Dr Michel Rod left his role as Manager of Intellectual Property Development at the University of Calgary, Canada, to begin an academic career at the School of Marketing & International Business at the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, in 2001. He has a medical sciences background having received a BSc (Hon) in Pharmacology & Toxicology from the University of Western Ontario and an MSc in Medical Sciences (Neurosciences) from the University of Calgary. After having worked for several years in medical research, and sales and marketing environments, he completed his PhD in Commerce at the University of Birmingham, UK, in 2003.
His research interests include the development and management of collaborative relationships amongst university, industry and government organisations within the health sciences sector, pharmaceutical promotions, as well as the commercialisation of university-developed intellectual property. He has published in Science and Public Policy, Qualitative Market Research, Canadian Journal of Neurosciences, Canadian Journal of Psychology, Stroke, Brain Research Bulletin, Management Research News, and the Journal of Transnational Management Development.
Dr Michel Rod left his role as Manager of Intellectual Property Development at the University of Calgary, Canada, to begin an academic career at the School of Marketing & International Business at the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, in 2001. He has a medical sciences background having received a BSc (Hon) in Pharmacology & Toxicology from the University of Western Ontario and an MSc in Medical Sciences (Neurosciences) from the University of Calgary. After having worked for several years in medical research, and sales and marketing environments, he completed his PhD in Commerce at the University of Birmingham, UK, in 2003.
