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Episode 31 | Bhavana Mohanraj, PhD and Mike Dishowitz, PhD, PCI Ventures | Medtech in Philadelphia
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Episode 31 | Bhavana Mohanraj, PhD and Mike Dishowitz, PhD, PCI Ventures | Medtech in Philadelphia
FromProject Medtech
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57 minutes
Released:
Feb 8, 2021
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In this episode, Bhavana, Mike and I discuss PCI Ventures, healthtech in the Philidelphia, advice for start-up companies and more.
Mike Dishowitz Bio: Dr. Dishowitz manages a portfolio of PCI Ventures startup companies, focusing on life science sector, including therapeutics, medical devices and diagnostics. His primary responsibility is to build businesses that commercialize Penn intellectual property by recruiting management, developing business strategies, fundraising, board management, supporting company operations, and executing deals.
Prior to joining PCI Ventures, Mike was a member of PriceSpective, a boutique consulting agency, where he specialized in determining asset valuation and pricing & market access potential of emerging life science technologies. Before entering industry, Mike spent several years in academic research, studying the impact of cell signaling pathways on orthopedic tissue and repair. He was also co-founder of a startup company based on his thesis research that uses a combination drug-device to promote bone formation and regeneration.
Mike graduated with a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Florida and a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Mohanraj is a portfolio manager at PCIV, working alongside Penn founders and entrepreneurs to create and grow life sciences start-ups developing innovative medical device and diagnostic systems, digital health tools, and therapeutics.
Bhavana Mohanraj Bio: Bhavana developed an interest in entrepreneurship during graduate school, wanting to understand how to translate research discoveries into commercial products. Initially focused on orthopaedic technologies, she co-founded a start-up company based on her research on a mechanically-activated drug delivery platform. After graduate school, Bhavana joined a medical device company, Biorez, developing regenerative implants to improve tendon and ligament healing. Now having returned to Penn, Bhavana joined the PCIV team, where she sits at the interface between academic research and company formation to help commercialize innovative technologies.
Bhavana graduated with a B.S and M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
Mike Dishowitz Bio: Dr. Dishowitz manages a portfolio of PCI Ventures startup companies, focusing on life science sector, including therapeutics, medical devices and diagnostics. His primary responsibility is to build businesses that commercialize Penn intellectual property by recruiting management, developing business strategies, fundraising, board management, supporting company operations, and executing deals.
Prior to joining PCI Ventures, Mike was a member of PriceSpective, a boutique consulting agency, where he specialized in determining asset valuation and pricing & market access potential of emerging life science technologies. Before entering industry, Mike spent several years in academic research, studying the impact of cell signaling pathways on orthopedic tissue and repair. He was also co-founder of a startup company based on his thesis research that uses a combination drug-device to promote bone formation and regeneration.
Mike graduated with a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Florida and a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Mohanraj is a portfolio manager at PCIV, working alongside Penn founders and entrepreneurs to create and grow life sciences start-ups developing innovative medical device and diagnostic systems, digital health tools, and therapeutics.
Bhavana Mohanraj Bio: Bhavana developed an interest in entrepreneurship during graduate school, wanting to understand how to translate research discoveries into commercial products. Initially focused on orthopaedic technologies, she co-founded a start-up company based on her research on a mechanically-activated drug delivery platform. After graduate school, Bhavana joined a medical device company, Biorez, developing regenerative implants to improve tendon and ligament healing. Now having returned to Penn, Bhavana joined the PCIV team, where she sits at the interface between academic research and company formation to help commercialize innovative technologies.
Bhavana graduated with a B.S and M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
Released:
Feb 8, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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