Professor Yesha Sivan Present at the Human Brain Project (HBP), Berlin
On 4-6 July, Prof. Yesha Sivan attended the Human Brain Project (HBP), Berlin, presenting the Blue Ocean Strategy for innovation at the 2nd HBP Curriculum Workshop Series on Entrepreneurship in Neuroscience – Turning Science into Invention and Innovation.
This was the 2nd HBP Curriculum Workshop Series, The HBP Curriculum on Interdisciplinary Brain Science combines web-based distance learning courses and face-to-face workshops that provide basic lessons in the HBP core fields neuroscience, medicine, and ICT as well as the complementary subjects of ethics and intellectual property rights.
This ‘hackathon’ style workshop was a hands-on intensive experience complementing the theoretical aspects of the online course on intellectual property rights, translation, and exploitation of research. Students worked in small multi-disciplinary teams to assemble joint applied research proposals in the wide range of fields in brain science.
Experienced entrepreneurs, top executives at the interface between academia and industry and researchers from academia presented, mentored and advised on the translational aspects of the offered projects including how to advance their proposal from the lab to market, understand the problems and accordingly define the needs in the chosen field, how to choose or identify the target population, patentability options and how to build a business model. Finally, they presented their proposals to industry and academy experts.
The workshop was a unique experience of diving into the entrepreneurial world, learning how to incorporate innovation and entrepreneurship mindset and concepts into day-today research work and beyond.
Prof. Yesha Sivan is the founder and CEO of i8 ventures – a business platform focusing on innovating innovating, he is also a visiting professor of innovation and venture at The Chinese University of Hong Kong Business School. Sivan’s professional experience includes developing and deploying innovative solutions for corporate, hi-tech, government, and defense environments. He focus on digital strategy (SVIT – Strategic Value of Innovation Technology), innovation and venture (employment black holes), mindful leadership (orange bike workshop), virtual worlds (3D3C platforms), and knowledge age standards. After receiving his doctorate from Harvard University, he has taught executives, EMBA, MBA, engineering and design courses in his areas of expertise. His blog is www.dryesha.com.
