One of the mainstage sessions at our recent Impact conference in Boston featured Jit Kee Chin, Chief Technology Officer at Suffolk Construction, and Gabriele Ricci, Chief Data and Technology Officer at Takeda Pharmaceuticals. Here are seven key themes they discussed…
Healthcare AI trends according to the Mayo Clinic, Oracle, UCLA Health, and a former partner at Mass General Brigham’s AI and Digital Innovation Fund.
Just as AI is transforming human healthcare, veterinary medicine is undergoing a similar shift. Animal health company Covetrus is integrating AI into its platform to streamline workflows, enhance clinical decision-making, and improve patient care. Chief Product and Technology Officer Scot Gillespie explains…
“I find that the best way to get strong leadership support is to be the first person to welcome people to the organization, to be the first person to educate them on what innovation is, to be the first person that sees eye to eye with them on how innovation might work for them,” says David Creane. Read more from our interview…
“To embed daily innovation as part of our culture,” says Ashley Gambhir, “we created a mission statement: We want to have 14,000 problem solvers that relentlessly improve care while loving their jobs. We started a management system to encourage daily input by asking, ‘What ideas do you have?'” Read more from our interview…
A new research report has shown that in markets with complex ecosystems (think healthcare), the use of lean and agile methodologies may be less helpful than previously thought.
We talk to the Head of Data-Driven Innovation and Analytics at the biopharma company about leveraging new technologies like generative AI, and how his team is working to create value.
In any highly-regulated industry, well-intentioned rules can often hinder innovators from advancing great ideas. How do you overcome that? Here’s advice from an innovator at AstraZeneca.
We talk with Dr. Jeffrey Cohen, Chief Physician Executive for Community Health and Innovation at Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network, a $5 billion medical system that operates 14 hospitals and more than 200 primary- and specialty-care practices.
Right now, says Ilya Vedrashko, Vice President of AI Products, the focus when it comes to creating and deploying new AI software “is on creating the solutions for Syneos [employees], and upgrading a lot of the internal processes with the solutions.” Eventually, the company may offer some of the software it develops to client companies.
A 2024 rundown of recent notable generative AI projects, broken down by industry. Includes Volkswagen, Pfizer, Starbucks, and more…
The healthcare giant’s approach to new venture creation, in partnership with outside venture capital firms, got rolling in 2021. We talk with Sanjay Mistry, VP of Venture Investments and New Company Creation…
As part of our latest research report, Building a Productive Innovation Portfolio, we spoke with Weisner, Nihon Kohden Innovation Center’s President and CEO, to get his advice on engaging the necessary stakeholders for innovation activities, hear about what he calls “the negative stage gate system,” and understand how his team’s governance structure has changed over the past few years.
Todd Dunn, VP of Enterprise Innovation for Advocate Health, dives deep on standing up an innovation program while including perspectives from other business units; what he calls the ‘love metric’; and more as part of an interview for our new research report, Building a Productive Portfolio.
Deborah DiSanzo, President of Best Buy Health, shares her thoughts on how artificial intelligence will affect patients and healthcare professionals; gives commentary on ChatGPT; and more.
CareQuest Innovation Partners, an organization focused on oral health transformation, teamed up with MATTER, a healthcare incubation and innovation organization to create SMILE Health, a first-of-its-kind oral health accelerator. SMILE Health is focused around increasing access and equity in oral health for more positive public health outcomes. Kirill Zaydenman, VP of Innovation at CareQuest discussed the accelerator, its upcoming Demo Day, and what’s next for the five companies that have participated.
At our most recent event, we gathered several healthcare leaders to chat about the most impactful trends in the industry this year. Prashant Srivastrava of Innosight, Caroline Pepek of MassBio, and Julia Jackson of Takeda shared their thoughts. One of the most impactful trends? Consumer expectations for a customized experience.
“As humans, we have limitations in being able to integrate and synthesize and look at data,” says venture capitalist John Orloff, formerly Global Head of R&D at Alexion Pharmaceuticals. “I think AI and machine learning technology will allow us to make better decisions and choices, and give us new insights into how to approach certain diseases.” More from Orloff inside…
In early 2020, 3M decentralized its operating model to give the presidents of its four business groups more autonomy over R&D. We talk to SVP Cordell Hardy about how it started, and how it’s going.
