ADIA Lab Seminar Series - March 2024
Special Iftar ADIA Lab Seminar:
“Innovation is better when computers are involved”
Edward Jung, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Intellectual Ventures
Edward Jung is a global expert in innovation ecosystems, with 40 years of experience in software, R&D, entrepreneurship, and startups in multiple countries, with scientific expertise in mathematical physics and biophysics. An avid inventor and entrepreneur, Edward holds more than 1,200 issued patents and founded more than 40 organizations in the areas of biomedicine, computing, networking, energy, and material sciences.
Edward founded Intellectual Ventures in 2000 after leaving Microsoft Corporation, where he was its first Chief Architect and co-founder of Windows NT, Office, and Microsoft Research. His biomedical research in the 1980s in protein structure and function was published in journals including the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and the Journal of Biochemistry.
Edward has served as an advisor to numerous non-commercial organizations, including the National Academy of Sciences, China Academy of Sciences, Harvard Medical School, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and World Health Organization. He has been a member of the ADIA Lab Advisory Board since its inauguration in December 2022.
Seminar Overview:
Between 2000 and 2020, a $8B US Fund managed over 100,000 patent assets and generated over a third of the top 50 United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) inventors, two dozen deep tech spinout companies, and over 800 commercial licenses. How did computing help?
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Tuesday, 27 March 2024 |
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Presentation: 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM Networking and Iftar for in-person guests: 6:30 - 7:30 PM |
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ADGM Academy, 20th floor, Al Maqam Tower Al Maryah Island , Abu Dhabi |