Huazhong University of Science and Technology "Master Class" International Frontier Subject Lecture
Theme: Science – Technology – Innovation: Exploring Opportunities for Cooperation between Germany and China
Science-Technology-Innovation: Seeking the Opportunity for China-Germany Cooperation
Presenter: Prof. Dietmar Harhoff
Academician, Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften
Academician, German Academy of Science and Engineering
Member of the Group of Experts on Innovative Dialogue of German Chancellor Angela Dorothea Merkel
Director of Institute of Innovation and Competition of Max Planck
Holder: Professor Yu Xiang, Director of Chinese-German Institute for Intellectual Property, School of Management, and Dean of Sino-European Institute for Intellectual Property, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Time: October 16, 2019 (Wednesday) 19:30-21:00
Location: Wutong Yu Mingde Report Hall
Brief Introduction:
The path from science to technology to innovation is complex and we have undergone many changes over the past few decades. In the lecture, we will first discuss different science-technology-innovation models. The relationship between the quality of science and the economic and social values generated by technology will then be explored. Finally, the present report will explore which areas of science make sense for international cooperation and collaboration in the process of promoting evolution from science to technology to innovation.
About the presenter:
Professor Diethmar Harhoff, Academician, Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften, Academician, German Academy of Science and Engineering, Member of the Group of Experts on Innovative Dialogue of German Chancellor Angela Dorothea Merkel, is currently Director of Institute of Innovation and Competition of Max Planck. Professor Dietmar Harhoff, who obtained his Ph. D. in 1991 at the MIT Sloan School of Management, researches in a wide field and has published a series of high-level papers in top management journals such as Research Policy, Management Science, Journal of Business Venturing. Professor Diethmar Harhoff led the team to provide important services over intellectual property and innovation policy advisory to governments and industry companies in Germany and other European countries. He also serves as Chairman of the Preparatory Committee of the German Agency for Disruptive Innovation and a Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the German Federal Ministry of Economy and Technology. He served as Chairman of the Scientific and Economic Advisory Committee of the European Patent Office and Vice-Chairman of the European Association for Intellectual Property Policy.