Innovations Inventors' Forum
Upcoming Sessions
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
How to Accelerate Your Research and Innovation Efforts in Today's Regulatory Environment
There are other important departments with which an innovator may need to interact during the commercialization process. The role of each office will be discussed, and answers will be sought on how to most effectively interact with each of these key functions.
Guy Chisolm, PhD, Director, Innovation Management and Conflict of Interest Program
Paul DiCorleto, PhD, Sherwin-Page Chair, Lerner Research Institute
Joe Foss,, MD, Director, Clinical Research for General Anesthesiology
Paul Murray, PhD. Chair, Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC)
Dave Rowan, Esq., Chief Legal Officer, Chief Governance Officer & Secretary
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5:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Registration @ 5:00 PM
Location: Main Campus, InterContinental Hotel
Past Sessions
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Can Cleveland Clinic Staff Become More Inventive - A forum on Creativity in Science download video
The question of whether innovation can be taught or nurtured is frequently debated. This panel looks at the basis of creativity in science and whether systems can be implemented to enhance the potential for invention in an organization like Cleveland Clinic. Panelists will discuss their own research and personal experiences as inventors in the world of cutting edge science and medicine.
Scott Endsley, MD, Director of Innovation & System Design, Medicine Institute
Richard Foster, PhD, Author and Consultant
Stan Hazen, MD, PhD, Section Head, Preventive Cardiology
Dean Keith Simonton, PhD, Author and Professor of Psychology, University of California, Davis
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Registration @ 5:00 PM
Location: Main Campus, InterContinental Hotel
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
The View From the Medical Industry - Why License Cleveland Clinic Technology? download video
Get an inside look at company motives for licensing academic technology - i.e,. why companies pursue technology from medical centers; what their outcomes are; how they integrate academic technology into their product lines, and what level of investigator involvement is needed. A panel of industry leaders will discuss these issues, and reflect on the characteristics of optimally beneficial corporate-academic relationships.
Clyde Baker, President and CEO, On-X Life Technologies, Inc.
Don Haut, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Smith & Nephew
Andrew Schapals, Senior Licensing Manager, Abbott Diagnostics
Rob Uhleflder, Assistant General Counsel, Wellstat Management Company
Michael Villalobos, PhD, Senior Commercialization Officer, Innovations
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Registration @ 5:00 PM
Location: Main Campus, InterContinental Hotel
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
IT Commercialization - Creating Commercial Products in MEDTECH's Hottest Segment download video
Software is the hottest area in medical technology development. It crosses the entire health care industry including diagnosis, delivery of care, patient management, hospital operations, finance and much more. The panel will discuss approaches to the commercialization of software, intellectual property issues, managing the handoff from institution to company, and typical terms in such transactions.
Scott Alter, Partner, Faegre & Benson
Andy Hurd, President, CareFx
Steve McHale, CEO Explorys
Joe Turk, Director, Information Technology
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Registration @ 5:00 PM
Location: Main Campus, InterContinental Hotel
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Intellectual Property - Patentability and Inventorship download video
This session is intended to unlock the mysteries associated with protecting biomedical innovations, and to illustrate how patent activities help shape a commercialization strategy. Topics will include what makes a drug, device, diagnostic or software invention patentable, how to search the patent literature, and navigate around existing art. The speakers will touch upon issues related to disclosure, publication, collaborations, and infringement. Panelists will lead a case study review of patent claims to examine their scope and their effect on patent strategy. Also included will be an inventor's perspective on the patenting process. This session is designed for both experienced and novice inventors.
Alan Bentley, Director, Commercialization, Innovations
Ann Collins, Esq., Principal, Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds
Robert Silverman, PhD., Staff, Cancer Biology
Michael Villalobos, PhD, Senior Commercialization Officer, Innovations
Richard Wesorick, Esq., Partner, Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Registration @ 5:00 PM
Location: Main Campus, InterContinental Hotel
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
My Journey From Frontline Clinical/Scientist to Commercialization Participant download video
Cleveland Clinic staff who have been part of creating companies or licensing their inventions will discuss key questions/issues regarding their roles as part of a commercialization including: "why I decided to become an inventor"; personal and professional sacrifices; rewards; "would I do it again knowing what I know now"; and advice for colleagues considering commercialization.
Wael Barsoum, MD, Chair, Surgical Operations; Vice-Chair, Orthopaedic Surgery
Thomas Graham, MD, Chairman, Innovations; Vice-Chair, Orthopaedic Surgery
Anil Jain, MD, Senior IT Executive, ITD
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Registration @ 5:00 PM
Location: Main Campus, InterContinental Hotel
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Creating a Start-Up Company download video
Starting a company is the highest risk, most time-intensive path to commercialization, yet it can also be highly satisfying and profitable. This panel will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of starting a company, and the criteria upon which a technology is evaluated for new venture formation. Special attention will be given to the CC policies and procedures pertaining to start-up companies.
Steve Gullans, PhD, Managing Partner, Excel Venture Management (download presentation)
John Hession, Esq., Partner, Cooley Godward Kronish
Sam Kiderman, PhD, Director, New Ventures, Innovations (download presentation)
Jake Orville, CEO, Cleveland HeartLab, LLC (download presentation)
Tim Sarac, MD, Staff, Vascular Surgery (download presentation)
Karen Shanahan, Esq., Law Department
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Registration @ 5:00 PM
Location: Main Campus, InterContinental Hotel
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
The Perspective From the Venture Capital Community download video
The acquisition of seed and venture capital is critical to the growth of many start-up companies. Such investors also provide invaluable management and business guidance. This panel will discuss how venture capitalists and angel investors work with spin-off and early-stage medical companies.
Tom Embrescia, Chair, Second Generation
Pat Fortune, PhD, Partner, Boston Millennia Partners
Keith Kerman, MD, Managing Director, Primus Capital Funds
Harry Rein, Partner, Foundation Medical Partners
John Rice, PhD, Managing Partner, Triathlon Venture Partners
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Registration @ 5:00 PM
Location: Main Campus, InterContinental Hotel
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Commercialization Funding - Government Wants to Support You! download video
Government has become an essential funder in the commercialization of medical innovation. The two most important government sources of support are SBIR and Ohio's Third Frontier Program. Cuyahoga County recently announced its intention to become a significant source of commercialization funding. Principles from these and other sources such as GCIC will provide insight into the most effective way to take advantage of these unique programs.
Cuyahoga County Executive Edward FitzGerald
Norman Chagnon, Interim Director, Technology and Innovation Division, Ohio Department of Development
Jo Anne Goodnight, Program Manager, ITECS Innovative Consulting
Mark Low, Managing Director, Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center (GCIC)
Pete O'Neill, Sr. Commercialization Officer, Innovations
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Registration @ 5:00PM
Location: Main Campus, InterContinental Hotel