Christopher Adlung is a PhD candidate in the policy section at TU Delft focusing on Telemedicine and Frugal Innovation. His research investigates how Telemedicine can support the adoption and diffusion of Frugal Innovation in low- and middle-income countries like Togo, Uganda, Nigeria, and Kenya.
The motivation for his research stems from volunteer projects in low-resource settings and his interest in sustainability management and circular economies.

With a polymath mindset, Christopher is driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, utilizing a systemic, scientific, creative, and philosophical lens to solve complex, socio-technical, and dynamic challenges.
Before Christopher joined TPM, he gained professional experience in the telecommunication and consulting industry for more than twelve years, with positions of responsibility for profit and loss and human resources in Europe, Africa, USA, and Indonesia.

He obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration & Accounting at the Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society, a Master of Science degree in Service Management & Engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and a Master of Practical Studies in Organizational Psychology & Leadership at Pennsylvania State University.

Christopher supervises Master theses, acts as an ambassador for health initiatives, and teaches students scientific thinking and writing, as well as qualitative research methodologies in his role as research theme leader.

research interest

• Telemedicine
• Frugal Innovation
• Low- and middle-income countries