HEI Innovation Forum - A Founder Speaker Series

​Academic research holds immense potential for driving innovation and addressing real-world challenges. Yet, bridging the gap between the lab and the marketplace poses significant challenges.

​This event provides a unique platform to explore strategies for effectively translating academic research into viable commercial ventures, fostering collaboration between academia and industry, and amplifying the societal impact of research outcomes.

​This event will achieve the following objectives:

• ​Understand the challenges and barriers to commercializing academic research.

• ​To explore successful case studies of academic research that have been successfully commercialized.

• ​To identify strategies for enhancing collaboration between academia, industry, and other stakeholders.

• ​To discuss the role of funding, intellectual property rights, and regulatory frameworks in the commercialization process.

• ​To highlight the importance of entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems in supporting academic startups and spin-off companies.

​Join us as we unravel the fascinating world of academic research commercialization!