About
The American Association for Scientist Entrepreneurship (AASE) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to connecting science with entrepreneurship, industry, and investment. Our mission is to help scientific knowledge and discoveries move beyond the laboratory and create real value for society.
Scientists are at the center of many important advances in medicine, biotechnology, artificial intelligence, energy, materials, and other fields. Yet turning a scientific discovery into a useful technology, product, or company requires more than research alone. It requires connections with entrepreneurs, industry leaders, investors, universities, professional service providers, and other partners who understand how innovation moves from discovery to application.
AASE brings these communities together.
Our global ecosystem is built around three connected areas: Academia × Industry × Investment. We provide opportunities for scientists to meet potential collaborators, explore commercialization pathways, develop entrepreneurial skills, connect with investors, and better understand the business side of innovation. At the same time, we help companies and investors discover promising technologies, scientific expertise, emerging fields, and new opportunities for collaboration.
As a nonprofit organization, AASE supports educational, scientific, and professional activities that strengthen science-driven entrepreneurship. Through research, publications, conferences, forums, education, networking, and international partnerships, we seek to build stronger connections between scientific discovery and real-world impact.
AASE is a global ecosystem connecting academia, industry, and investment to accelerate science-driven innovation and entrepreneurship.
We believe that scientific research can not only change the world, but also create value.
Our Mission
AASE’s mission is to help scientific discoveries move from the laboratory toward real-world impact through a connected pathway:
Scientific Discovery → Translation → Entrepreneurship → Investment → Market Impact
AASE is more than an association for scientists. It is a global platform that connects scientists with the people, knowledge, resources, and capital needed to turn discoveries into technologies, products, companies, and practical solutions. By bringing together academia, industry, and investment, AASE supports research translation, scientist entrepreneurship, technology commercialization, startup development, and investment connections. Our goal is to help scientists move beyond traditional academic boundaries and participate more fully in innovation, entrepreneurship, industry, and the global economy.
Our Vision
Our vision is to build a global ecosystem where scientists can move freely across academia, industry, entrepreneurship, and investment, turning scientific knowledge into meaningful innovation. AASE seeks to make the journey from discovery to market impact more connected, accessible, and effective for scientists and innovators worldwide.
Our Board Members
(President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Board Member(s))
 Board Member of AASE |  Treasurer of AASE |  Secretary of AASE |  Vice President of AASE |
|---|---|---|---|
 Jack (Jie) Huang MD, PhDPresident of AASE |