Sonja Marjanovic
Overview
Biography
Sonja Marjanovic is a senior analyst on RAND Europe's Innovation and Technology team. Her interests include innovation strategy and policy, international development, and healthcare policy. She has been working on and leading a number of projects in the fields of health research evaluation and innovation in health R&D systems.
Prior to RAND, Marjanovic worked for the Economic and Social Research Council's Centre for Business Research in the area of UK innovation competitiveness. She also has research and consulting experience in healthcare innovation policy and neglected disease R&D policy; professional experience in intellectual property services; and commercial experience in business development, having founded and managed a diagnostic start-up.
Marjanovic received her Ph.D. from Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, where she was a Wellcome Trust scholar and worked in the areas of international collaboration strategy for health-sector innovation.
Research Focus
Recent Projects
- Real-time evaluation of a large, networked research capacity-building initiative in Africa
- Reviews of various initiatives under the English Department of Health Best Research for Best Health Strategy
- Use of bibliometric analysis to inform the recruitment process for National Institute for Health Research senior faculty
- Analysis of evidence on pharmaceutical R&D productivity
