing on the Middle-East and Asia regions. Moreover, Regien also held an Adjunct position at New York University (NYU) in Abu Dhabi where she taught the Innovation & Entrepreneurship course and is part of the research team of the Transition Investment Lab focused on ESG investments of innovative startups by sovereign wealth funds at NYU. Currently, Regien is part of the INSCONS research team at Leiden University where she focuses on the strategic considerations and challenges related to innovation and R&D in international science consortia.
Richelle Boone
PhD Candidate
Richelle joined the INSCONS project as a PhD candidate in September 2019. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Physics & Astronomy from Utrecht University in 2015 (cum laude), and a Master of Science in History & Philosophy of Science from the same university in 2018 (cum laude). Richelle is interested in science organisation, interdisciplinarity and the intersections between science, politics and society. Next to her work for the INSCONS project, she is currently a board member of the youth scientific think tank of a Dutch political party. In 2019 she has been a trainee in the Scientific Foresight Unit (STOA) of the European Parliamentary Research Service in Brussels. Both during her Bachelor's and her Master's Richelle has been active in Utrecht University's interdisciplinary honours education as a student and an assistant.
Within the INSCONS project, Richelle explores the organisational and social dynamics in the ITER case study. She is especially interested in the interdisciplinary and interprofessional collaborations within the consortium, and in the connection between the quality of these collaborations and organisational structures. Richelle is supervised by Professor Simcha Jong, Professor of Science Based Business and PI of the INSCONS project, and co-supervised by Professor Sarah de Rijcke, Professor in Science, Technology & Innovation Studies and Scientific Director at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) in Leiden.
Within the INSCONS project, Richelle explores the organisational and social dynamics in the ITER case study. She is especially interested in the interdisciplinary and interprofessional collaborations within the consortium, and in the connection between the quality of these collaborations and organisational structures. Richelle is supervised by Professor Simcha Jong, Professor of Science Based Business and PI of the INSCONS project, and co-supervised by Professor Sarah de Rijcke, Professor in Science, Technology & Innovation Studies and Scientific Director at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) in Leiden.
Kaela joined the INSCONS project as a PhD candidate in February 2020. Originally from Australia, Kaela has a Bachelor of Science majoring in Environmental and Marine Science from the University of Western Australia and an Erasmus Mundus Master of Environmental Science, Policy and Management (MESPOM). Before moving to the Netherlands, Kaela worked for two years at the international sustainability research platform Future Earth.
International scientific consortia are complex organisations whose research underpins the science-based solutions that society needs to achieve global sustainability. Kaela wants to better understand how the structure and coordination of these organisations help or hinder their ability to achieve their objectives. Kaela is excited about the potential of the INSCONS project to inform and shape international collaborations in science in the future. Within the INSCONS project, Kaela focuses on the TLS case study and is supervised by Professor Simcha Jong, at the Science-Based Business group, and Professor Marja Spierenburg at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology.
International scientific consortia are complex organisations whose research underpins the science-based solutions that society needs to achieve global sustainability. Kaela wants to better understand how the structure and coordination of these organisations help or hinder their ability to achieve their objectives. Kaela is excited about the potential of the INSCONS project to inform and shape international collaborations in science in the future. Within the INSCONS project, Kaela focuses on the TLS case study and is supervised by Professor Simcha Jong, at the Science-Based Business group, and Professor Marja Spierenburg at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology.
Kaela Slavik
PhD Candidate
Kaela Slavik
PhD Candidate
Kaela joined the INSCONS project as a PhD candidate in February 2020. Originally from Australia, Kaela has a Bachelor of Science majoring in Environmental and Marine Science from the University of Western Australia and an Erasmus Mundus Master of Environmental Science, Policy and Management (MESPOM). Before moving to the Netherlands, Kaela worked for two years at the international sustainability research platform Future Earth.
International scientific consortia are complex organisations whose research underpins the science-based solutions that society needs to achieve global sustainability. Kaela wants to better understand how the structure and coordination of these organisations help or hinder their ability to achieve their objectives. Kaela is excited about the potential of the INSCONS project to inform and shape international collaborations in science in the future. Within the INSCONS project, Kaela focuses on the TLS case study and is supervised by Professor Simcha Jong, at the Science-Based Business group, and Prof. Marja Spierenburg at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology.
International scientific consortia are complex organisations whose research underpins the science-based solutions that society needs to achieve global sustainability. Kaela wants to better understand how the structure and coordination of these organisations help or hinder their ability to achieve their objectives. Kaela is excited about the potential of the INSCONS project to inform and shape international collaborations in science in the future. Within the INSCONS project, Kaela focuses on the TLS case study and is supervised by Professor Simcha Jong, at the Science-Based Business group, and Prof. Marja Spierenburg at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology.
Anna-Lena Rüland
PhD Candidate
Anna-Lena joined the INSCONS project as a PhD candidate in January 2021. She holds a BA in Politics, Administration and Organisation from the University of Potsdam (first-class honours), and a MA in International Relations from the Free University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin and the University of Potsdam (first-class honours). Prior to joining INSCONS, Anna-Lena worked as a Programme Manager at the Free University of Berlin and gained practical experience at the intersection of politics and science at The World Academy of Sciences, a UNESCO programme.
In the INSCONS project Anna-Lena studies the 'procedural' aspects of the formation and development of International Scientific Consortia in their broader cultural-political environment. She is particularly interested in the question of under what conditions some stakeholder groups, for example those based in poorer parts of the world, may end up at the periphery of such consortia and is being supervised by Professor Simcha Jong, Professor of Science Based Business and PI of the INSCONS project, as well as Professor Joachim Koops, Professor at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs.
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