Tineke Kleinhout-Vliek (PhD) is a researcher at University College Dublin, specialising in social innovation within the pharmaceutical sector. She has previously conducted research and published on pharmaceutical policy and regulation, access to medicines, patient engagement and activism, among other subjects. She holds a PhD in Health Care Governance, an MSc in Development Sociology, and an MSc in Biomedical Research.
Dr Kleinhout-Vliek is a co-founder of the Global Pharmaceuticals & Society Studies Network, which organises webinars and workshops to promote networking and engaging discussions among professionals and social scientists from around the globe. She is also a co-editor of the forthcoming Handbook for the Social Studies of Pharmaceuticals and Biotherapies (Edward Elgar Publishing) and an active member of the Public Pharma for Europe civil society coalition.
