Enabling Innovation Initiative

Esra Roan, co-founder and CEO of SOMAVAC Medical Solutions, will discuss "Non-linear Career Paths: It is OK to Change Your Mind" on Friday, April 22, at 2 p.m. CT via Zoom.  Read More

Kayla Graff, CEO and co-founder of SweetBio, will discuss "Million Dollar Lessons: Attracting Capital to Fuel Your Biotech/Scientific Startup" at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, in Light Hall, Room 512. Her talk is part of the School of Medicine's Enabling Innovation Initiative seminar series. Read More

The Enabling Innovation Initiative presents Kayla Graff, CEO and co-founder of SweetBio, who will discuss “Million Dollar Lessons: Attracting Capital to Fuel Your Biotech/Scientific Startup” on Friday, Dec. 13, beginning at 2 p.m. in Light Hall, Room 512. Read More

Gary J. Nabel, chief scientific officer and senior vice president of Sanofi, will discuss “Unlocking the Promise of Medicine through Academic and Biotech/Pharma Innovation” at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 15, in Light Hall, Room 512. The lecture is part of the School of Medicine Basic Science's Enabling Innovation Initiative seminar series.  Read More

Jeff Conn, Lee E. Limbird Professor of Pharmacology and director of the Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery; and Brian Laden, co-founder and managing director of TriStar Health Partners, will present “From the Trenches: Perspectives on Launching a Company from Academia” on Friday, April 5, at 2 p.m. in Light Hall, Room 214. Read More

Kevin R. Ward, executive director, Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care (MCIRCC), is the featured speaker for the Enabling Innovation Initiative Seminar on Friday, March 15 at 3:00 p.m. in 202 Light Hall.  Read More

Edward D. McGruder, Chief Scientific Officer at Elanco Animal Health, will present, "Entrepreneurs Wanted: How to achieve exceptional results with small, focused teams.” The seminar will take place on Friday, Feb. 8, at 2 p.m. in 214 Light Hall. Read More

The Enabling Innovation Initiative presents Dr. Sinead Miller, CEO and co-founder of PATH EX, Inc., on Friday, Oct. 26, at 2 p.m. in Light Hall, Room 202. Read More

The next Enabling Innovation Initiative (el2) lecture will feature MIT's Dane Wittrup discussing "Respecting Expertise: How Humility and a Decade of Effort Built the Best Antibody Discovery Platform." The talk is scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday, March 23, in Light Hall, Room 214. Read More

The Enabling Innovation Initiative will host David L. Black, clinical associate professor of immunology, microbiology, pathology and pharmacology and founder of Aegis Sciences Corporation, on Friday, Feb. 2, at 3 p.m. in Light Hall, Room 214. Black will present "Accidental Entrepreneur: From Scientist to Businessman in 20 Short Years.” Read More