ProfessorJamesBarlow

Summary

My work focuses on the structural and organisational challenges which impact on innovation in complex sectors of the economy. Since the early 2000s, I have largely worked within the healthcare sector. I am especially interested in the challenges innovators, companies, healthcare organisations and policymakers face in embedding innovations into everyday practice to transform healthcare systems. I also have over 10 years’ experience working on the housing and construction sectors, especially the economic and institutional barriers to innovation.

I was educated at the London School of Economics and have a background in geography and economics. My previous positions include the Science Policy Research Unit, University of Westminster and the Policy Studies Institute. 

Since January 2024 I have been acting co-director of Imperial College's new Centre for Sectoral Economic Performance. I am also a member of the Business School's Centre for Health Economics and Policy Innovation.

I advise and consult for government, healthcare services and industry, including companies from the medical technology, pharmaceutical, ICT and construction sectors. I am a member of several advisory boards, including AGE-WELL (a major Canadian research programme on technology for an ageing society) and the Industry Commons Foundation (Sweden). For a number of years I was Associate Director of Research for Imperial College Health Partners and a member of the management team for the NIHR Policy Innovation and Evaluation Research Unit.

I am currently a visiting professor at the Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Learning at Halmstad University, Sweden. I also hold an Honorary Professorship at University College London Bartlett Real Estate Institute.

My latest book is Managing Innovation in Healthcare.

Selected Publications

Journal Articles