Posts by Casey Frazier
Announcing the Brigham Ignite Ignitable Ideas Series
Brigham Ignite is pleased to announce the Ignitable Ideas Series, a virtual educational series for Mass General Brigham investigators to learn how your innovation can lead to commercialization that improves patient care. Experts in drugs, devices, diagnostics, and digital technologies will discuss the translational journey from concept-to-commercialization and address your questions on: Outlining the value…
Read MoreNovel blood test combined with mammography finds cancers sooner, informing treatments and preventing overdiagnoses
Experienced innovator’s technology reduces false-positive results from imaging With plenty of innovations under his belt, David Walt, PhD, is not one to sit on his laurels. One of his latest innovations stems from the dreaded diagnoses of breast cancer that friends and family have faced and the subsequent tests and treatments they have tolerated…
Read MoreTen Projects Advance at 4th Annual MESH Innovation Teams’ ‘Problem Day’
Top Finalists to Enter Yearlong Program Guiding Their Innovations Aimed at Enhancing Patient Care It’s surely a misnomer because “Problem Day” is no problem, at least for the 10 teams (13 participants) that earlier this month succeeded in the annual competition to learn from the expertise of a multidisciplinary team of scientists, engineers and…
Read MoreNew Study Finds Holidays as Peak Times for Domestic Violence Injuries
Research aids in developing AI aimed at early detection Breaking the cycle of intimate partner violence has for long been at the forefront of work undertaken by radiologist Bharti Khurana, MD, FACR, FASER. Much of her research, studying injuries of patients in emergency departments, has been featured in numerous mainstream and trade news outlets.…
Read MoreInnovation Grand Rounds: Genetics, Signaling, and Academic Discovery as Gateways to Drug Development
Innovation Grand Rounds is a monthly live series with talks by innovators and executives from across the Mass General Brigham system. Paul Yu, MD, PhD, recently spoke about his ALK2 small molecule innovations spanning from discovery through IPO. On Sept 14, 2022, Paul Yu, MD, PhD, Director of the Cardiovascular Research Center (CVRC) at…
Read MoreInnovator Uncovering Ways to Alleviate Tinnitus Based on Learnings from Phantom Limb Pain
Spaulding Researcher Launches Second Trial for Auditory Mirror Therapy Phantom limb pain may not intuitively seem to be associated with hearing. Yet one Mass General Brigham innovator has found a connection that could help solve a vexing hearing issue for millions of patients. Tinnitus plagues some 10-20 percent of the general population. Moreover, the…
Read MoreRecognition Event Celebrates Innovators Throughout Mass General Brigham
Innovators from throughout Mass General Brigham, members of the Mass General Brigham Innovation team, and executives Anne Klibanski, MD, President and CEO, Paul Anderson, MD, PhD, interim Chief Academic Officer, and Chris Coburn, Chief Innovation Officer, gathered in person to celebrate at the Innovator’s Recognition Event on November 17. The room was filled with warm…
Read MoreAre you an Innovator? Applications for Mass General Brigham Commercialization and Inclusive Leadership Program now open
The Mass General Brigham Commercialization and Inclusive Leadership Program (CILP) is a one-day in-person program on commercial application and inclusive leadership offered by the Mass General Brigham Innovator Community Expansion Initiative (ICEI) in collaboration with Babson College. This program supports the Innovator Community Expansion Initiative’s (ICEI) goal of increasing the pool of potential innovators across…
Read MoreFinding a Safer Way to Draw Pediatric Blood Led This Nurse to Innovate
The Blood Shield Transfer device allows safe transfer of pediatric blood to microcontainers and blood gas syringes As a member of the Mass General Hospital’s Biothreats Response Team, Kimberly Whalen, RN, MS, CCRN is steadfast in applying safety protocols at work, especially when it comes to drawing blood and transferring it from syringes into…
Read MoreMass General Brigham Implements DexCare to Support Care Integration and Advance Digital Health
Collaboration demonstrates Mass General Brigham’s commitment to digital transformation and enhancing patient experience SEATTLE, Oct. 31, 2022 — DexCare, Inc., a data-driven intelligence company focused on healthcare access, and Mass General Brigham, an integrated academic health care system, today announced that Mass General Brigham has implemented DexCare’s Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) for an end-to-end digital consumer experience and…
Read MoreInnovation Grand Rounds: Clinical Innovation in Trauma: From Inception to Automation to Impact
Innovation Grand Rounds is a monthly live series with talks by innovators and executives from across the Mass General Brigham system. Bharti Khurana, MD, FACR, recently spoke about her work developing tools to detect intimate partner violence. On August 18, 2022, Bharti Khurana, MD, FACR, Founder, Director and Principal Investigator of the Brigham Trauma…
Read MoreMcKenna invited as panelist at Advamed MedTech Conference
Photo, left to right: Joseph Ferrara (moderator), Veranex Solutions; Philip Rackliffe, GE Healthcare; Erin McKenna; Kevin Boyle, Becton Dickinson; and Gretchen Purcell Jackson, Intuitive Surgical Congratulations to Erin McKenna, Operating Partner for Amplify and Program Director for Brigham Ignite, for being invited to participate as a panelist today at the Advamed MedTech Conference, organized…
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