Research & Innovation in Healthcare
2025 Conference Agenda
The agenda for the Research & Innovation in Healthcare meeting has been announced. The meeting will be held at Mass General Brigham, Somerville, MA on Monday, October 27 and Tuesday, October 28, 2025. A diverse group of moderators and panelists will provide a variety of perspectives.
Day 1 – October 27, 2025
| 9:00am – 9:50am | So, you want to start a technology transfer office! Technology transfer offices are the mainstay of institutions pursuing research-based innovation. However, the function can also support the commercialization of clinical innovations and operational innovations. What are the risks/rewards? -David Winwood, PhD, RTTP, Vice President, Technology Transfer & Commercialization, Advocate Health -Jeannette Fiala, PhD, Senior Director, Innovation Operations, Mass General Brigham |
| 10:00am – 10:50am | Has innovation gone astray? Many innovation functions have focused on partnering and venturing to meet the innovation goals of their institution. As a result, operational innovations may not be captured or implemented? Is there a better way? Can these be captured and generate revenue? -Manoja (Ratnayake) Lecamwasam, PhD, MBA, System Vice President, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences Strategic Innovation, CommonSpirit Health -Emily Fry Vice President Strategy, Sanford Health |
| 10:50am – 11:10am | Break |
| 11:10am – Noon | AI in Healthcare – From Data to Decisions: How AI is Saving Lives and Lowering Costs -Matthew Howe, PhD – Principal Partnerships Manager, North America -Charles Macedo – Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP |
| Noon – 1:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm – 1:50pm | Children’s Hospitals and Pediatric Programs Research based innovation is central to the mission at children’s hospitals. However, the market size can stymie commercialization. How do these programs advance solutions for their patients when markets may be against them? -Charlette Stallworth – Vice President of Business Development and Innovation, Stanford Children’s Health -Nadine Beauger, PhD, MBA – Senior Director – Therapeutic & Medical Device Accelerator, Boston Children’s Hospital -Kosh Ghosh, MS, MBA – Executive Director of Innovation Programs, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago |
| 2:00pm – 2:50pm | Prototyping and translation: Many ideas and technologies developed in the healthcare space require additional proof of concept development. How do you fund prototyping & translation? Should you? -Landon Borders – Senior Executive Director for Technology Development, Product Management and R&D Partnerships, UK Health -C. Michael Nilsson, MS, PE – Innovative Delta Technology |
| 2:50pm – 3:10pm | Break |
| 3:30pm – 4:00pm | Adventures in Digital Health – Commercializing inventions from an innovation institute. -John Schultz – Senior Director, Office of Technology Transfer at Houston Methodist Hospital -Kamal Jethwani, MD MPH – Vice President, Digital Ventures, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Office, Moffitt Cancer Center |
| 4:00pm – 5:00pm | Effective Partnering/Venturing Model’s, Tips, and Tricks – Can Technology transfer and Innovation Offices learn from each other? -Manoja (Ratnayake) Lecamwasam, PhD, MBA, System Vice President, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences Strategic Innovation, CommonSpirit Health -Mike Freni Vice President of Business Development and Venture Partner, MGB -Marvin Barksdale, JD Associate Director, Business Development, MGB |
| 7:00 | Dinner – Location TBD |
Day 2 – October 28, 2025
| 9:00am – Noon | Innovation Exchange Trying something different this year! The Innovation Exchange has been set up as an online B2B market for the exchange of Operational Innovations between hospitals, academia, and healthcare providers. Operational Innovations are those innovations that promote efficiency, improve the patient experience, or support value-based care. As attendees, you can post your innovation to the online marketplace to look for licensees or look for something that may meet your needs: https://innovationexhange.com. We are leaving this morning open for presentations on innovations that you have posted on the exchange. If you are interested in giving a 15 min presentation on an innovation/opportunity for other hospitals, please email tdenning@tremonticonsulting.com. Presentations
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The agenda for the Research & Innovation in Healthcare meeting has been announced. The meeting will be held at Baylor Scott & White Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center, Dallas, Texas on Tuesday, April 23 and Wednesday, April 24, 2024. A diverse group of moderators and panelists will provide a variety of perspectives.
Day 1 – October 27, 2025
| 9:00am – 9:50am | So, you want to start a technology transfer office! Technology transfer offices are the mainstay of institutions pursuing research-based innovation. However, the function can also support the commercialization of clinical innovations and operational innovations. What are the risks/rewards? -David Winwood, PhD, RTTP, Vice President, Technology Transfer & Commercialization, Advocate Health -Jeannette Fiala, PhD, Senior Director, Innovation Operations, Mass General Brigham |
| 10:00am – 10:45am | How do you Commercialize an Innovation?: If “innovation” is focused on an internal benefit, is there an external opportunity too?Donald P. Taylor, PhD, MBA, CLP – UC Davis Health Stephen M. Behm – Bon Secours Mercy Health |
| 10:45am – 11:15am | Networking Break |
| 11:15am – Noon | Presentation: “Owkin & Baylor Scott & White – AI in Action” Matthew Howe, PhD – Owkin Elisa Priest – Baylor Scott & White Health Ashley Hopkins – Baylor Scott & White Health |
| Noon – 1:30pm | Lunch |
| 1:30pm – 2:15pm | AI: Opportunities in Healthcare Elaine Hamm, PhD – Elaine Hamm, PhD, Alliance for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Samantha Nava, PhD, Rice University |
| 2:15pm – 3:00pm | Innovating to the common denominator: Innovations can come from all levels. How do you find them and get people to disclose them? Stephen M. Behm – Bon Secours Mercy Health Valerie McDevitt – Florida State University Manoja Lecamwasam PhD MBA – CommonSpirit Health |
| 3:00pm – 3:30pm | Networking Break |
| 3:30pm – 4:15pm | Patient Data Licensing Dinesh Divakaran – Owkin Valerie McDevitt – Florida State University Charles Macedo – Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP |
| 4:15pm – 5:00pm | How is your office structured? Jeffrey Klein, PhD MBA RPA MPM – UH Ventures Scott McNeal – Mass General Brigham Brad Phelan – UT Southwestern |
Wednesday, April 24
| 7:30 am – 9:00 am | Registration and Breakfast |
| 9:00am – 9:45am | Driving Innovation through your system: You’ve identified an innovation … how do you get people to use it?Donald P. Taylor, PhD, MBA, CLP – UC Davis Health Scott McNeal – Mass General Brigham |
| 10:00am – 10:45am | How you manage and market specialty assets, such as GMP production facilities?Donald P. Taylor, PhD, MBA, CLP – UC Davis Health Robert McClain, PhD – UNTHSC |
| 10:45am – 11:15am | Networking Break |
| 11:15 am – Noon | MTEC’s Billion Dollar Bets – Investing in Biomedical Innovation to Improve Health Outcomes Rick Satcher – MTEC |
| Noon | Meeting Adjourned |