Posts Tagged ‘commercialization’
Brigham Fellow’s Skull-Mounted Precision Device Aims to Increase Access, Lower Costs for Surgery
Walid Ibn Essayed, MD, for long has had an undying passion for his specialty of neurosurgery. Years ago, his grandmother had died of a brain tumor after surgery, which further spurred his interest in the field. While performing the delicate and challenging work of his profession at the Brigham, where he served as a chief…
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 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 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 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…
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