Here’s what you should know.
1. The Center for Device Innovation at the Texas Medical Center will be staffed by researchers and developers with access to the preclinical facilities of the Baylor College of Medicine the Houston Methodist Research Institute and the Texas Heart Institute.
2. The goal is to decrease the amount of time taken in the medical device cycle.
3. William E. Cohn, MD, will lead the center. He is an entrepreneur and a cardiac surgeon. He previously directed the Cullen Cardiovascular Research Laboratory at the Texas Heart Institute.
4. Earlier in the year, Johnson & Johnson started another innovation incubator at the Texas Medical Center.
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