Claire Johnsen is Head of Innovation of Hallmark Care Homes and Savista Developments, a family-run company that operates 19 eldercare facilities in the UK. We spoke with Johnsen as part of our IL Member Spotlight series, which profiles our members.
Rick Robinson, VP of Product and Startup Engagement at AARP, makes a case for opportunities in the growing AgeTech sector.
One key is to success with emerging tech is working closely with customers, says SVP of Strategy and Innovation Jason Dinger: “Sometimes, we identify hidden value where a customer sees a way to deploy a technology that we didn’t see.”
athenahealth’s Vice President of Research and Editorial Strategy shares why her team created an interactive telehealth dashboard that helps to collect and analyze consumer insights…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare providers around the globe sought digital solutions, and patients sought at-home options for what would have been in-person visits. Vijay Patel, Partner & Co-founder of CVS Health Ventures and Senior Director of Business Development of CVS Health Digital health and virtual care are two areas of focus for CVS Health […]
During a panel at the World Medical Innovation Forum, leaders from Bayer AG, Novartis Gene Therapy, and GE Healthcare shared how pandemic innovation has allowed the healthcare industry to make strides.
David Dombrowski of pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) considers being a translator between designers and innovators one of his main responsibilities. He shares four tips for innovators.
Lesley Solomon, Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses how her team utilizes partnerships to get new treatments to patients faster.
How do CEOs determine focus areas and allocate budget to R&D initiatives? Deborah Dunsire, CEO of Lundbeck — a phamaceutical company specializing in neurology and psychology — explains.
During a recent conversation on the Clubhouse app, corporate innovators discussed weathering the COVID recession, pursuing breakthrough ideas, and corporate venture capital programs.
Moderna’s Chief Digital and Operational Excellence Officer shares insights on how the company’s digital infrastructure supported the design and production of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine.
Tom Wagner is the Director of Digital Research, Knowledge Management & Market Intelligence at AstraZeneca. We spoke with Wagner as part of our IL Member Spotlight series, which profiles our members.
How do Chief Technology Officers build roadmaps to implement new technologies? And, how do they leverage data to innovate? Leo Barella, Chief Technology Officer at Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, explains.
Chandra Ramanathan, Global Head of Pharma R&D Open Innovation at Bayer, shares insights on what metrics his team measures, how he overcomes challenges in reporting…
Amanda Cashin is the Global Head of the Illumina Accelerator, a startup accelerator that is dedicated to making human genome sequencing more accessible and useful. We spoke with Cashin about recent accomplishments.
In this Master Class, Todd Dunn, Vice President of Innovation at Atrium Health and Tad Haas, Executive Vice President at edison365 discuss how Atrium Health designs for impact.
How can AI and machine learning provide patients with personal, preemptive healthcare? Rajeev Ronanki, Chief Digital Officer and Senior Vice President of Anthem, explains.
How can organizations build a culture of innovation and effectively create buy-in for change? Sarah Chavarria, the Chief People Officer of Delta Dental, explains.
Ian Hunt and Aimee Reynolds of Novartis’ Genesis Labs share insights on developing an effective innovation ecosystem that ensures that the best ideas bubble up to the top.
Chip Blaufuss of HCA Healthcare discusses his team’s COVID-19 preparations at the start of 2020 and getting ready for vaccine distribution in 2021.
Mohan Nair has run the Innovation Force team at Cambia Health Solutions for 10 years now. He offers 10 rules to follow over 10 years in order to guide a program to success.
Three startups demo their products, which include virtual reality for senior citizens, data-driven design software, and a robot that delivers medical supplies.
With the recent surge in protests related to the Black Lives Matter movement across the US, companies across the world are looking deeper at their role in promoting equality.
In this Master Class, Ashish Basuray of PreScouter discusses five megatrends, including digital twins, third-wave AI, smart materials, and more.
Jill Longman, Innovation Committee Co-Chair at Med-IQ, covers how to plan and manage the successful launch of an enterprise-wide innovation program.
