[CCoE Notice] BME Seminar Series Presents: Life Sciences Commercialization – Can Houston Become a Credible Player?

[Grayson, Audrey A]

University of Houston - Biomedical Engineering Seminar

Friday, Sept. 28, 2018, Noon, Rm 205 SEC

Life Sciences Commercialization –

Can Houston Become a Credible Player?

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Dr. Atul Varadhachary

ABSTRACT

To correct the fact that little commercialization funding flows to Houston, Fannin Innovation Studio was created to train experienced life sciences entrepreneurs. Fannin in-licenses technologies from local academic institutions, that we develop and de-risk internally until it is ready to be spun out. In our hybrid approach, Fannin serves as both the management team and the seed investor, collaborating with the academic inventors to advance the technology. Our interns and fellows gain critical hands-on commercialization experience.  With over 170 interns and fellows in the last seven years, this program has grown to become among the largest of its kind and is helping grow Houston’s next generation of CEOs.  I will share the context for creation of the Studio, how it is addressing the critical bottleneck to life sciences commercialization in Houston, and how it complements other Houston initiatives.



BIOSKETCH

Dr. Atul Varadhachary is Managing Partner at Fannin Innovation Studio since 2013. Previously, Atul was President, U.S. Operations at Reliance Life Sciences, he also served for nine years as President & COO of Agennix, Inc., a late-stage biotechnology company. Before Agennix, Atul was Senior Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Co. where he co-led initiatives to support life science commercialization at Houston’s Texas Medical Center.  He co-founded and ran Pratham Health (now the Niramaya Health Foundation), a preventive health program reaching 65,000 under-served pre-school children in India.  Atul has served as Adjunct Professor at Rice University, Baylor College of Medicine and the UT School of Public Health, and on several company and community Boards, including the Greater Houston Partnership’s Healthcare Advisory Committee and on the Jones Health Care Advisory Board.  Atul received his medical training at the University of Bombay and has a Ph.D. in Physiology from Johns Hopkins.

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