The ORS Innovation Committee will serve as a hub for orthopaedic clinical translation and the commercialization process of early-stage ideas to provide a home for innovation within the field of orthopaedics.
The objectives of the ORS Innovation Committee include:
- Provide a forum for the committee of researchers, industry members, clinicians, entrepreneurs, investors, consultants early career investigators who are experienced or interested in commercialization
- Mentorship
- Develop educational and networking opportunities that will provide knowledge and perspective around the various aspects of design, commercialization, and translation
- Access to industry connections
- Create an ecosystem where ORS can provide resources and expertise to support innovation within the field of orthopaedics
Innovation Committee Leadership
- Evan Goldberg, PhD, Chair
- Ata Kiapour, PhD, Co-Chair
- Francis Hornicek, MD, PhD
- Thomas Kean, PhD
- Neharika Bhadouria, PhD
- Gabriela Graziani, PhD
- Manuela Ernst
- Abiraman Srinivasan, MPhil, PhD
Have a Great Idea? What’s Next?
Learn the Basics of Taking an Idea to a Commercial Product and Resources at the ORS
Objectives:
- Provide an overview of the Innovation Committee and Business Innovation Competition
- Learn the nuts and bolts for starting a company
- Provide an overview of the start-up roadmap
- Learn how to effectively communicate your technology at various stages
Organizers:
Roland Herzog, PhD
Committee member, ORS Innovation Committee
Head of Technology Transfer
AO Foundation
Farshid Guilak, PhD
Committee member, ORS Innovation Committee
Washington University at Saint Louis
Suzanne Tabbaa, PhD
Chair, ORS Innovation Committee
SymplexBio Consulting
University of California, San Francisco
Speaker:
Starting a Company and Selling Your Story—Keys to Success on the Way to Market
Nicholas Pachuda, DPM
Chief Operating Officer
Peptilogics
The following programs, offered during the ORS 2021 Annual Meeting. These programs were Co-organized by the ORS Industry Engagement and Innovation Committee and the ORS Commercialization Network are complimentary to view after completing the registration form.
There is no registration fee to view the The Innovation & Commercialization Sessions.