Vivien Badaut

Vivien Badaut is an experienced innovation and business development professional currently serving as the Innovation and Business Development Manager at the University of Leeds since May 2022. In this role, Badaut focuses on developing industrial partnerships and facilitating access to innovation funding, particularly from Innovate UK. Additionally, Badaut is a Workshop Facilitator at 2tonnes, engaging teams in immersive workshops aimed at advancing climate action. Previously, Badaut founded and managed DRIAD, supporting over 200 innovative companies in Europe in their research and development efforts. Badaut has also served as an Expert Evaluator for the European Innovation Council and conducted postdoctoral research at RIKEN, alongside roles as a Research Engineer at CEA and a Research Associate at JRC-ITU. Badaut holds a PhD in Environmental Chemistry and an MSc in Nuclear Chemistry from Université Paris-Saclay.