(Picture from: http://www.gizmag.com/3d-bio-printer/13609/) Ikhlaq Sidhu, the Fung Institute’s Chief Scientist, gives his opinions on 3D bio-printing, stating that 3D bio-printing will have a huge impact on society and people’s lives, along with tremendous business opportunities. 3D printing is the process of creating a 3D object from a digital model by using additive manufacturing, in which… Read More »
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What are Fung’s Chief Scientist’s opinions on 3D Bio-Printing?
What are Fung’s Chief Scientist’s thoughts on Internet, Economy & Privacy?
The Fung Institute’s Chief Scientist, Ikhlaq Sidhu gives his insight on Internet, Economy & Privacy. The Internet is a critical component of the global and domestic economy. The economic impact of the Internet on people’s lives is difficult to estimate in terms of dollars, but online advertising is the dynamo powering the Internet’s rapid growth. Internet advertising… Read More »
To Speak at Qualcomm on “Generating Return from Innovation”
I will be giving a talk on "Generating Return from Innovation" at Qualcomm in San Jose on April 26th from 1:30 – 3:00pm.
Coleman Fung Featured in “Alumni Notes” of BerkeleyENGINEER Magazine
Taken from Berkeley Engineer Spring 2013 Volume 3 Coleman Fung (B.S.’87 IEOR) was honored on campus in December 2012 for his endowment of two new chairs in the College of Engineering. In 2011, Fung received the UC Berkeley Foundation’s Chancellor’s Award in recognition of his multifaceted and transformative impact on the Berkeley campus. He is… Read More »
U.S. Crowdfunding Market Size Estimate by UC Berkeley College of Engineering
WHAT CAN GO WRONG PART 1
This introductory clip to Engineering Leadership illustrates of what can go wrong during the process of innovation. The clip is centered around the famous case of E-Ink which raised $120M over 7 years to commercialize an exciting new display technology. As you watch the video, think about what the firm did right and wrong. What… Read More »
SUPPLY CHAIN: WORLD IN 2050
This past week, we just finished teaching week 1 of our Global Engineering Leadership program. On the topic of supply chains, Antonio Mansilla pointed me to this interesting video on the 5 scenarios of the world in 2050. The video has been put together by DHL as part of their forward looking work on how… Read More »
NASSIM TALEB: BEWARE THE BIG ERRORS OF BIG DATA
Nassim Taleb, professor at New York University’s Polytechnic Institute, discusses the risks of big data. According to Taleb, researchers face the difficulty of finding the already-elusive needle of truth in an expanding haystack of data. The Article
DESIGNING A CORPORATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM – A QUALCOMM CASE STUDY (PART 1 OF 2)
Reblogged from Steve Blank: I ran into Ricardo Dos Santos and his amazing Qualcomm Venture Fest a few years ago and was astonished with its breath and depth. From that day on, when I got asked about which corporate innovation program had the best process for idea selection, I started my list with Qualcomm. This… Read More »