EPISODE · May 26, 2023 · 7 MIN
Episode 13: Entrepreneur-in-Residence in Biotech with Key Opinion Leader Kenneth Eilertsen
from BIO from the BAYOU: Build Your Biotech Network with Key Opinion Leaders and Investors
Creating relationships between industry and university science is difficult but crucial. On this episode, Kenneth Eilertsen, PhD, from Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC) discusses his new position as Entrepreneur-in-Residence and how he helps bridge the gap between PBRC and faculty startups and other external partners. He explains the challenges to effective commercialization and the underdeveloped innovation culture in universities with thoughts on how to address both. Episode hosted by Patrick Reed, RTTP. Links: Learn more about Kenneth Eilertsen, PhD, and connect on LinkedIn. Connect with Patrick Reed, RTTP, and learn about LSU Health New Orleans. Check out BIO on the BAYOU and make plans to attend in October, 2023. Learn more about BIO from the BAYOU – the podcast, the upcoming event, and more! Learn more about podcast sponsor, The XLerator Network. Bio from the Bayou is a podcast that explores biotech innovation, business development, and healthcare outcomes in New Orleans & The Gulf South, connecting biotech companies, investors, and key opinion leaders to advance medicine, technology, and startup opportunities in the region.
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Creating relationships between industry and university science is difficult but crucial. On this episode, Kenneth Eilertsen, PhD, from Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC) discusses his new position as Entrepreneur-in-Residence and how he helps bridge the gap between PBRC and faculty startups and other external partners. He explains the challenges to effective commercialization and the underdeveloped innovation culture in universities with thoughts on how to address both. Episode hosted by Patrick Reed, RTTP. Links: Learn more about Kenneth Eilertsen, PhD, and connect on LinkedIn. Connect with Patrick Reed, RTTP, and learn about LSU Health New Orleans. Check out BIO on the BAYOU and make plans to attend in October, 2023. Learn more about BIO from the BAYOU – the podcast, the upcoming event, and more! Learn more about podcast sponsor, The XLerator Network. Bio from the Bayou is a podcast that explores biotech innovation, business development, and healthcare outcomes in New Orleans & The Gulf South, connecting biotech companies, investors, and key opinion leaders to advance medicine, technology, and startup opportunities in the region.
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