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 

Session on April 11, 2023

Presenter

Katie Reuther, PhD, MBA

Executive Director at Penn Health-Tech

Presentation

Session on June 14th, 2023

Presenter

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

Panelists

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

Presentation

Resources

• 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 

Related Chapters

Shewale, S. V., & Winston, F. (2019). Careers in Academia and Industry: Transitions and Challenges. In Academic Entrepreneurship for Medical and Health Sciences. https://doi.org/10.21428/b2e239dc.9b2cb536

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