His research areas include how ideas manifest into innovations, academic entrepreneurship, barriers to entry and patent opposition, and innovation in public R&D. Dr. Aldridge received his Ph.D. in innovation and entrepreneurship in 2009 from the University of Augsburg and was also a Max Planck Institute of Economics fellow from 2005 to 2011. He has published in such journals as Research Policy, Journal of Technology Transfer and International Small Business Journal and has received funding from the European Union (fp7), the European Commission, the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Marion Ewing Kauffman Foundation, the O.E.C.D. and Saudi Arabia. His research has featured in media outlets, such as, The New York Times and Nature and Red Herring Magazine.