A year of Innovation

October 24, 2019

To recognize the one year anniversary of our Innovation column, the Dermatology Times Staff has compiled key takeaways from topics covered throughout the year. View them in this slideshow.

To recognize the one year anniversary of our Innovation column, the Dermatology Times Staff has compiled key takeaways from topics covered throughout the year. View them in this slideshow.

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Why innovation matters in dermatology. (©LoveTheWind/Shutterstock.com)

Innovation in dermatology has lead to advancements in clinical immunology, medical device development, gene and stem cell science, drug development, AI and health IT. (©LoveTheWind/Shutterstock.com)

READ MORE: But innovation needs to be nurtured, say Dr. Xu and Dr. Ju. Aligning science, funding, and market opportunity requires exceptional individuals and often â some luck. (©LoveTheWind/Shutterstock.com)

A critical step in defining great problems. (©LoveTheWind/Shutterstock.com)

READ MORE: Often new technologies target the wrong problem, leading to loss of resources, time and failure. To avoid this, truly breakthrough and successful innovation should start with a clear and compelling “needs” or “problem” statement. Dr. Xu and Ju offer guidance for creating the right needs statement in this article. (©LoveTheWind/Shutterstock.com)

The need for entrepreneurship education in medical school, residency training. (©LoveTheWind/Shutterstock.com)

READ MORE: To solve the challenges facing dermatology, more physicians need to be trained in entrepreneurship. But as of 2016, only 13 medical schools offer entrepreneurship education. This must change, says Drs. Xu and Ju and Morgan Nguyen. (©LoveTheWind/Shutterstock.com)

Medical societies can support innovation. (©LoveTheWind/Shutterstock.com)

READ MORE: Medical societies are uniquely positioned to address challenges related to innovation. They provide credibility, monetary and educational support, and play a key role in knowledge exchange between academia, medicine and industry, says Dr. Xu and medical student Morgan Nguyen. (©LoveTheWind/Shutterstock.com)

Digital health and dermatology. (©LoveTheWind/Shutterstock.com)

READ MORE: Digital health encompasses hardware (mobile phones, wearable sensors), software (AI, machine learning, mobile phone apps) and digital communication platforms (telemedicine, text, email) that were created improve health. (©LoveTheWind/Shutterstock.com)

Opportunities for collaboration with industry. (©LoveTheWind/Shutterstock.com)

READ MORE: Academic and industry collaborations are essential to bring together the critical capabilities and resources necessary to move innovations to the marketplace, says Dr. Xu, and Michael L. Sierra, Ph.D. (©LoveTheWind/Shutterstock.com)

Novel dermatology drugs approved in 2018. (©LoveTheWind/Shutterstock.com)

READ MORE: In many ways, 2018 was a banner year for new novel drug approvals with 59 drugs approved by the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER). Learn about the innovative drugs that were approved for dermatological indications in this article. (©LoveTheWind/Shutterstock.com)

READ MORE: The Dermatology Innovation Forum, a one-day pre-AAD meeting, gives physicians a front seat to founder stories, new innovations and major advances happening currently in dermatology. Read the highlights from the 2019 DIF conference. (©LoveTheWind/Shutterstock.com)

What you should know about technology transfer

READ MORE: This article begins the first part of a two-part mini-series discussing what innovators should know about intellectual property. This installment focuses on the different scenarios innovators may run into when dealing with the transfer of technological property, called technology transfer. (©LoveTheWind/Shutterstock.com)

How to use patents to maximize value for your venture

READ MORE: A patent confers the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale or selling an invention. Raymond A. Miller, J.D., and Dr. Xu offer their insight on how to best utilize patents to maximize value for your venture. (©LoveTheWind/Shutterstock.com)

READ MORE: A central goal of Hacking Dermatology, one of the first ever dermatology-focused hackathons, is to build a community of people interested in collaborating to improve the current standards of care for patients with skin disease. Learn more about this event in this article. (Link in description).