Frank Hysa, Ph.D.

Developed a web platform to support the Open Innovation in enterprises strategies

• Trained 11 international Ph.D. students on how to go from R&D to market in the interdisciplinary domain of food and healthy diet to deepen the impact of food quality on reproductive Health (REP) and eating disorders (EAT).
• Focused on the effect of diet determinants on both humans and animals thus implying a strict integration amongst food and life science research advances.

Knowledge Provider:
• Worked with fisheries and ship-building and emerging Blue technologies-including aquaculture- green shipbuilding, robotics, and new materials
• Trained 50+ biology university students during Blue Economy Hackathon

• Trained 50 immigrants on how to launch a business
• 3 months training program covering: business model, financing, legal, IT
Partners: Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania, Allianz Foundation, IRES Friuli Venezia Giulia

I was assigned by EIT (European Innovation & Technology Institute) Food CLC South to perform the role of coordinator of the Romanian EIT Food Hub in 2018. Part of my activities included:
• Responsibility for a 12 months program covering every Romanian region
• Scouted, Selected, & Trained the best Romanian startups in the food tech industry (over 400 startups)
• Direct point of contact with development agencies, innovation agencies, financial institutions, EU grants departments… Show more

I was assigned by EIT (European Innovation & Technology Institute) Food CLC South to perform the role of coordinator of the Romanian EIT Food Hub in 2018. Part of my activities included:
• Responsibility for a 12 months program covering every Romanian region
• Scouted, Selected, & Trained the best Romanian startups in the food tech industry (over 400 startups)
• Direct point of contact with development agencies, innovation agencies, financial institutions, EU grants departments, ministry of innovation, universities, R&D centers
• Organized 3 high-level events: EIT Food Government Academy, EIT Food RIS Awareness Day, EIT Food RIS Fellowship
• Coordinated team of 10 and presented final demo day with the finalists
• Organized events and workshops for students, graduates, Ph.D. and entrepreneurs
• Promoted EIT Food’s portfolio of instruments for local innovators
• The program was successful and EIT Food decided to fund it again in 2019 & 2020.
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• Board member of Young Entrepreneurs Council for Marche Region
• Represented Marche Region Entrepreneurs in Brussels
• Scouted, selected, trained the best food & sustainability startups in the region

Program Director:
• Created the largest Startup Grind Network in Italy from launching the first chapter in 2017 leading up to 9 running chapters around the country within 12 months.
• Won 2 global startup prizes: “hunter award” (the best startup scouter) & “bull award” (the best partnership closer)

Project managed and brought 40+ start-ups and innovative SMEs in Silicon Valley for a B2B program with meetings, pitches to VCs, conference participation, strategic partnerships.
Delivered the "SCOPE" process: Selected, Connected, Optimised, Potentiated, and Empowered the startups involved in the IDEA project.

The Lab Contamination ( CLab ) are places of contamination between students of different disciplines . Promote the culture of entrepreneurship , innovation and do, as well as an interdisciplinary approach and new learning models . They are designed to expose students to a challenging environment for the development of an entrepreneurial vocation innovation projects .

Finalist at Business plan competition

The mission is based on business relationships, as follow new clients, offer new deals, look at new partnerships, study new products and local market. To help facilitate old business relationships and create new ones.
We had been in Washington DC and in Orlando (FL) for PowerGen International fair the world's largest power generation event focusing on the industry's latest innovations, technical trends and business strategies

My team and I conducted a country analysis for the introduction of rolling tobacco in the American market. Starting from a variety of countries, the analysis ends up with the most promising country in terms of market potential. Attractiveness index and market screenigs have been used. In the end, a marketing mix strategy is included.

Global Consulting Program is an internship involving Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ohio University, Istao and private companies.
I worked in a cross-cultural team. We conducted a detailed market analysis and provided a market entry strategy to an Italian company (Energy Resources SPA) that wanted to enter either Croatian or Albanian market of "integrated renewable energy solutions".

Establish strategic direction, and strong
market position. Becoming a financially selfsufficient
firm, earning substantial profits from its
operations.