Jeffrey Karp, PhD, Principal Faculty Member, Harvard Stem Cell Institute
Overview
Individuals and teams drive innovation throughout the biomedical industry, from discovery research to clinical trials, product development and the larger market. Because of the risks inherent in this process, there is great interest in cultivating individual and team behaviors to try to make innovation more systematic.
In this webinar, Jeff Karp, PhD, draws upon his history of bridging academia and industry, starting six companies (including the newly public Frequency Therapeutics), creating multiple products and raising more than $300 million dollars in venture and philanthropic funding. He discusses ways to encourage creativity and individual empowerment in your team, and utilize your network to efficiently socialize ideas and identify strategic priorities.
About the Presenter
Jeffrey Karp, PhD, is a Professor of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He has published over 125 peer-reviewed papers, with >18,000 citations, and has given over 300 invited lectures. He has over 100 issued or pending patents. Several technologies developed in his lab have led to multiple products currently in development or on the market and for the launch of six companies that have raised over $300 million in funding. His lab has been funded by the NIH, NFL, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, in addition to many companies and foundations.
Karp has received over 50 awards and honors. Boston Magazine recently recognized Karp as one of 11 Boston Doctors Making Medical Breakthroughs. His work has been selected by Popular Mechanic's as one of the Top 20 New Biotech Breakthroughs that Will Change Medicine. He gave a TEDMED talk on bioinspired medical innovation, and is a member of the their Editorial Advisory Board. He was a commencement speaker at the University of Toronto and gave a TEDx talk on Radical Simplicity.