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Host: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh
Guests: Todd Hargroder and Troy Tesmer, co-founders of Soul Mobility, Inc.

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Timestamps:
0:58 The IMPACT Award
2:31 How they got into the mobility space
9:43 Involvement in the field
13:02 Building a substantial product
17:50 Challenges during development
24:05 The future of power-assist
34:38 Never give up

Host: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh
Guest: Julie Gulick, President and CEO of Bally Design

Julie Gulick - Bally Design | LinkedIn,  Website
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Host: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh
Guests: Dr. Portia Singh, Director of Research at Cariloop, the world's first human-powered caregiver support platform that combines professional health care coaching services, and cloud-based tools that help families plan and manage every aspect of their caregiving journey; Shireen Abdullah, CEO of  Yumlish, an AI-powered digital health platform that provides culturally relevant nutrition therapy for minorities with diabetes and addresses socio-economic barriers to dietary adherence. 

Dr. Portia Singh | LinkedIn, Cariloop
Shireen Abdullah | Yumlish Website, LinkedIn
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Timestamps:
1:22 Dr. Portia Singh background
7:28 Shireen Abdullah background
15:17 What inspired Portia's work?
24:39 What inspired Shireen's work?
29:42 Barriers faced in development and technology transfer

 

Host: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh
Guests: Karin Leire, Vice President of Research and Innovation at Permobil; Dr. Laura Rice, Associate Professor at the University of Illinois, Associate Director of the Center on Health, Aging, and Disability, and Interim Director of Master of Public Health and Master of Health Administration Programs; and Dr. Shantha Sarangapani, Founder & CEO of ICET Inc., a growing contract R&D company aggressively developing new ideas, concepts and technologies in the areas of biomedicine, energy, and environment.

Karin Leire | LinkedIn
Dr. Laura Rice | Lab Website, LinkedIn
Dr. Shantha Sarangapani | ICET Inc Website, LinkedIn 
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Timestamps:
01:02 What is unique about rehab tech and its path to market? 
02:40 From concept to prototype to market
04:12 Pushing for the greater masses
06:48 Collaborations with Industry
10:24 When to engage other sectors
11:45 Intellectual Property Challenges
14:32 Large company secret sauce

Host: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh
Guests: Karin Leire, Vice President of Research and Innovation at Permobil; Dr. Laura Rice, Associate Professor at the University of Illinois, Associate Director of the Center on Health, Aging, and Disability, and Interim Director of Master of Public Health and Master of Health Administration Programs; and Dr. Shantha Sarangapani, Founder & CEO of ICET Inc., a growing contract R&D company aggressively developing new ideas, concepts and technologies in the areas of biomedicine, energy, and environment.

Karin Leire | LinkedIn
Dr. Laura Rice | Lab Website, LinkedIn
Dr. Shantha Sarangapani | ICET Inc Website, LinkedIn 
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Timestamps:
1:12 Backstories
9:12 Flexible Employment Program for Women Scientists at ICET, Inc. 
12:22 Barriers Faced by Female Innovators
16:09 Experiences Impacted by Gender 
18:22 Patents and Investments
23:39 Is work-life balance achievable?
33:08 Leading by example
37:11 Monday Motivation

Host: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh
Guests: Dr. Alex Mihailidis, Barbara G Stymies Chair in Rehabilitation Technology, and lead of the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics team at KITE, and Dr. Tilak Dutta, Scientist at the Toronto Rehab Institute. 


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Timestamps:
01:30 Knowledge Translation Beyond Products
06:37 Barriers and Facilitators of Implementing Standards
10:19 Challenges of an Aging Population
15:49 Technology Polarities faced by the Aging
18:40 Advice for those going into AT

Host: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh
Guests: Dr. Alex Mihailidis, Barbara G Stymies Chair in Rehabilitation Technology, and lead of the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics team at KITE, and Dr. Tilak Dutta, Scientist at the Toronto Rehab Institute. 


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Timestamps: 
01:15 Alex Background & Intro
02:21 Tilak Background & Intro
03:28 KITE Center - What they do and the research teams
05:12 Collaboration, Commercialization and Translation
07:51 The Home Lab and End-Users
14:47 KITE Startups - Braze Mobility
18:15 Research, Funding & Support

Host: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh
Guests: Dr. Pooja Viswanathan, CEO of BRAZE Mobility Inc and  Dr. Rosalie Wang, Assistant Professor in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto

FASTER Collective | Website
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BRAZE Mobility Inc | Website, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter
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FASTER Publication |  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33992634/ 
Wang, R. H., Kenyon, L. K., McGilton, K. S., Miller, W. C., Hovanec, N., Boger, J., Viswanathan, P., Robillard, J. M., & Czarnuch, S. M. (2021). The Time Is Now: A FASTER Approach to Generate Research Evidence for Technology-Based Interventions in the Field of Disability and Rehabilitation. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 102(9), 1848–1859. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2021.04.009

AGE-WELL Workshop Position Paper | Smart Wheelchairs in Assessment and Training (SWAT): State of the Field

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Timestamps: 
01:15 Pooja Background & Intro
01:51 Rosalie Background & Intro
03:13  Barriers to Commercialization in Rehab Tech
08:32 Technology Based Interventions
09:57  Current Approaches for Technology-Based Interventions
16:24 Diving Deeper into the FASTER Framework
23:54 What would success look like?
 

