Whether your plan is to stay in academia, work in industry, or do something in between - the opportunities available and skills associated with Academic Entrepreneurship may be exciting, enriching elements to weave into your professional career.
Hosted by the CHOP Innovation Ecosystem (IE) in partnership with CHOP’s Office of Academic Training and Outreach Programs (ATOP), these sessions introduced exciting stories of Academic Entrepreneurs to provide real examples of how academics can weave academic entrepreneurship into their careers.
Learning Objectives of this ongoing event include:
Defining Academic Entrepreneurship
Describing potential career paths in Academic Entrepreneurship from perspective of a MD or PhD
Listing common knowledge/skills needed for a career path in Academic Entrepreneurship
Sharing resources available through CHOP and Penn that support exploration of Academic Entrepreneurship
Katie Reuther, PhD, MBA
Executive Director at Penn Health-Tech
Dr. Flaura Winston PhD, MD
Founder and Scientific Director of Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP); Director, Innovation Ecosystem; Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Advisor Diagnostic Driving; National Medical and Science Advisor for the Toyota Way Forward Fund
Daria Ferro, MD
Attending Physician, Hospital Medicine & Clinical Informatics; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Clinical Advisor, Phrase Health
Jiah Pearson-Leary, PhD
Senior Analyst, inThought Research
Bryan Humbarger
Sr. Vice President, Commercial for Eko;
Co-Founder & CEO VentruMed
Jason Van Batavia, MD, MSTR
Attending Pediatric Urologist; Assistant Professor, Perelman School of Medicine
Innovation Ecosystem Action Course: 7 week course for CHOP employees dedicated to developing academics into academic entrepreneurs! Get more details and sign-up for updates for this fall 2023 course!
Science Center Venture Café: Free training & networking events on entrepreneurship
Pennsylvania Pediatric Medical Device Consortium: Periodically takes on sponsored projects, and provides expert advice year round
Penn Health-Tech: Along with events and resources, offers a yearly accelerator to provide support through advising and funding aimed at accelerating the life cycle of innovative health technologies
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Marquez, A., & Winston, F. (2019). The Promotion Process: Academic Entrepreneurship Career Tracks. In Academic Entrepreneurship for Medical and Health Sciences. https://doi.org/10.21428/b2e239dc.d540706c