Coffee with Dr. Bhaven Sampat

Come have a warm drink and Meet Bhaven Sampat

We are excited to present Dr. Bhaven Sampat, joining the School for the Future of Innovation in Society from Washington DC. Please join us for a cup of coffee or tea and a scone as we discuss his current research. We look forward to seeing you there!

Bhaven Sampat

Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society

Senior Global Futures Scientist, Global Futures Scientists and Scholars

Bhaven N. Sampat is a Professor in Arizona State University’s (ASU’s) School for the Future of Innovation in Society and School of Public Affairs, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, NBER. He is based at ASU’s Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes CSPO in Washington DC.

An economist by training, his research focuses on the economics and political economy of innovation and innovation policy. Among other topics, he has studied US and global life science patent policy, the politics and economics of publicly funded science, the roles of the government in pharmaceutical innovation, and the economic history of the US biomedical research enterprise. An overarching theme in his research is how science and technology policies can best be designed to contribute improvements in health and other socioeconomic outcomes.