The Life Science Effect

This is Part 2 of a two part conversation with Kyle Keeney, Entrepreneur-In-Residence, Elevate Ventures.

In Part 1, Kyle told the story of bringing his experience on the coasts, in Europe, and around the world back home to boost the economy in Southern Indiana/Northern Kentucky.

In part 2, Kyle describes how important it is for communities to take a long view when it comes to securing the future of innovation and sciences. Then, Kyle and Steve discuss some of their favorite books. Kyle tells Steve how he fosters a love of reading and learning in his children.

An experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated record of success in supporting innovation in life science and think tanks, Kyle offers the skills to build meaningful partnerships and relationships that cross boundaries to move science-based discoveries forward. With his business development skills and a focus on entrepreneurship, Kyle establishes novel collaborations, and fosters the commercialization of new technologies and ideas.

A proactive leader, Kyle encourages collaboration and communication, which serves as the foundation for bringing new ideas to fruition. He always seeks the opportunity to build new bridges as the means to fostering paths that lead to the emergence of capabilities in the sciences.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

https://www.ynharari.com/book/sapiens/

https://www.ynharari.com/book/21-lessons/

http://www.jareddiamond.org/Jared_Diamond/Guns,_Germs,_and_Steel.html

http://www.jareddiamond.org/Jared_Diamond/Collapse.html

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146153.What_Are_People_For_

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Tangled-Tree/David-Quammen/9781476776620

https://www.elevateventures.com/

http://communities.techstars.com/usa/indianapolis-in-usa/about

This is Part 1 of a two part conversation with Kyle Keeney, Entrepreneur-In-Residence, Elevate Ventures.

In Part 1, Kyle tells the story of bringing his experience on the coasts, in Europe, and around the world back home to boost the economy in Southern Indiana/Northern Kentucky.

How can entrepreneurs tap into the capital resources available for startups? Where can they get objective advice on how to attract and use the right resources? And, importantly, what's it all for? Kyle is a devoted family man and an active member of his community.

An experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated record of success in supporting innovation in life science and think tanks, I offer the skills to build meaningful partnerships and relationships that cross boundaries to move science-based discoveries forward. With my business development skills and a focus on entrepreneurship, I establish novel collaborations, and foster the commercialization of new technologies and ideas.

A proactive leader, I encourage collaboration and communication, which serves as the foundation for bringing new ideas to fruition. I always seek the opportunity to build new bridges as the means to fostering paths that lead to the emergence of capabilities in the sciences.

Part 2 will be a more personal discussion about books and the importance of inspiring kids to read.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

https://www.elevateventures.com/

http://communities.techstars.com/usa/indianapolis-in-usa/about

16 Tech is the future of collaboration in downtown Indianapolis. It will bring together the talent, capital, and technology to make innovation happen.

Robert Coy is President and CEO of 16 Tech Community Corporation Inc., the entity overseeing the development of the 16 Tech innovation community. As President, Coy leads the development of 16 Tech into a major hub for scientific research, technology innovation, entrepreneurial activity and talent development, retention and attraction.Prior to 16 Tech, Coy was President and CEO of CincyTech, a venture development organization that accelerated the growth of start-up bioscience, healthcare, technology and advanced manufacturing companies in Southwest Ohio. Under Coy's leadership for more than 11 years, CincyTech invested in 70 startups that raised more than $680 million in seed, early and late stage capital and that today employ nearly 1,000 people.Coy has held entrepreneurial and economic development leadership positions with public and private institutions over the past 32 years in Ohio, Missouri, Delaware and Pennsylvania.Prior to joining CincyTech, Coy was senior vice president for entrepreneurial development and of economic development at the St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association, where he co-founded the St. Louis Arch Angels, a group of individuals who invest in early-stage companies in the St. Louis region.In Delaware, Coy served as the principal economic adviser to the governor, established a seed fund to invest in technology start-up companies and developed initiatives to promote technology partnerships between universities and businesses. In Pennsylvania, he served as executive director of the Ben Franklin Partnership Program, the state's premier technology development program that invests in start-up companies.Coy earned a master's degree from University of Notre Dame and a bachelor of arts degree from Pennsylvania State University.

Angela is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) passionate about improving patient compliance and clinical outcomes, at least partly because her cat Chester has quietly spat out its medicine behind the couch. She has worked at the national level of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), and has regulatory experience at both state and federal levels. She can also be found with her horse Tommy, her husky Dakota, or her parrot Drexler.

Visit https://pinpointpharma.co/ to learn more.

