Stefan Winkler, Ph.D. Consul and Chief Science Officer

British Consulate-General, Boston

Dr. Stefan Winkler is the Consul and Chief Science Officer at the British Consulate-General in Boston where he represents the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Science and Innovation Network in New England, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. His responsibilities include the promotion and guidance of international research collaborations, technology transfer and links between science and technology providers and users in the US and UK, as well as providing the British Government with information and advice on issues concerning science policy and wealth creation. A second area is the support of inward investment and trade for the UK research community and industry as well as providing scientific and technical advice to the Boston and New York trade and investment teams.

Before joining the Consulate, Stefan was a Manager of Biotechnology Research and Development in Arthur D. Little’s Technology and Innovation Directorate focusing on commercial biotechnology. 

Prior to joining Arthur D. Little, Stefan was involved in academic research. Besides his research at Tufts University and MIT, Stefan has worked at the National Institute of Sericulture and Entomological Science in Tsukuba, Japan; the Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan; the University of Bristol, England; the US-Army Laboratories in Natick, MA; and the Institute for Applied Cell Culture in Munich, Germany.

Stefan received his Dipl.-Ing. (M.E.) degree from the FH-Weihenstephan in Germany and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his Ph.D. degree from Tufts University.

Title: Bridging the Ivory Towers - Lessons Learned from a Diplomatic Scientist

The Science & Innovation team at the British Consulate in Boston promotes links between  UK and US science and technology providers in industry, academia and research institutions.  Winkler will summarize what the UK government has done to promote and foster innovation,  lessons learned, challenges and ways forward, as well as key differences between American and British innovation policies and their implications for productive collaborations between the two countries.