Overview

There is no shortage of innovations coming out of the world’s university labs and early-stage start-ups, yet our planet still faces huge challenges. To bring innovations out of the lab and into the world requires united and proactive collaboration.

How can industry engineers help academic engineers and start-ups understand the commercial applications of their research, which may span multiple technologies or sectors, and guide them toward solutions that can be scaled globally? How can both sides make their research interests less opaque so new partnerships can form systematically and not just by chance?

This webinar was led by Kevin Leland, Founder and CEO of Halo, a partnering platform where companies, scientists and start-ups connect to address critical research and development (R&D) challenges. He discussed these questions with R&D executives from global corporations The Clorox Company, Corteva and PepsiCo, which are working to reduce their environmental footprint and create a more sustainable world.

Speaker

Kevin Leland, CEO, Halo

Kevin Leland is CEO of Halo, a partnering platform where companies and scientists join forces to solve problems and bring new innovations to market. Prior to Halo, Kevin was a founding employee and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at venture capital firm Lightbank, where he launched and led marketing at a number of start-ups, including Snapsheet, currently ranked 147 on Deloitte's list of the 500 fastest growing tech companies.

Any opinions are the presenter's own and do not necessarily represent those of IChemE or the Research and Innovation Community of Practice. The information is given in good faith but without any liability on the part of IChemE.

Webinar recording