This is one of the most inspirational and informative episodes yet. Jason Bork is a man on a mission. A mission to serve others. He is working to accelerate the search for an Alzheimer's cure through the Global Alzheimer's Platform Foundation. He is mentoring young professionals through the EDGE mentoring program. And he is applying his many years of executive leadership experience at Pintail Solutions, where a team of passionate leaders are moving the needle for innovative pharma organizations.

I hope you learn as much from this conversation with Jason as I did...

Resources mentioned in this episode:

https://www.pintailsolutions.net/

https://globalalzplatform.org/

https://www.edgementoring.org/

Good to Great by Jim Collins

What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith

How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton M. Christensen

What if you have an idea for a medical product but you have no experience with the complex regulations or the healthcare industry? There are experts who know how to help you and Nathan Glass is one of those experts. Nathan and Genesis Plastics Welding started MedTech Launch to fill this need.

Nathan Glass serves at the helm of MedTech Launch by Genesis Plastics Welding as VP of Product Development. With medical devices at the center of his life work and passion, Nathan focuses on the human factor of innovative products, along with speed to market and minimal regulatory burden.

An Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis graduate, he has nearly ten years of project management and engineering experience. Throughout his career, Nathan has closely worked with sales and marketing teams, as well as quality personnel to smoothly launch numerous innovative medical device products. His areas of expertise includes design definition, material selection, technical documentation, proof of concept, quality management, validation, design for manufacturability, project management and Go-To-Market strategies.

As a proven design and development professional, he and his skilled team have the ability to drive a designed and validated product through all regulatory and manufacturing roadblocks for launch success.

Resources:

medtechlaunch.com

genesisplasticswelding.com

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou

Arun Giridhar is not your typical startup entrepreneur. One of the latest success stories coming out of Purdue Foundry, Arun earned a PhD in Chemical Engineering in the mid-2000s and saw an opportunity to optimize how pharmaceuticals are made.

Arun has over ten years' experience in pharmaceutical production. In his professional life, he applies his chemical engineering background towards improving health care. At other times, he can be found at his Toastmasters club, or catching up with feline and canine friends.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Starting March 4: www.petsgetit.com

Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress by Steven Pinker

Lynn Tyler is a partner and registered patent lawyer in Barnes & Thornburg's Intellectual Property Department. He also chair's the firm's Food, Drug and Device Law Practice Group. He earned a degree in philosophy from Notre Dame. And a law degree from the University of Michigan. And a masters in Biology from IUPUI.

This conversation ranges from how someone goes from philosophy to law to biology and patent law to how to get good seats at a Bruce Springsteen concert.

Finally (after the break)... how do you know if your product is a medical device?

Resources mentioned in this episode:

https://www.btlaw.com/insights/alerts/2019/fda-issues-final-guidance-on-medical-device-safety-and-performance-based-pathway

https://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/default.htm

https://www.fdli.org/

https://www.amazon.com/Love-Does-Discover-Secretly-Incredible/dp/1400203759

https://www.amazon.com/Darkness-Edge-Town-Bruce-Springsteen/dp/B0000025D0

Contact Lynn at [email protected]

We are used to hearing about athletes coming off the field and heading to the locker room to go into "the concussion protocol". What if the medical professionals could whip out their iPhone, open an app, and determine in minutes whether the player is experiencing a problem? Kurtis Sluss is the kind of entrepreneur that will make you see the future. And with the launch of their latest product, Kurtis and brightlamp are creating that future.

This was one of my favorite conversations in the course of this show. Kurtis is wise beyond his years - heck, he's wise beyond my years. And, he is applying that wisdom to cutting edge healthcare products using AI, machine learning, and computer vision. I hope you are as inspired by Kurtis as I was.

Kurtis is an American engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur. His focus is redefining medicine and disrupting current diagnostic technologies. He leads brightlamp as Founder and CEO with experience in innovative detection and diagnostic methods and an intuition for startup success.

Go to https://www.brightlamp.org/ to learn more.

WARNING! Focusing on compliance is not the answer. It is the problem. That is the message that Greenlight Guru is preaching these days. And it's why Jon Speer started the company in the first place. After years of making a huge difference with major companies by managing medical device development projects, Jon decided it was time to encode his expertise into a system. A system that would embed quality into the process of designing, developing, and manufacturing medical devices.

If you don't know Jon, it's time you got to know him. In one of our best episodes yet, Jon shares why he started Greenlight Guru (you may be surprised how personal this was for him). Jon goes on to share why data and true electronic quality systems are critical today. Jon is on a mission to improve healthcare and the safety of medical devices in this world.

Check out this important episode.

To connect with Jon and Greenlight Guru, go to greenlight.guru