Arno Meerman is the business development manager at the Science-to-Business Marketing Research Centre at Münster University of Applied Sciences in Germany. Besides project acquisition and strategic development, he conducts research on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and UB&SC University-Business and University-Society Eco Systems as well as Regional Innovation Systems and Regional Development based on Sciences and University Research.

He is the co-author of "The State of European University-Business Cooperation", a 33 countries covering report commissioned for the European Commission, which has resulted in 14 further country specific publications.

Arno is also the co-founder and CEO of the University Industry Innovation Network B.V., a leading European network that facilitates interaction and stimulates cooperation between higher educational institutions and industry (www.uiin.org).