5 Pivotal Moments — and 5 Lessons Learned — from Innovation Lab’s First 10 Years
A decade ago this summer, a group of like-minded healthcare system leaders came together to craft an innovation engine for their hospitals. In the simplest terms, the goal was to create an independent, self-sustaining organization that would identify great ideas from providers and staff members, turn those concepts into products, and get them across the…
Read MoreOrange County Business Journal | Innovation Institute Taps Lawyer McKinnon as CEO
Mike McKinnon has been named CEO and president of La Palma-based for-profit healthcare startup incubator Innovation Institute, effective May 1. McKinnon is currently partner at the Costa Mesa office of law firm Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, and has served as the general counsel for the institute since its founding 10 years ago. His…
Read MoreInnovation Institute Announces Leadership Changes
La Palma, Calif. — The Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike McKinnon as the new President and CEO of the Innovation Institute, effective May 1, 2023. McKinnon brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the role with approximately 28 years of experience in health care. He is currently a Partner at…
Read MoreJP Morgan Healthcare Conference Roundtable
By Larry Stofko In early January, The Innovation Institute and Sheppard Mullin hosted a “Healthcare VC and Early-Stage Investors” lunch gathering and roundtable at the 2023 JP Morgan Healthcare conference held on January 9-11 in San Francisco. The facilitated discussion was attended by members of MultiCare Capital Partners, 7wireVentures, Echo Health Ventures, and Amazon…
Read More4 Expert Insights into Innovation & Commercialization
Trained as a medical doctor and cancer researcher, Dr. Nishi Viswanathan has spent most of her career as an entrepreneur and business professional. She’s always looking for innovative breakthroughs to drive better health outcomes and lower the cost of care. And she’ll be the first to tell you when it’s time to talk about commercializing…
Read MoreMobility Management | Innovation Lab Wins Grant for Move-D Brace
A California-based startup has won a $30,000 grant to help bring its Move-D mechanical elbow brace to market. In a Nov. 1 news announcement, Innovation Lab said it designed the Move-D brace to help Dylan, a child with ataxic cerebral palsy. On its Web site, Innovation Lab said Dylan “feels as though he cannot perform…
Read MoreMedical Product Outsourcing Magazine | Innovation Lab Wins $30,000 Grant
Funding will help bring its Move-D mechanical elbow brace to market. Charles Sternberg, Associate Editor An Orange County-based startup, Innovation Lab, was awarded $30,000 in grant funding to help bring their “Move-D” mechanical elbow brace to market to help improve Activities of Daily Living (ADL) for pediatric ataxic cerebral palsy patients. The grant was awarded…
Read MoreHome Medical Equipment Provider News | Innovation Lab Receives $30K for Pediatric Device
LA PALMA, Calif. – Innovation Lab was awarded $30,000 in grant funding to help bring their “Move-D” mechanical elbow brace to market to help improve activities of daily living for pediatric ataxic cerebral palsy patients. The grant was awarded during the “Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids!” competition held during the 10th Annual Pediatric…
Read MoreHearing Review | Innovation Lab Awarded Grant for ‘Move-D’ Elbow Brace
An Orange County-based startup, Innovation Lab, announced that it was awarded $30,000 in grant funding to help bring its “Move-D” mechanical elbow brace to market to help improve Activities of Daily Living (ADL) for pediatric ataxic cerebral palsy patients. The grant was awarded during the “Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids!” competition held during the 10th Annual…
Read MoreRehab Management | Innovation Lab Awarded $30K to Help Improve Activities of Daily Living for Pediatric Ataxic Cerebral Palsy Patients
An Orange County-based startup, Innovation Lab, was awarded $30,000 in grant funding to help bring their “Move-D” mechanical elbow brace to market to help improve Activities of Daily Living (ADL) for pediatric ataxic cerebral palsy patients. The grant was awarded during the “Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids!” competition held during the 10th Annual Pediatric Device…
Read MoreInnovation Lab Awarded $30,000 to Help Improve Activities of Daily Living for Pediatric Ataxic Cerebral Palsy Patients
Grant Awarded at National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation and Funded by Food and Drug Administration La Palma, Calif. – An Orange County-based startup, Innovation Lab, was awarded $30,000 in grant funding to help bring their “Move-D” mechanical elbow brace to market to help improve Activities of Daily Living (ADL) for pediatric ataxic cerebral…
Read MoreInnovation District | Five Winners Selected in Prestigious Pediatric Device Competition
The National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation (NCC-PDI) announced five awardees chosen in its prestigious “Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids!” competition. Each received a share of $150,000 in grant funding from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), with awards ranging from $20,000 to $50,000 to support the advancement of pediatric medical devices.…
Read MoreInnovation District | Five Winners Selected in Prestigious Pediatric Device Competition
The National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation (NCC-PDI) announced five awardees chosen in its prestigious “Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids!” competition. Each received a share of $150,000 in grant funding from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), with awards ranging from $20,000 to $50,000 to support the advancement of pediatric medical devices.…
Read MoreFour Things Health Systems Can Do Right Now to Support Creativity and Innovation
The word “creativity” is usually associated with fine arts or hobbies, not healthcare. But health systems are actually filled with scientists and caregivers who use creativity to solve problems involving a very complicated organism: the human body. Creative thinking helps us imagine ways in which we can provide better care for our patients and their…
Read More24×7 Magazine | American Medical Imaging Names New President & CEO
American Medical Imaging (AMI) named Jim Spearman as the organization’s new president and CEO, following the recent retirement of Steve Cannon who recently held the positions. “Upon the announcement of Steve Cannon’s retirement as President & CEO of AMI, we engaged in a careful search for the right successor, a leader with the vision and experience…
