Assoc. Prof Christian FISCH

Christian Fisch is an Associate Professor of Business Economics and Entrepreneurship at Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT), University of Luxembourg. He also leads the Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and New Technology (EINT) research group, which conducts interdisciplinary research on entrepreneurship and innovation management to deliver impactful results for businesses, policymakers, and the academic community.

Christian’s research broadly focuses on entrepreneurship and innovation management. In entrepreneurship, he primarily explores the financing, growth, success, and failure of new ventures and entrepreneurs. Other topics of interest include the intersection of entrepreneurship with psychology, AI, and sustainability. His innovation research focuses on intellectual property rights (e.g., patents and trademarks), innovation strategy, and sustainable innovation.

Christian has published over 55 peer-reviewed articles, some of which have appeared in premier journals in entrepreneurship and innovation research (e.g., Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Research Policy). His research has also received several awards and international press coverage. Additionally, he regularly participates in leading international conferences and collaborates with researchers worldwide.

He currently serves as an editor for Small Business Economics in the area of entrepreneurial finance and is a member of the editorial (review) boards for Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, and Journal of Business Venturing Insights.

Christian has extensive teaching experience in the areas of entrepreneurship, innovation management, strategy, space, and quantitative-empirical methods. He has taught courses at undergraduate, graduate, and MBA levels in both public and private universities across Germany, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. Much of his teaching experience was gained at Trier University, where his courses received several teaching awards.

Currently, he is heavily involved in the Master in Space Technologies and Business (MSTB) programme, where he teaches courses on space business and entrepreneurship. He also contributes to the Master in Cybersecurity and Cyber Defence and regularly offers courses for doctoral students at the University of Luxembourg.

Christian is passionate about promoting the creation and development of start-ups and spin-offs. He also has personal experience in entrepreneurship, having founded and managed a consulting firm specialising in start-ups and SMEs.

Christian earned his Ph.D. from the Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM) at Erasmus University Rotterdam in 2016. He completed his postdoctoral qualification (“habilitation”) at Trier University in 2020 and joined SnT in February 2022.