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David Walwyn is a Professor in the Graduate School of Technology Management at the University of Pretoria.

His research interests cover sustainability transitions (particularly with respect to the socio-technical systems of energy and mobility), science and innovation policy, research management and industry localisation, the latter focussed mainly on health technologies (vaccines and pharmaceuticals), renewable energy technologies and chemicals. In the broadest sense, his work lies at the interface between techno-economics, innovation/industrial policy and socio-technical transitions.

He is now retired but is still active in research and supervision. He supervises at least 15 Masters students each year on the Management of Technology and Innovation programme offered by the University of Pretoria, and has three PhD students.

He has published widely in the area of science and technology policy, research management, health sciences and biotechnology (1 patent, 45 articles in peer-reviewed journals, 6 book chapters, 58 conference papers and many articles in the Press on sites such as The Conversation and Engineering News). Further details are available on Google Scholar and ResearchGate (see https://www.researchgate.net/profile/David_Walwyn). He has also consulted on multiple policy projects relating to innovation policy and supported university technology transfer through techno-economic feasibility studies (25 policy papers).

Dr Walwyn has a B.Sc. Chemical Engineering from the University of Cape Town and a PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of Cambridge. He is a member of the Academy of Sciences of South Africa and an Associate Editor on the International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management.