Tim
FLINK

Dr. Tim Flink manages research and innovation policy at the Association of Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (vfa), fostering dialogue among science, politics, and 46 global companies to advance rigorous research-driven pharmaceutical and biotech innovation. Previously, he served as scientific advisor to the German Bundestag on EU and international research policy, health research, research security, and data infrastructures. With 14 years as a scholar and lecturer at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the Berlin Social Science Center (WZB), and the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW), Dr. Flink pioneered the first social history of the European Research Council and the first internationally comparative study of science diplomacy. He advised the inaugural EU science diplomacy project (EL-CSID) and co-led the Horizon 2020 S4D4C project, “Using Science for/in Diplomacy for Addressing Global Challenges.”