Alex Slawsby of InnoLead, shares highlights from the recent “Digitizing the Innovation Team” report. Get best practices for integrating new tools into your organization.
As Chief Digital Officer for Sanofi Pasteur, Natalija Jovanovic leads a global, cross-functional team responsible for developing and executing the digital strategy of the largest vaccine developer in the world. In late July, the US government awarded Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline up to $2.1 billion to accelerate the development and manufacturing of a COVID-19 vaccine. It […]
When asked about the role innovation plays at Anthem Blue Cross, Mariya Filipova said her team helps the insurance provider transform into an “AI-first enterprise.” Watch for more…
Michal Preminger explains how the innovation teams at Johnson & Johnson are working to find solutions for both COVID-19 and racism…
Innovators from Kaiser Permanente and Johnson & Johnson discussed how the healthcare industry pivoted to respond to the pandemic.
How have teams pivoted to face the challenges of 2020? Rhett Alden of Elsevier discusses launching a COVID-19 Resource Center in four weeks. Innovators from Carhartt and CVS share insights.
How do you build ecosystems when travel and serendipity are limited for the foreseeable future? Watch this webcast to learn how to form partnerships during lockdown.
Firdaus Bhathena, Chief Digital Officer of CVS Health, shares how his team has pivoted to meet consumer needs — like exploding demand for deliveries — during the coronavirus pandemic.
Juan Enriquez, Managing Director of the venture capital fund Excel Venture Management, sees “crazy amounts of productive innovation taking place” as a response to the coronavirus pandemic. But the risk he sees is going back to the way things were pre-COVID in the life sciences sector.
In this episode of One Quick Thing, Chris Coburn discusses working to improve healthcare during a pandemic and the role of digital innovation in this crisis.
In January 2020, only 337 of Dignity Health’s patients had experienced a virtual visit. By May 5, the number of virtual visits had raced past 82,000. Here’s how they’ve been training docs and bringing patients along.
At InnoLead’s recent nonprofit forum, two innovation leaders from The Red Cross in the US and UK address how they are responding to the coronavirus pandemic.
In this episode of One Quick Thing, Prat Vemana discusses how the healthcare system is responding to COVID-19. Vemana is the Chief Digital Officer at Kaiser Permanente. Before coming to Kaiser, Vemana was Chief Product and Experience Officer at The Home Depot. He was also a VP of Global Ecommerce at Staples. Front-Burner Issues During […]
Shashi Jain’s day job is Intel. But he’s working almost another full-time shift as an organizer of the Portland 3D Printing Lab, which has been producing face shields for healthcare workers…
Experts share best practices for teams as they navigate uncertainty. Topics include shifting teams’ priorities, switching to remote work, and cultivating a “service oriented” mindset.
How can companies embrace risky — but potentially revolutionary — ideas? Authors Safi Bahcall and Hugh Molotsi tackle this question at InnoLead’s 2019 Impact event.
Instead of celebrating failure, writes Brian Mullen, a former hospital innovation team member, teams should celebrate attempts to solve problems.
Ideas that have the potential to reshape industries may end up stuck in the corporate basement. So how can companies embrace risky ideas? Authors Safi Bahcall and Hugh Molotsi serve up answers in this video.
“How can teams use co-creation to innovate?” InnoLead’s Kaitlin Milliken discusses how the team at Revera Senior Living navigates this challenge.
How can supply chain innovation deliver serious value? Guests from Retail Business Services, J&J, and MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics discuss.
How can you find innovation allies? We pull insights from our recent Benchmarking Innovation Impact 2020 Report, and head over to the Bose headquarters to find out…
Dr. Chris Haskell discusses how Bayer partners with startups, academic institutions, and other corporates at the company’s Innovation center.
Humana’s Roberto Roitz talks about the importance of creating a common language around what innovation means for the organization, and getting buy-in from operational colleagues. Roitz is a Director of Stratgeic Partnerships at Humana, the $57 billion health insurance and managed care provider based in Louisville, Kentucky.
From involving residents to running internal idea challenges to partnering with young tech companies, Revera Senior Living seeks to innovate aging collaboratively.
Read highlights from a conversation with CEOs from GE Healthcare, Philips, and Siemens Healthineers approach AI at their companies.
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