Host: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh
Guests: Pooja Viswanathan, CEO of BRAZE Mobility Inc

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Timestamps: 
00:56 Background & Intro
01:58 BRAZE Mobility and the technology
03:29 From Academia to Entrepreneurship
07:25 Funding and IP
16:15 Mentorship is critical
17:40 How each side can work together

Host: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh
Guests: Dr. Dan Zondervan (VP) and Dr. David Reikensmeyer (Clinical Advisor) of FlintRehab

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Products |  FitMi, MusicGlove

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Timestamps: 
01:18 Clinical Trial Process - Research Perspective
04:14 Clinical Trial Process - Industry Perspective and Communicating the Value of a Product
05:40 FlintRehab’s Consumer Product Mentality
06:31 Including Qualitative Components
07:44 FDA Process and Tips
12:08 Business Models Differ by Product
17:05 Size and Structure of FlintRehab
21:12 Final advice

Host: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh
Guests: Dr. Dan Zondervan (VP) and Dr. David Reikensmeyer (Clinical Advisor) of FlintRehab

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Products |  FitMi, MusicGlove, 

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Timestamps: 
1:22 FlintRehab's Backstory.
7:56 SBIR Funding Mechanism got them started.
8:39 Their Products.
10:09  What the data is suggesting.
14:53 Why neuro-rehabilitation.
16:37 Straddling the university and small business role.
20:51 Wearing many hats. 

Host: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh
Guest Co-Host: John Inserra, Principle at Mindful Venture Consulting
Guests: Don Morrison, chairman of Deal Flow for BlueTree Allied Angels, and Corinne Vinopol, CEO of the Institute for Disabilities Research and Training Inc.

John Inserra | LinkedIn
Corinne Vinopol | LinkedIn
Don Morrison | LinkedIn

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Timestamps: 
1:40 Essential pieces for product to succeed.
3:57 Product/Market Fit.
7:28 Importance of intellectual property.
11:45 Identifying a more compelling or promising IP strategy, problem statement or value proposition.
12:16 Customer Discovery & Finances.
13:20 Pitching and the Kinds of Pitches.
17:22 Eye contact and presence.
18:23 People remember stories not numbers. Slides and storytelling.
20:24 Top 2 to 3 things an entrepreneur can do to get to market.
23:57 Get out of your comfort zone.

Host: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh
Guest: Dr. Cathy Bodine, Associate Professor, Director, Center for Inclusive Design and Engineering

UC Denver - CIDE |  Website

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Timestamps: 

2:38 Advice to those making their technologies open source and how to think about sustainability.
4:40 Analyzing market share and the other critical components of a business plan.
11:01 The Technology Act Programs.
14:47 Innovation Trends in Academia.
17:35 Advice to women and other underrepresented innovators.
22:20 When is it time to move on to the next thing?
25:08 How to get or stay motivated after several rejections?

Host: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh
Guest: Dr. Cathy Bodine, Associate Professor, Director, Center for Inclusive Design and Engineering

UC Denver - CIDE |  Website

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Timestamps: 

1:13 How Dr. Cathy Bodine got into assistive technology
3:19 Taking the leap from industry to academia
4:19 The start of the innovation hub at CU and Dr. Bodine's roles
6:01 Paths and challenges associated with getting technologies out of the university
7:59 Future changes assisting innovators
10:06 Advice for innovators in the CU ecosystem
11:44 Complimentary perspectives and team science
15:10 Involving the university's tech transfer office
16:46 Where partnerships between academia and industry can go wrong
19:07 Other guidance when working with industry partners in academia

Host: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh
Guest: Steve Sutter, President of CreateAbility Concepts, Inc.

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Host: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh
Guest: Steve Sutter, President of CreateAbility Concepts, Inc.

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Timestamps: 
02:47 From the corporate world to starting his own business.
04:33 What problem needed to be solved?
07:53 How the solution would help the stakeholders; Company values.
09:32 Focus groups; Engaging the community; Gap analysis and Mini Release Cycles. 
12:00 Impact of COVID-19 on the company and stakeholder engagement.
13:48 Benefits and COVID-19
15:50 Saboteurs 
18:05 Competitors
21:52 What is coming up in Episode 2?