History of Innovation at Cleveland Clinic

History of Innovation at Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic is home to many major medical breakthroughs in its history, ranging from the first First coronary angiography (1952) to the discovery of an intestinal bacteria product (TMAO) that can predict heart disease risk (2013). Cleveland Clinic discoveries and innovations are born out of a renowned culture in which critical mass is deployed to continually advance patient care. Cleveland Clinic Innovations (CCI) and Cleveland Clinic Ventures (CCV) work together to assess, protect, build, test and market the most promising ideas of our 51,000+ caregivers. This has resulted in a portfolio of over 1,200 issued patents, 550+ license agreements, and 80+ spin-off companies.

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CCI

CCI

For nearly two decades, Cleveland Clinic has worked to transform and accelerate the way patient-benefiting technology is transferred from an academic institution to market. CCI’s robust team of market analysts, subject matter experts and former medical industry leaders is…

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CCV

CCV

Cleveland Clinic forms and nurtures spin-off companies to advance the most scalable inventions of our caregivers. Since 2000, Cleveland Clinic Ventures has launched more than 80 companies.

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Services

Services

CCI partners with institutions, corporations, entrepreneurs and investors to optimize innovation efforts and realize opportunities to improve patient lives on a global scale.

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04/16/2019

Head. Heart. Hustle.

Kelly Emerton, PhD, Senior Director of Product Development for Cleveland Clinic Innovations, lives her life with the motto “Head. Heart. Hustle.” She has helped launch products and companies with this mantra in mind throughout her career.

03/28/2019

New Focus in HIT: Adding Value and Removing Barriers

In February of each year, tens of thousands of healthcare professionals, vendors and entrepreneurs gather to discuss the latest matters in health information technology. In the past, the HIMSS Global Conference served to showcase new technologies available for healthcare providers. But now as the majority of U.S. hospitals are compliant with the government mandate to adopt an EHR, the conference focus is shifting to the needs of patients and providers and most importantly, value.

03/27/2019

“Re.St.Les. to treat Epilepsy” Chosen for I-Corps@Ohio

The project team behind “Re.St.Les.” a neurosurgical platform invented at Cleveland Clinic, has been selected for the 2019 cohort of I-Corps@Ohio. This technology is a minimally-invasive alternative to open brain surgery by Drs. Jorge Gonzalez-Martinez, Andre Machado and Imad Najm to combine Recording, Stimulation and Lesioning of epileptogenic tissue into an integrated product.

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Top 10 Medical Innovations: 2019

VIew our list of the upcoming technologies that Cleveland Clinic experts predict will change patient care forever.

# 1 Alternative Therapy for Pain: Fighting the Opioid Crisis

#2 The Advent of AI in Healthcare

#3 Expanded Window for Acute Stroke Intervention

#4 Advances in Immunotherapy for Cancer Treatment

#5 Patient-Specific Products Achieved with 3D Printing

#6 Virtual and Mixed Reality for Medical Education

#7 Visor for Prehospital Stroke Diagnosis

#8 Innovation in Robotic Surgery

#9 Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Percutaneous Replacement

#10 RNA-Based Therapies

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