Mayo Clinic Ventures and Corporate Development, the two divisions within Mayo Clinic’s Department of Business Development, work in tandem with industry collaborators to transform healthcare by fostering innovative ideas, catalyzing bold initiatives, and advancing cutting-edge solutions to address unmet patient needs.

Whether supporting a new company spin-out based on Mayo Clinic intellectual property, or collaborating with external companies to advance novel technologies, Mayo Clinic Ventures and Corporate Development leverage emerging industry trends and investment strategy to develop products and services that align with Mayo Clinic’s mission and vision.

Muddassir Laique (Corporate Development) and Seth Eisenman (Mayo Clinic Ventures) provide an overview of Mayo Clinic’s innovation and commercialization engine, its collaboration model, and foundational investment principles.

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Late in 2023, Visura Technologies and YKK Corporation of America partnered to launch Evevo Manufacturing, which offers medical device manufacturing services in the Medical Alley ecosystem. So how did this partnership come about, and what have Visura and YKK learned throughout the process?

To answer those questions and more, we're joined by leaders from both companies on this week's episode of the Medical Alley Podcast. Christine Horton, CEO of Visura, and Jim Reed, President of YKK Corporation of America, joined our Filip Kostal for a conversation on the power of partnerships. They also share how a global company like YKK came to join forces with a small Medical Alley company in Visura to launch this venture together.

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The innovative wearable technology developed by Cogwear allows for many insights on the human brain, including mental and behavioral health and Alzheimer's disease. By allowing for clinical-grade EEG readings in everyday settings, Cogwear's technology provides accurate measurements during a number of different activities 

To learn more about Cogwear and the uses for its technology, we're joined by CEO David Yonce on this week's episode of the Medical Alley Podcast. David shares more about the healthcare benefits to Cogwear's device, and also explains why the Philadelphia-based company recently opened a location in St. Paul to connect with the Medical Alley community.

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Being a caregiver is a hard job — especially if it's not your only job. Those who have had to take care of family members or loved ones often take on an increased burden, and many caregivers have their physical or emotional health impacted as a result. That's where CaringBridge comes in as a way to ease that burden and provide a community of support and to connect patients and families during health journeys.

Tia Newcomer became the CEO of CaringBridge in 2021. She is the guest on this week's episode of the Medical Alley Podcast, where she shares more about the caregiver burden, discusses how CaringBridge has evolved throughout its history, and talks about what she sees for the future of the platform.

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With locations in 13 cities throughout the country and a large presence in healthcare, SEI has a good footprint throughout the United States. But there are some factors that make this consulting firm unique. Among them is that SEI is employee owned, meaning each consultant is personally invested in the success of the company — and the success of their clients.

To learn more about SEI and to hear why the company has become more involved in recent months in the Medical Alley community, we're joined on this week's episode of the Medical Alley Podcast by CEO Bill Gallagher and Erin Gregory, the national practice lead for SEI's life sciences clients. 

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Dan Cohen was a competitive athlete for a long time, playing hockey into college and eventually becoming a professional triathlete. He realized the importance of different data points as it related to his physical condition, but he struggled to find all of the important data in one place.

That's the goal of Human Powered Health, a newer company in the Medical Alley ecosystem that is helping athletes and non-athletes alike better understand their body's capabilities and performances through data. From VO2max testing to gait analysis to hydration testing and much more, Human Powered Health distills data to provide actionable recommendations and insights to hep improve wellness.

Dan joined our Frank Jaskulke in studio to share more about the company's goals, about his experience as a professional athlete, and about how his time working at UnitedHealth Group helped prepare him for this opportunity with Human Powered Health.

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To make mental health care more accessible and impactful for patients and employees, mental health providers and insurance companies in Medical Alley have formed partnerships and had ongoing conversations as they work together to destigmatize mental health care and help people feel empowered to seek the care they need. 

On this week’s episode of the Medical Alley Podcast, we’re joined by leaders at three organizations who are partnering with the same goal in mind: better and more affordable mental health care. Tune in as Brett Edelson of UnitedHealthcare, John Hutchinson of CARE Counseling, and Todd Archbold from PrairieCare share their insights on the impact of payers and providers collaborating to address mental health challenges.

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Rob Kress founded Waypost Advisors in March of 2020 with the goal of helping small and mid-size companies with their supply chain needs. The timing just so happened to coincide with the COVID-19 pandemic, which created substantial supply chain challenges for companies of all industries. That meant Waypost Advisors was busy from the get-go, and continues to grow four years later.

On this week's episode of the Medical Alley Podcast, Rob shares more about how supply chain issues for medical device companies have changed since he launched Waypost Advisors. Rob also talks about how his company helps clients with de-risking and margin optimization, offers his thoughts on how AI and automation are impacting supply chain, and much more.

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As a pediatric hospitalist, Dr. Michael Pitt is familiar with the importance of making the rounds at a hospital. But within that system, he saw inefficiencies that led to patients and their families being uncertain of when they'd see their doctor next. That meant having to wait potentially hours without knowing when the rounds would take place.

Dr. Pitt asked the question: why can we see where we're at in line for a haircut or a restaurant reservation, but not for hospital rounds? So he and his team created Q-rounds, a software that connects doctors, patients, nurses and families so they know when the doctor will be visiting next. On this week's episode of the Medical Alley Podcast, Dr. Pitt joined our Frank Jaskulke for a conversation about how the platform works and what sort of results the Q-rounds team has seen so far since it was deployed. He also shares what it was like to go from being a doctor to being an entrepreneur and the lessons he learned along the way.

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On this special episode of the Medical Alley Podcast, we revisit conversations with three leaders from the community who are doing impactful work to make mental health care more accessible.

First, we hear a highlight of our conversation with Jorie Kulseth of Children's Minnesota. Jorie joined our Ben Wagner at Mental Health Awareness Day at the 2023 Minnesota State Fair as one of several guests who stopped by to talk about mental health. (Full episode here)

Next, Bend Health co-founder and president Monika Roots, MD, FAPA, talks with Ben Wagner about the need for innovation in pediatric and family mental healthcare, and shares how Bend Health is addressing the growing epidemic of pediatric mental health challenges. (Full episode here)

Finally, listen back to a portion of the discussion between Medical Alley President and CEO Bobbie Dressen and Allina Health President and CEO Lisa Shannon. Lisa talks about how Allina Health is creating more access to mental healthcare for its patients — and also shares how she addresses her own mental health amid the stress of leading one of the largest health systems in Minnesota. (Full episode here)

To hear all of these conversations and more, be sure to subscribe to the Medical Alley Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts, or head to medicalalleypodcast.org.

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