# Bruno van Pottelsberghe

Bruno J. M. T. G. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie (born 17 August 1968 in Uccle, Brussels, Belgium) is a Belgian economist and the Rector of Corvinus University of Budapest, effective from August 2024. He is known for his leadership experience in higher education and for his extensive scientific work in economics of innovation (effectiveness of science and technology policies, and of intellectual property policies).

## Early life and education

Bruno van Pottelsberghe was born in Belgium in August 1968. From 1970 to 1978, he lived in Zaïre (currently RDC). He graduated from the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) with a Bachelor in Economics in 1990, a Master in Business Economics in 1992, a research Master in Econometrics in 1994, and a Master in International Relations in 1995. In 1998, he obtained a Ph.D. in Economics with highest honors from the same university. His doctoral dissertation, supervised by Prof. Henri Capron, was entitled "Assessing the Efficiency of Science and Technology Policies inside the Triad".

## Career

Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium
* Dean, Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (SBS-EM) (Sept. 2021 – Aug. 2024.)
* Academic Director, Executive MBA (2014 – 2024.)
* Advisor to the Rector and President of ULB for Technology Transfer issues (Jan. 2005 – 2024)
* Dean, SBS-EM (Sept. 2011 - Sept. 2017)
* Acting Dean, SBS-EM (April 2011 - Sept. 2011)
* Vice Dean, SBS-EM (Sept. 2010 - April 2011)
* Full Professor (Prof. Ordinaire), Solvay SA Chair of Innovation (Sept. 2010 – 2024.)
* Professor, Solvay SA Chair of Innovation (Oct. 2008 - Sept. 2010)
* Associate Professor, Solvay SA Chair of Innovation (Oct. 1999 - Oct. 2008)
* Vice President, Solvay Business School (Sept. 2001 - Sept. 2005)
* Academic Director – MBA (Sept. 2002 - Sept. 2005)
* Director - International Exchange Programme (Sept. 2002 - Sept. 2005)
* Associate Director - International Exchange Programme (Sept. 2000 - Sept. 2002)
* Associate Director - MBA (Sept. 2001 - Sept. 2002)
QTEM: Quantitative Techniques for Economics and Management Network
* Chairman (Oct. 2023–Present)
* Secretary General (May 2018 - Sept. 2021)
* Chairman (Sept. 2012 - May 2018)
* Initiator and Co-founder of the network
Bruegel Think-Tank
* Senior Research Fellow (Dec. 2007 - Sept. 2011)
European Patent Office (EPO), Munich
* Chief Economist (Nov. 2005 - Dec. 2007)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris
* Consultant - Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry (DSTI) - Economic Analysis and Statistics Division (EASD) (Sept. 1997 - Oct. 1999)
Columbia Business School, New York
* Visiting Researcher (Feb. - June 1996)
Ministry of External Trade and Industry (METI), Tokyo
* Visiting Researcher (Aug. - Dec. 1995)
Université Libre de Bruxelles
* Research Fellow (Sept. 1996 - Sept. 1997)
* Ph.D. Mini-Arc Scholarship (Sept. 1992 - Sept. 1996)

## Research and contributions

Van Pottelsberghe's research activity focuses on innovation and patents, with over 60 published articles in peer-reviewed journals, more than 14,000 citations on Google Scholar, and an H-index of 55, as of August 2024. He has supervised 11 Ph.D. students.

## International experience

Van Pottelsberghe's international experience includes:
* Visiting Researcher at METI/RI in Tokyo, Japan (1995)
* Visiting Researcher at Columbia Business School in New York, USA (1996)
* Economist and Advisor at OECD – DSTI in Paris, France (1997-1999)
* Visiting Professor at Hitotsubashi University in Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan (2003)
* Chief Economist at the European Patent Office in Munich, Germany (2005-2007)
He has negotiated over 130 international exchange partnerships, with 50% outside Europe, and has been EFMD’s EQUIS Peer Reviewer for at least 12 schools.

## Personal life

Bruno van Pottelsberghe is married and has two children. He is fluent in French and in English.

