DAVID EDWARDS

David Edwards is a scientist, inventor and writer.  The founder and inventor of FEND, 2020 Time Magazine Best Invention of the Year, a new hygiene for the lungs, David's inventions, startups, and creative spaces in France and the USA, have pioneered a new way of thinking about creativity at the interface of art, science and design as captured in his most recent book Creating Things That Matter (Holt 2018), Nautilus Book Award winner in 2018 in the category of creativity. David was Professor of the Practice of Bioengineering at Harvard University in the School of Engineering & Applied Sciences from 2001 to 2019, and transitioned to Associate in 2019 to lead the startup of FEND and open his restaurant, Senses, where the commitment to organic regenerative food parallels the commitment of David’s future-of-food company Incredible Foods.  David has received many international honors and awards, is a member of the National Academy of Engineering in the USA and in France, a member of the National Institute of Inventors, and a Chevalier of the Arts & Letters by the French Ministry of Culture.