Read MoreTechNation Magazine | MultiMedical Systems Earns ISO Certification
The MultiMedical Systems LLC (MMS) quality management system has earned ISO 13485:2016 certification from Orion. The three-year certification verifies that MMS – which provides medical device sales, service and repair – developed and implemented a quality management system that conforms to the international requirements for medical devices. The independent International Organization for Standardization, based in…
Read MoreMultiMedical Systems Earns International Quality Certification for Medical Devices
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA – The MultiMedical Systems, LLC (MMS) Quality Management System has earned ISO 13485:2016 certification from Orion. The three-year certification verifies that MMS, which provides medical device sales, service, and repair, developed, and implemented a quality management system that conforms to the international requirements for medical devices. The independent International Organization for Standardization, based…
Read MoreDOTmed Healthcare Business News | Jim Spearman
American Medical Imaging appoints president & CEO La Palma, CA – Upon the announcement of Steve Cannon’s retirement as President & CEO of AMI, we engaged in a careful search for the right successor, a leader with the vision and experience to guide our organization to new successes, both regionally and nationally. It is with…
Read More24×7 Magazine | MultiMedical Systems Nabs ISO 13485:2016 Certification
The MultiMedical Systems (MMS) Quality Management System has earned ISO 13485:2016 certification from Orion. The three-year certification verifies that MMS, which provides medical device sales, service, and repair, developed and implemented a quality management system that conforms to the international requirements for medical devices. The independent International Organization for Standardization, based in Geneva, Switzerland and founded in 1947, develops…
Read MoreAmerican Medical Imaging Taps Jim Spearman as President & CEO
La Palma, CA – Upon the announcement of Steve Cannon’s retirement as President & CEO of AMI, we engaged in a careful search for the right successor, a leader with the vision and experience to guide our organization to new successes, both regionally and nationally. It is with great pleasure that we announce that Jim…
Read MoreTechNation Magazine | American Medical Imaging Taps Jim Spearman as President & CEO
Upon the announcement of Steve Cannon’s retirement as president & CEO of American Medical Imaging (AMI), the company engaged in a careful search for the right successor, a leader with the vision and experience to guide the organization to new successes, both regionally and nationally. “It is with great pleasure that we announce that Jim…
Read MoreAccelerate In-House Innovation with a Subscription Partnership
By Ryan Kelly At this very moment, someone on your frontline staff is pondering a really good idea for improving some aspect of healthcare. It could be a medical device. It could be a digital tool. What will happen to that idea? Usually, the answer is nothing. Or the innovator will give it away to…
Read MoreInnovation Lab’s Best Advice for Healthcare Innovators
“There’s got to be a better way.” This common phrase “is like a homing beacon,” says Innovation Lab General Manager Ryan Kelly, that indicates a pressing, unmet need and a new product opportunity. Healthcare professionals find themselves thinking it all the time, so they become experts in developing creative workarounds. Here’s one example. The standard…
Read MoreFrom Vision to Life-Changing Device: The Development of the Gait MyoElectric Stimulator
In late August 2004, physical therapist and researcher David Embrey, PhD, was analyzing electromyography of the gait cycle in children with and without cerebral palsy. As he stared at his screen, Embrey’s mind wandered to a conversation he’d had with a colleague about the need for innovative ways to improve gait in people with neuromuscular…
Read MoreWhat Has the Pandemic Revealed About the Health Care Delivery System?
Published Originally On: CHAUSA By: Joe Randolph President and CEO, Innovation Institute Over the past two years, the pandemic has exposed significant gaps and weaknesses within the U.S. health care delivery system. Although the speed of the development, approvals and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. strongly make the case that our health care…
Read MoreStartups Demonstrate Power of AI and Machine Learning to Reshape Healthcare
By Suzy Engwall In healthcare, some problems are so enormous and complex that a solution has long seemed impossible. Artificial intelligence and machine learning promise new insights into these multifactorial challenges, as we learned at our recent Startup Demo Day: AI and Machine Learning. Not only that, but artificial intelligence in healthcare is enabling humans…
Read MoreInnovation Never Sleeps: A Look at 2021’s Successes
Even in a year of intense pressure on frontline healthcare workers, creative innovation never stopped. General Manager Ryan Kelly looks back at the highlights of 2021.
Read MoreMeet Avera’s Physical Therapy Leader Turned Prolific Inventor
Nicolle Samuels is a problem-solver. And because her background is in physical therapy, that has meant solving problems for patients. “I feel like I’m naturally able to take a look at what’s going on and solve a problem, either for an individual patient or for something bigger that affects patients organizationwide,” said Samuels, who oversees…
Read MoreBehavioral Health Stakeholders Fuel Design Thinking Process
By Melissa Goodwin Transferring patients suffering behavioral health crises from Emergency Departments (EDs) in hospitals from coast to coast into proper care is a largely manual process involving many stakeholders. But as the Innovation Lab and Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH) seek to prevent potential complications and delays in this widespread process, it isn’t just about…
Read MoreMedCity News | Provider-Owned Innovation Lab Partners with Olive to Build Automation Tools
Innovation Lab, an incubator owned by six nonprofit health systems, is joining forces with Olive to co-develop technology that will automate operational and clinical workflows. The companies will leverage Olive’s AI platform, as well as Innovation Lab’s frontline access to its health system owners. By ANUJA VAIDYA Newport Beach, California-based Innovation Lab, the incubator collaboratively owned…
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