## Selected publications
### Books - authored or co-edited

* van Pottelsberghe B., 2017, Growth, R&D spillovers and the role of patent systems - A compendium of 20 years of research on innovation economics, World Scientific Publisher, 300p - ISBN 9789813141148
* Guellec D. and B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, 2007, The Economics of the European Patent System, Oxford University Press. (also translated in Chinese, National Publication Foundation, China, March, 250 p) - ISBN 9780199216987
* van Pottelsberghe B., 2009, Lost Property: the European patent system and why it doesn’t work, Bruegel Blueprint, June, 68 p – ISBN 978-9-078910-12-1

### Scientific journals, selected papers

* Petit E., van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, B. & Gimeno-Fabra, L. 2023, Are patent offices substitutes ? Research Policy, 52(8). [60; IF(2022)=7.2] - DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2023.104823
* Petit E., van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, B. & Gimeno-Fabra, L. 2021, Global patent systems: revisiting the national bias hypothesis, Journal of International Business Policy, 5, 56–67 [59; IF(2022)=7.9] - DOI: 10.1057/s42214-021-00100-1
* Honoré F., F. Munari, and B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, 2015, Corporate governance practices and companies’ R&D intensity: Evidence from European countries, Research Policy, 44 (2), 533-543. [57; IF(2015)=2.26] - DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2014.10.016
* Picard P. and B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, 2013, Patent office governance and patent examination quality, Journal of Public Economics, 104(C), pages 14–25. [54; IF(2015)=1.46] - DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2013.04.009 - DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2012.09.003
* Mejer M. and B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, 2012, Economic incongruities in the European patent system, European Journal of Law and Economics, 34(1); 215-234. [50; IF(2015)=0.42] - DOI: 10.1007/s10657-011-9221-3
* van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie B., 2011, The quality factor in patent systems, Industrial and Corporate Change, 20(6), 1755-1793. [(48; IF(2011)=1.24] - https://doi.org/10.1093/icc/dtr066
* Van Looy, B., J. Callaert, E. Sapsalis, and B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, 2011, Entrepreneurial effectiveness of European universities: an empirical assessment of antecedents and trade-offs, Research Policy, 40(4), 553-564. [46; IF(2011)=2.51]; - DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2011.02.001
* van Zeebroeck N. and B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, 2011, Filing strategies and patent value, Economics of Innovation and New Technologies, 20 (6), 539-561. - DOI: 10.1080/10438591003668646
* Danguy J. and B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, 2011, Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Community Patent, Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis (Berkeley Electronic Press), 2(2), pp. 1–41. - DOI: 10.2202/2152-2812.1030
* Harhoff D., K. Hoisl, B. Reichl, B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, 2009, Patent validation at the country level: the role of fees and translation costs, Research Policy, 38(9), pp. 1423–1437. [37; IF(2009)=2.66] - DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2009.06.014
* van Zeebroeck N., B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie and D. Guellec, 2009, Claiming more: the increased voluminosity of patent applications and its determinants, Research Policy, 38(6), 1006-1020. [36; IF(2009)=2.66] – DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2009.02.004
* van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie B. and N. van Zeebroeck, 2008, A brief history of space and time: the scope-year index as a patent value indicator based on families and renewals, Scientometrics, 75(2), May, 319–338. [31; IF(2007)=1.47] - DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-1864-z
* Sapsalis E., B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, and R. Navon, 2006, Academic vs. industry patenting - An in-depth analysis of what determines patent value, Research Policy, 35(10), 1631-1645. [21; IF(2005)=1.84] - DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2006.09.014
* Guellec D. and B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, 2004, From R&D to productivity growth: do the institutional settings and the sources of funds of R&D matter?, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 66(3), 353-376. [16; IF(2003)=0.54] - DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0084.2004.00083.x
* Guellec D. and B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, 2003, The impact of public R&D expenditure on business R&D, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 12(3), 225-244. - DOI: 10.1080/10438590290004555
* van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie B. and F. Lichtenberg, 2001, Does foreign direct investment transfer technology across borders?, Review of Economics and Statistics, 83(3), 490-497. [9; IF(2003)=1.27] - DOI: 10.1162/00346530152480135
* Guellec D. and B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, 2001, The internationalisation of technology analysed with patent data, Research Policy, 30(8), 1256-1266. [8; IF(2003)=1.40] - DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(00)00149-9
* Lichtenberg F. and B. van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, 1998, International R&D spillovers: A comment, European Economic Review, 42(8), 1483-1491. [2; IF(2003)=1.021] - DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2921(97)00089-5
* van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie B., 1997, Issues in assessing the effect of interindustry R&D spillovers, Economic Systems Research, 9(4), 331-356. - DOI: 10.1080/09535319700000030