DR. PETER ROBBINS

DR. PETER ROBBINS

DR. PETER ROBBINS

Innovation Lecturer & Consultant, EDEN Centre for Entrepreneurship, Design and Innovation

Previous: Director of Innovation Excellence at GSK

Peter Robbins is one of Ireland’s foremost experts in innovation and new product and service development. He was global head of innovation excellence for GlaxoSmithKline where he led many of the worldwide, new product launches for Lucozade, Aquafresh, Sensodyne, Panadol, Ribena, alli and NiQuitin. Peter’s PhD is in Innovation. His area of research is how firms organise for innovation. He is a faculty member and programme director in innovation with the Department of Design Innovation in Maynooth University. He is an innovation advisor to the Governments development agencies and has developed and run courses and workshops in innovation for organisations in the public and private sector. He is on a number of innovation advisory boards in business and the third sector. Peter has trained in the renowned Stanford D School, he is a graduate of London’s What-if creativity.