Health Science Entrepreneurship Seminars
The Utah Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) sponsors the Health Science Entrepreneurship Seminar Series, a monthly meeting featuring successful and engaging scientist who have proven experience in the entrepreneurial ventures, sharing their stories via webcast and broadcasted to the HSEB building in room HSEB 4100C or 5100C on the secont friday of the month at 12 pm.
The seminar series is a collaboration among the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, the University of Kansas Medical Center, and the University of Utah (all Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program institutions), and University of Tennessee Health Science Center. HSE Seminar Series presentations are scheduled for the second Friday of each month.
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
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January 20, 2022
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Wei Li, PhD, UTHSC Distinguished Professor, Director of UTCoP Drug Discovery Center, Faculty Director of UTCoP Shared Analytical Instrument Facility, Founder and CSO, SEAK Therapeutics, LLC University of Tennessee |
The One-Mile Mark in a Marathon: First Tastes of Starting a Company in Developing a Small Molecule Drug |
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December 10, 2021
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Kattesh V. Katti, PhD, Curator's Distinguished Professor of Radiology and Physics University of Missouri |
From Lab to Market: Translating Discoveries in Green Nanotechnology into Nanomedicine Products |
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November 16, 2021
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Nathaniel Hafer, PhD, Director of Operations, Center for Clinical and Translational Science UMass-Amherst |
M2D2: A Multi-Institutional Partnership Catalyzing the Commercialization of Medical Devices and Biotechnology Products |
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October 28,2021
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Teddy Johnson, PE, MBA, Director of Technology Development for Institute of Translational Health Sciences University of Washington |
How to Know If You Have A Marketable Idea |
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May 4, 2021
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Stephen D. Fening, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engingeering; Director, Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership Case Western Reserve University |
Developing the Next Generation of Translational Biomedical Scientists” |
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April 29, 2021
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Ellen Purpus, PhD, Assistant Vice President, Enterprise and Innovation University of Nevada, Reno |
Shedding a Light on Managing Conflicts of Interest |
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April 16, 2021
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John P. Wilson, PhD, Founder and CEO Protify, LLC |
Entrepreneurship in Biotech: From a Garage to the Bleeding Edge |
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February 12, 2021
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Bryan McRae, MD, Executive Director (interim), Center for Innovation University of Utah School of Medicine |
Surgical Device Development and Entrepreneurship |
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January 27, 2021
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Jonathan Wall, PhD, Director of Research, UTHSC Graduate School of Medicine (Knoxville) Director of the Amyloidosis and Cancer Theranostics Co-Founder and interim Chief Science Officer of Attralus, Inc. |
The Road to a Collaborative Corporate-Academic Partnership for Biotechnology” |
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December 11, 2020 2:00pm |
Patrick D. Walker, MD Founder and Staff Renal Pathologist Arkana Laboratories |
Title: Arkana Laboratories: The Story |
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October 29, 2020 1:00pm |
Stephen Hanlon, Director, Health and Bioscience Innovation Hub University of Wyoming |
Title: University of Wyoming Health and Bioscience Hub
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September 22, 2020 10:00am |
Ian McClure, JD, Liz Knapp, MS, and Almesha Cambpell University of Kentucky |
Title: EnRICH Program Inaugural Year- Looking for Champions and Collaborators |
| March 26, 2020 |
John Chavez, MBA NMA Ventures |
Title: Moving Medical Technology From The Lab To The Market |
| February 14, 2020 |
Kai Kuck, PhD, ME University of Utah |
Title: Health Science Entrepreneurship in a Changing World: From Research to Impact-Medical Device and Innovation |
| January 10, 2020 |
Monica M. Jablonksi, PhD University of Tennessee Health Science Center |
Title:The First Step is Always the Hardest |
| December 13, 2019 |
Noah Asher, BBA National Science Foundation Innovation Corps Program |
Title:Finding Success Trhough Failure:An Entrepreneurship Journey |
| November 8, 2019 |
Karim Budhwani, PhD University of Alabama Birmingham |
Title:Leading the Innovation and New Knowledge Driven Economy of the Future |
| October 11, 2019 |
Mariam Grojian, New Ventures Manager. Office of Technology Commercialization University of Kentucky |
Title: Executives on roster(XOR): Best Practices and Talent Matching |
| September 13, 2019 |
Sharon C. Ballard, President/CEO EnableVentures, Inc & Nushores Biosciences LLC |
Title:Leveraging Non-Dilutive Federal Funding To Springboard Science/Technology Ventures |
| May 10, 2019 |
Mark Liles, PhD Auburn University |
Title:Lesson From an Academic in Avoiding the Ditches and Valleys of Commercial Death |
| April 12, 2019 |
Jeff Stinson, CPA, MBA HealthTech Arkansas |
Title:HealthTech Arkansas and its Contributions to Healthcare Innovation in Arkansas |
| February 8, 2019 |
Michael S. Kay, MD,PhD University of Utah |
Title:D-Peptides Inhibitors: Empowering Nature's Fragile Warriors |
| January 11, 2019 |
Jim Baxendale HealthTech Arkansas |
Title:University/Hospital Innovators and Technology Transfer |
| Dec 14, 2018 |
Chris West University of Tennessee |
Title:What We've Learned in Life Science Innovation: Practical Tips in Translational Research |
Kellie E. Brown, MS
Email: kellie.e.brown@hsc.utah.edu