Hosted by Tomas Hult, this segment of the globalEDGE Business Beat is an interview with Katherine Franz. She is Executive Director of the Axia Institute in the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University (axia.broad.msu.edu/).

Tomas Hult is Professor and Byington Endowed Chair in the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University. The Axia Institute is on the leading edge of developing high-impact value chain solutions for diverse systems: from manufacturing to enhancing water and protecting products to reducing waste.