Leading Industrial Science (ELPIS)

Leading Innovation in industrial Science and Technology is part of the European Leadership Programme on Industrial Science (ELPIS) developed as a collaboration between leading technical universities in Europe (The university alliance EuroTeQ).

The course objective is to equip leaders across disciplines to take charge of developing new, innovative and sustainable products from research, science and technology across universities and companies, so that it becomes market-leading innovation and a source of strategic renewal and resilience for a company.

The course will provide you with skills to catalyze market-leading innovations and drive strategic renewal and resilience in their organizations by spotting opportunities for development and creating groundbreaking insights into what technology can provide us with in terms of business advantages and security more broadly.

As technology and science fields are increasingly converging, new opportunities for groundbreaking innovation emerge. This requires exceptional leadership to identify opportunities, influence the innovation agenda, navigate uncertainty in the current geopolitical environment and inspire teams.

Does your company need to strengthen your capacity for leadership in technology and innovation? Are you looking for a challenging experience for your senior researchers or team leaders in R&D, product development or innovation, then DTU Learn for Life has the offering for you.

An empowering experience at the intersection of leadership and technology With this new offering, we seek to address the current burning platform issues at play across society and industry to ensure European competitiveness, resilience, and security in a more and more complex and volatile world. This includes understanding both the stakes and the opportunities this opens for creating new services and products – including for both civil and military purposes through the dual use of technologies.

In this course we will guide you into an interdisciplinary understanding of the leadership needed in this situation, and with these demands to lead innovation and change at a large scale to enable companies to thrive and survive under these conditions.

Many of todays and tomorrow’s innovations happen where technologies intersect.

We will explore how to lead the opportunity frontier from key enabling and critical technologies such as advanced quantum computing and big data, digitization, life science and bio solutions, technology in energy, manufacturing and materials, nano-electronics and photonics, AI, and e-connectivity and cybersecurity. This is important because these technologies are the driving forces in Europe’s technological sovereignty agenda.

Nurture big opportunities You will engage with your peer domain experts as well as with top academics across disciplines and explore the possibilities that the convergence between these technologies reveals. Our best professors will be forming a faculty selected specifically for this course.

Together with peers from across Europe and the inspiring faculty, you will be able to discuss game-changing opportunities.

After finishing the course you will gain knowledge: How to lead innovation and strategic use of technology across units and departments in a company How to turn luck and serendipity into strategic breakthroughs based on converging technologies How to lead technology- and science-intensive entrepreneurial environments How to innovate in the context of industrial science and technology How to bridge the gap between university research and science with business development and technology application How to turn university startups and research partnerships into business opportunities

Nongraded

The participants in our ELPIS programme modules will be an interdisciplinary group of 15-20 selected professionals across engineering, STEM and business.

Engineering professionals, STEM specialists and diverse business generalists in a mid- to high-level career role covering both R&D, tech expertise, and marketing and sales roles responsible for driving innovation, discovering new products, services and explore new avenues for convergence of technology across disciplines and industries to strengthen the competitiveness of their company.

Example job titles of potential participants
-Senior R&D Specialist, Head of R&D, Lead Scientist -Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Head of specific IT or Tech areas, Head of Data -Management Director of Product, Product Development Manager, Head of Marketing, Head of Sales -Founder of a tech startup, Head of a university spinout, Head of a Research Section at university In their current positions

Participants should play a crucial role in fostering and leading industrial research, business development and innovation, driving technological advancements, and maintaining or strengthening their companies’ competitive edge. As a key leader or responsible in their field, they’re responsible for identifying strategies to secure the future growth of both their domain and organization. They could also be drivers of marketing and sales, requiring them to examine research and technology more in depth, understanding the drivers and prerequisites for new developments.

Access requirements

You can have a solid STEM background from either university or industry research, or many years of experience within an engineering and tech heavy industry. But you could also be a trained business or marketing team leaderor manager with non-STEM background but working closely with STEM colleagues within technology driven solutions, R&D and innovation, and see a need to upskill to be able to work more effectively with leadership for industrial science.

You should have a good overall understanding of the technologies and the research areas relevant to your business area. You should also be eager to broaden your perspective beyond your own discipline, professional background and industry, wishing to explore trends across sectors and technologies, and interested in collaborating with participants in an interdisciplinary manner to discover the next major opportunities in business innovation and how critical technologies are shaping the future of your industry or product.

A master’s degree in engineering or business, preferably with a PhD and research experience in academia (Post.doc level) or industry is preferred. An endorsement from a member of your executive management would be advantageous, as it supports the time commitment needed for on-site training.