Innovations Spotlight
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05/31/2019

2018 Annual Report Released

Our 2018 Annual Report highlights recent accomplishments including our 50th H.E.A.R.T. ® license, the pilot and license of the Surgical Cooling Vest, expanding integration of the eHospital monitoring system, patients treated with life-changing Enspire DBS, and future patients who will be apnea-free with the Enhale neurostimulation system. Through the work of our Innovations and Ventures teams, and hundreds of innovators across the Enterprise, our 2018 Annual Report demonstrates that the culture of Innovation at Cleveland Clinic is thriving.

05/16/2019

A Bond Formed, a Solution Developed, and an Impactful Moment

As the weekend wound down at the Challenge America Makers for Veterans event, and the makers got ready to display their solutions, it was clear that beyond the technologies designed, real bonds have been formed among the teams. Bonds that ultimately lead to such unique and personal solutions, and while the technology is specifically designed – the magnitude is greater than just the person intended.

05/15/2019

CCI Honors Inventors at 2019 Innovator Awards Reception

On May 8, Cleveland Clinic Innovations celebrated the outstanding inventors at Cleveland Clinic at the annual Innovator Awards Reception. This event is a testament to the innovative culture at Cleveland Clinic recognizing all of our active inventors and exceptional successes from the previous year.

04/24/2019

Real Solutions for those Who Need them Most

It seems like just yesterday, a talented group of veterans, engineers, designers, and other professionals gathered on an early spring evening, to launch a program with greater than realized impact. The program – the first of its kind – designed to pair well-deserving veterans with makers to help solve their, often simple, problems. At kick-off, makers learned the stories of the seven veterans chosen to take part. Stories that would leave imprints on the hearts of everyone attending. Stories that are heard too frequently from those who serve our country. Stories that left us feeling like the world should be doing more.

04/24/2019

Protolabs Joins Healthcare Alliance, Brings Manufacturing Capabilities to Alliance Community

The Cleveland Clinic Innovation Alliance brings together a diverse group of provider and industry organizations that are dedicated to transforming healthcare through the invention, development and commercialization of solutions that improve patient care. In pursuit of this mission, the Alliance is always looking to add partners that will complement our inventors’ ideas and extend the transformative abilities of the community.

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.

03/27/2019

Top 10 Update: Ketamine for Treatment-Resistant Depression

Voted the #7 Top 10 Medical Innovation for 2017, “Ketamine for Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD)” raised many eyebrows. Having unsavory applications, ketamine is rarely used in the medical space. But for individuals with TRD, it just might be a saving grace.

03/20/2019

Machine Learning & Big Data: Is it possible to share de-identified data?

The 2019 JP Morgan Healthcare conference, along with the many others that congregate in San Francisco at the same time, draws a huge audience from across the healthcare spectrum, discussing any number of topics ranging from industry trends, intellectual property topics, to deal making discussions. An interesting discussion this year was around the use of previously collected clinical data by for-profit companies with artificial intelligence, machine learning platforms.