He received his Ph.D. degree at The University of Toledo, Ohio, USA, in 1989. He is currently a Professor in Food Business Management of Innovation at the Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Greece. He has previously been an Assistant Professor at the same Laboratory, and before an Associate and Assistant Professor at The University of The Aegean, Greece (Department of Food Science and Nutrition) and visiting Assistant Professor at The University of Toledo (Department of Chemistry). Dr. Skalkos's career has expanded beyond academia for more than 30 years; he has worked as 1) the founder and first director of the Business Innovation Center (BIC) of Epirus, Greece (1996 - 2000); 2) the owner of Synthesis Consulting Ltd (2000 - 2010); and 3) the co-owner of Paskal Herbal Extracts S.A. (2005 - 2010). He has also worked as a business consultant for more than 25 years with 50 national and multi-national companies in various sectors, mainly in the food sector. He has also worked as a project manager or scientific director on more than 20 EU-funded programs involved with the promotion of innovation, innovative pilot actions, the establishment of academic spin-off companies, the development of food products, and food business management. His research interests currently focus on the development of all innovative aspects within the food business, including production, processing, organization, marketing, consumers’ motives, and knowledge transfer.