This book provides a guide to innovation and entrepreneurship within academic surgery and details how these approaches can develop new technologies and programs that advance healthcare. The pathways, barriers, and opportunities for commercialization and entrepreneurship are identified and discussed in relation to licenses, start-ups, and obtaining funding.
The book aims to help create a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship across academic medical centres around the world, with the belief that this can improve patient care.
This book is relevant to surgeons of all disciplines, as well as medical students and researchers.
This book provides a guide to innovation and entrepreneurship within academic surgery and details how these approaches can develop new technologies and programs that advance healthcare. The pathways, barriers, and opportunities for commercialization and entrepreneurship are identified and discussed in relation to licenses, start-ups, and obtaining funding.
The book aims to help create a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship across academic medical centres around the world, with the belief that this can improve patient care.
This book is relevant to surgeons of all disciplines, as well as medical students and researchers.
Mark S. Cohen
Surgical Innovation Customer Discovery Intellectual Property Regulatory Process Biodesign Model Industry-Academic Partnerships Shared Investment Model Funding Engineering Industry-Academic Engagement Academic Medical Center
“Book has a broad target audience, ranging from residents to fellows to faculty surgeons. The book meets the needs of the intended audience nicely by creating a framework for innovative work to progress. … This a high-quality book that draws from many different areas to provide a centralized resource for understanding and improving surgical innovation. … It compares well to its counterpart books that examine different aspects of a successful academic surgical career for those interested in innovation and entrepreneurship.” (Kelsey Elyce Koch, Doody's Book Reviews, December 7, 2019)
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