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Every year, Cleveland Clinic
celebrates the innovation culture
that runs deep within the organization.
Guided by our enterprise mission
to continue to improve the care of our patients receive,
innovation is happening at every clinical
and administrative level.
The home to many breakthroughs
from the first coronary angiography in 1952
to the discovery of an intestinal bacterial product
that can predict heart disease in 2013.
Cleveland Clinic makes ideas realities
with patient care advancements as the underlying theme.
Last year, caregivers continued
to make medical breakthroughs,
spanning from the first US birth of a patient
with a uterine transplant and Northern Ohio's first
in-utero, spina bifida repair
to the world's first successful single port
robotic kidney transplant in the Midwest first,
purely laparoscopic living donor liver transplant.
But these are merely the ones that broke headlines.
Even more of last year's innovative research
and developments should be celebrated,
as its eventual impact on healthcare
and to our patients at bedside.
Leveraging the success to inspire other caregivers
is the purpose behind celebrating innovation.
This celebration takes a deep dive
into remarkable achievements
in the areas of health information technology,
medical devices, and life sciences.
Each category takes a closer look at the domain experts
that are pushing innovation forward
in their respective fields.
Nominations explore the impact of ideas, ventures,
or partnerships in the work that took place
to elevate this concept beyond just paper.
Recognizing that Cleveland Clinic cannot solve everything,
we pursue relationships
with the experts outside of our walls
to help us further our mission.
These partnerships have allowed us to deliver care
to more patients across the globe.
Advancing patient care is continually moving the bar.
Each year, Cleveland Clinic continues to unravel
the core needs of our patients.
This elevation requires innovation and out of the box ideas
that meets patients where they are.
As we move closer to our mission
to be the best partner for patients,
our caregivers have continued to push the pursuit
in identifying the areas for improvement and opportunity.
Together we will create the best possible place
to deliver and receive
innovative health care for our patients.
Celebrating innovation allows a moment to pause and reflect
on the momentous successes
Cleveland Clinic innovators have achieved,
and the areas the organization has yet to explore.
We are very fortunate and honored
to work with such amazing adventures
across the organization.
We reside at the cutting edge of medical innovation.
Celebrations like this,
remind us how rare and lucky it is
to work at the Cleveland Clinic,
alongside some of the most talented
and passionate caregivers and inventors in the world.
Our objectives are clear.
We want to translate your ideas beyond Cleveland Clinic.
In order to do this, our team forges strong bonds
with our inventors and institutes.
These partnerships allow us to be upfront,
creative, and nimble as possible.
Not every idea will result in a licenser spinoff,
but we hope we can always offer helpful feedback
and a learning opportunity one way or another.
Celebrating innovation is an opportunity for us
to recognize all of the caregivers
that engage with innovations.
We are here to recognize and celebrate those caregivers
who have engaged in the invent process in 2019.
From taking their first step in submitting a new invention
or an idea to receiving a issued patent,
to achieving a milestone in the development of their idea,
their invention, and ideally, a commercial outcome.
We thank each one of you
for your continued collaboration and your enthusiasm
to embrace Cleveland Clinic's culture of innovation.
We invite you to explore
our celebration of innovation report,
and hear straight from the individuals
who are being recognized this year.
Please join me in congratulating
all of the Cleveland Clinic inventors.
We are excited about the opportunity
to extend their passion for innovation
and its ability to impact patients everywhere.
Our innovation awards are given to individuals
that have not only had success,
but have embodied the spirit of innovation.
Innovations has learned something from each of you,
and looks forward to continue to work with each of you.
Each invention and process is always incredibly unique,
and it is important to share these stories
to encourage others, to explore the innovation process.
Outstanding innovation in medical device,
Dr. Vinod Labhasetwar, for his work pushing the boundaries
of nanoparticle technology.
Outstanding innovation and health information technology,
Dr. Jay Alberts, for his use of VR technology
for realistic observations in Parkinson's patients,
outstanding innovation in therapeutics and diagnostics,
Dr. Diane Perez, for her development of a drug
for increased function in Alzheimer's disease,
outstanding innovation in delivery solutions,
Dr. Lisa Yerian and Nate Hurle,
for their innovative concept around tiered daily huddles.
And finally, the Young Innovator Award,
Dr. Feixiong Cheng,
for his work applying systems biology technology,
and network medicine methodologies to predict drug targets.
We are thankful for all of our inventors,
not just those we recognize this year.
Everyone has the ability to innovate,
and our history tells us this.
I hope that the stories shared,
inspire you to innovate something new
or push further on a project that you've been working on.
I encourage everyone to reach out to your colleagues
and congratulate them, as we learn more about their work
and we continue to celebrate innovation at Cleveland Clinic.
Thank you.
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