On April 17, 2016, Prof. Yesha Sivan, Executive Director of the Coller Institute of Venture, will speak about the entrepreneurial mindset. The Venture Ecosystem.
The lecture will be held at the Sherman 03 hall on Sunday, 17/04/16, at 16:15-18:00.
The lecture is open to the interested public, but advance registration is required.
The lecture, part of the course Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Neuroscience held jointly with the EU Human Brain Project, will focus on entrepreneurship and innovation in academia and the first steps of transferring research insights to viable businesses. Prof. Sivan will address the following questions, among others:
- What is entrepreneurship? Can it be taught and learned?
- Why should students in areas such as Engineering, Life Sciences, and Medicine study entrepreneurship? How can it help you in their day-to-day research?
- What new models for entrepreneurship in academia and outside it are successful – or not so successful?