Posts by Casey Frazier
Meet the 2023 Commercialization and Inclusive Leadership Program Participants
Congratulations to all the participants chosen to attend the 2023 Mass General Brigham Commercialization and Inclusive Leadership Program (CILP)! The program, held in partnership with Babson College, supports the Innovator Community Expansion Initiative (ICEI) goal of growing the innovator community and providing tools and resources to drive excellence in commercial outcomes. CILP received 90 strong…
Read MoreConnect with global leaders in healthcare innovation at the 2023 World Medical Innovation Forum June 12-14
The annual World Medical Innovation Forum is being held in person at the Westin Seaport District in Boston this June 12 – 14, 2023. Mass General Brigham and Bank of America have partnered to create an exceptional gathering built around the breakthrough technologies and investments that will fundamentally improve patient care. The World Medical Innovation…
Read MoreInnovation Employees Celebrate Years of Service Milestones
More than 500 Mass General Brigham employees were honored in the recent 26th annual Enterprise Services Employee Service Recognition Celebration, including several members of the Innovation team. The ceremony recognizes employees who’ve reached milestones in their years of service, ranging from 5-50 years. Congratulations to the following individuals whose contributions have had a significant impact…
Read MoreIgnite Event Delivers Live Insights on Working with Industry
Photo, left to right: Glenn Miller, Strategic Innovation Leader; Erin McKenna, Program Director, Brigham Ignite; and panelists Joseph Smith, MD, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, BD; Christine Jost, PhD, Director, External Research, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research; and Julie DiPaolo, Senior Director, External Scientific Innovation, Immunology Lead, Johnson & Johnson Innovators and innovators-to-be attended Brigham…
Read MoreGene and Cell Therapy Institute (GCTI) Spark Grant program now accepting applications
The Gene and Cell Therapy Institute (GCTI) Spark Grant program is now open and accepting applications. Pre-proposals will be accepted until May 10, 2023. Submission information can be found on the GCTI Spark website. The GCTI Spark grants will fund projects that can demonstrate tangible advancements towards clinical applications as well as commercialization outcomes including licensing,…
Read MoreMass Eye and Ear Scientist Identifies Molecule Unlocking Glaucoma
Potential Cure May Impact Other Neurodegenerative Disease Therapies There is no cure (yet). Glaucoma often robs patients of sight as fluid in the eye builds up and increases pressure on the optic nerve. This group of diseases is so common that in the United States, more than 3 million people will receive the crushing…
Read MoreInnovation Grand Rounds: Finding the Innovation and Value in Digital Health: Selling Digital Solutions to Health Systems
Innovation Grand Rounds is a monthly live series with talks by innovators and executives from across the Mass General Brigham system. Mike Freni, Vice President, Business Development at Mass General Brigham Innovation, recently spoke about how best to position your digital innovations for commercial success in an ever-changing health marketplace. On October 26, 2022,…
Read MoreFirst Brigham Ignite Awards of the Year Announced
The Two Projects Focus on Robotic AI-Guided Intubation and Gamma Delta T Cell Therapy for Solid Tumors Two Brigham Ignite awards were announced today, one for novel therapies targeting solid tumors and the other for robotic AI- guided endotracheal intubation. The awards are given to Brigham and Women’s Hospital innovators for early-stage innovation acceleration…
Read More‘Barriers to Innovation’ Survey Shows Improvement in Underrepresented Faculty’s Perception as Innovators
Findings inform educational programs like CILP, next slated for May 15 Progress is being made in boosting the number of underrepresented groups that consider themselves as innovators, based on the latest survey results from the Mass General Brigham Innovator Community Expansion Initiative. Conducted in September, the survey set out for a second time to…
Read MoreJoin Dr. Anne Klibanski at the Wall Street Journal Health Forum this March
The Wall Street Journal is pleased to announce that its annual Health Forum will reconvene in person for the first time since 2019–on March 6 at The Westin Copley Place, Boston. Now in its sixth year, the forum gathers an influential group of senior executives and practitioners from across the sector, including stakeholders from the…
Read MoreAnnouncing 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…
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