Amber Geurts

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Senior Researcher and Advisor on Innovation and Innovation Policy

I am Amber Geurts, researcher and advisor on innovation and innovation policy at TNO Vector. As an innovation scientist, I take a systemic and inter- and transdisciplinary perspective on innovations and their contribution to society. Within TNO Vector, I specialize in transformative innovation policy, which means policy aimed at fundamental societal changes (transitions and transformations) to address complex societal challenges. A specific current focus is on control points for technological sovereignty and open strategic autonomy.

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Within TNO Vector, I specialize in transformative innovation policy, which means policy aimed at fundamental societal changes (transitions and transformations) to address complex societal challenges. A specific current focus is on control points for technological sovereignty and open strategic autonomy.

I am also a high-level policy expert currently advising the European Commission on innovation policy as part of the ESIR group. In addition, I advise the Commission on the future of European Partnerships as a member of the high-level expert group for “Directional Initiatives.”

My expertise lies in translating insights from science into (policy) practice. To achieve this, I work closely with various stakeholders inside and outside the organization, providing both substantive analyses and process guidance.

Before joining TNO, I conducted my PhD research on digital disruptive innovations at the University of Groningen and carried out postdoctoral research on the role of AI in science at Aalto University in Finland. I also worked at the Rathenau Institute, where I focused on research and dialogue about the societal aspects of science, technology, and innovation.

TOP PUBLICATIONS

D. Pisa, J. Vierhout, A. Geurts, T. van Bree (2024). Grip op Control Points: een verkenning van de literatuur.

Geurts, A. & Cepa, K., 2023, in: Long Range Planning, 56(4). Transforming the music industry: How platformization drives business ecosystem envelopment - ScienceDirect

Geurts, A. Gutknecht, R., Warnke, P., Goetheer, A., Schirrmeister, E., Bakker, B. & Meissner, S., 2022, in: Futures & Foresight Science, 4(1). New perspectives for data‐supported foresight: The hybrid AI‐expert approach - Geurts - 2022 - FUTURES & FORESIGHT SCIENCE - Wiley Online Library

Geurts, A., Geerdink, T. & Sprenkeling, M., 2022, in: Technology in Society, 68. Accelerated innovation in crises: The role of collaboration in the development of alternative ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic - ScienceDirect

Geurts, A., Broekhuizen, T., Dolfsma, W. & Cepa, K., 2022, in: Industrial Marketing Management,105. Tensions in multilateral coopetition: Findings from the disrupted music industry - ScienceDirect

Himanen, L., Geurts, A., Foster, A.S. & Rinke, P., 2019, in: Advanced Science, 6(21). Data‐Driven Materials Science: Status, Challenges, and Perspectives - Himanen - 2019 - Advanced Science - Wiley Online Library

2018 ISPIM Innovation Management Dissertation Award