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Tech Transfer, navigating the healthcare system and taking risks, from academia to industry with David Chen and Lisa Bowers
Season 2 · Episode 12

Tech Transfer, navigating the healthcare system and taking risks, from academia to industry with David Chen and Lisa Bowers

Biomedical Frontiers: Stories with Innovators in Healthcare · Dasha Tyshlek

March 4, 20251h 6m

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Show Notes

How do groundbreaking biomedical innovations move from research labs to real-world applications? What challenges make healthcare such a complex industry for startups? What risks are worth taking when translating science into impactful solutions?

In this episode host Dasha Tyshlek sits down with David Chen, Assistant Dean of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Partnerships, and Lisa Bowers, Director of UVA’s Enterprise Studio and former biotech executive, to explore tech transfer in healthcare. We discuss:

  • Layers of complexity in solving healthcare challenges
  • Economic realities that make healthcare innovation difficult
  • How early-stage biotech companies navigate funding, regulations, and clinical trials

Lisa and David share insights from their experiences in academia and industry, discussing how researchers can effectively bridge the gap between discovery and commercialization.

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Production Team:

Director & Host: Dasha Tyshlek, StratCraft, Inc. www.strat-craft.com

Executive Producer: David Chen, Managing Director & Instructor of Engineering Design

Senior Producer: Hannah Moore, Associate Director, UVA Coulter

Design Director: Carolyn Wagner, Inc. & Link: carolynwagnerinc.com

Produced on behalf of Wallace H. Coulter Center for Translational Research at University of Virginia