The Healthcare and Life Sciences Entrepreneurship Research Summit will convene scholars from around the world to discuss cutting edge theoretical and empirical studies as well as chart a path for future research. This summit will be held prior to the 2025 Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Program & Conference (BCERC) Annual Conference.

Many thanks to our signature sponsor: UCL Global Business School for Health.

Hotel room block discount is available until May 5th with the Sheraton Boston Needham Hotel. BCERC rate at $249/night. https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1730747912691&key=GRP&guestreslink2=true

Agenda:

7:30-8:30a Breakfast

8:30a-8:35a Summit Introduction:

· Wiljeana Glover, Ph.D. – Kletjian Distinguished Professor of Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Associate Professor, Operations and Information Management, Babson College

8:35-8:45a Introductory Remarks and Welcome:

· Ariel Armony, Ph.D. – Provost, Babson College

8:45-8:50a Introduction of Morning Keynote Speaker:

· Candida Brush, Ph.D. – Franklin W. Olin Distinguished Chair of Entrepreneurship, Babson College

8:50a-9:30a Morning Keynote and Q&A:

· Phillip Phan, Ph.D. – Alonzo and Virginia Decker Professor, Carey Business School and Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University

9:30a-10:45a Theme 1: From Academia to Industry: Intellectual Property and Scientific Progress (Research Presentations and Discussion)

· Ina Ganguli, Ph.D. – Professor of Economics and Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst

o Social Impact Motives and Academic Entrepreneurship

· Arvids Ziedonis, Ph.D. – Research Professor of Strategy & Innovation, Questrom School of Business, Boston University

o Fuel of Interest or Shackle of Restriction: The Dual Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Shaping Scientific Research

· Sina Khoshsokhan, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship, Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder

o Why Missions Fail: Mission-Oriented Grand Challenges and the Decline of Firm Innovation in Antimicrobial Drug Development

· Discussant: Alia Crocker, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of Strategy, Babson College

10:45-11:00a Break

11a-12:15p Theme 2: From Problem Diagnosis to Bedside Solutions: Intrapreneurship and Patient-Driven Innovation (Research Presentations and Discussion)

· Richard "Rick" Hunt, Ph.D. – Dorothy Hottel Digges Professor of Entrepreneurship, Research Director - Apex Center for Entrepreneurs, Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

o Knowledge Problem Diagnosis and the Fate of Corporate Entrepreneurship Initiatives

· Amber Stephenson, Ph.D. – Professor of Healthcare Management, Director of Healthcare Management Programs, Clarkson University

o Diagnosing Bias, Prescribing Change: Women Leaders in Healthcare Entrepreneurship

· Pieter Vandekerckhove, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor of Healthcare Entrepreneurship, Delft Centre for Entrepreneurship, Delft University of Technology

o Integrating Deeper Levels of Human Experience in Healthcare Innovation Product-service Systems

· Discussant: Wiljeana Glover, Ph.D. – Kletjian Distinguished Professor of Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Associate Professor, Operations and Information Management, Babson College

12:15-1:45p Lunch and Afternoon Keynote and Q&A:

· Speaker Introduction: KMH Center Executive Director

· Nora Colton, D.Phil. PFHEA – Director, University College London Global Business School for Health, Professor of Leadership and Management for Healthcare

1:45-2:45p Theme 3: Health of Entrepreneurs (Panel)

· Jon C. Carr, Ph.D. – Jenkins Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship, Department of Management, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, North Carolina State University.

· Marcus T. Wolfe, Ph.D. – G. Brint Ryan Professor of Entrepreneurship, Academic Director – Murphy Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, G. Brint Ryan College of Business, University of North Texas.

· Moderator: Emily Rosado-Soloman, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor of Management, Babson College

2:45-3:00p Break

3:00-4:30p Theme 4: Tech Transfer and Commercialization- Roundtable and Future Research Pathways (Ideas in Motion Workshop)

· Richard Hayes, Ph.D. – Executive Director, The Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Hofstra University

· Eric Ladet, Ph.D. – Executive Director, The Severino Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

· Sherene Shenouda, Ph.D., MBA – Director, Business Development & Licensing, Mass General Brigham Innovation

4:30p-5p Conclusions and Next Steps

· Alia Crocker, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of Strategy, Babson College

· Wiljeana Glover, Ph.D. – Kletjian Distinguished Professor of Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Associate Professor, Operations and Information Management, Babson College

5p-6:30p Social Event: Drinks and Heavy Hors d’oeuvres