Heqin Huang

Heqin (Dave) Huang is an accomplished Open Innovation Manager at Umicore, where responsibilities include extensive engagement with stakeholders in the Chinese battery value chain and spearheading technology collaborations with key customers, start-ups, and academic institutions. Prior experience includes a role as Technical Scout at BASF, focusing on automotive coating, lithium-ion batteries, and 3D printing in the Asia Pacific. Additional experience includes technical consulting at Transfar International Group and research assistance at The Chinese University of Hong Kong in biomedical engineering. Heqin holds a PhD in Materials Science from the University of Göttingen and has academic qualifications in Materials Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Polymer Materials.