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Defining the

1 innovation pathway

For clinicians—commercialization serves Commercialization elevates health care

patients at scale In a Mass General Brigham environment that integrates discovery research
and world class care, practitioners can be innovators in the truest sense
The crux of medicine is disease prevention and patient care and – to invent and to inform conversion to practice. By engagement in the
clinicians have a unique ability to perceive unmet needs and improve commercialization process, innovator skills are enhanced – in concept,
patient outcomes. While satisfying to invent a new method or technique design, and execution. Even without prior experience, practitioners learn
to help one or a few patients, through streamlined commercialization, to speak the language that allows them to better communicate effectively
it is possible to extend this benefit to hundreds or even thousands or with grant agencies, funders, colleagues, and other clinician and research
more of patients. leaders and with potential commercial partners. These skills, while
By creating more convenient, more effective, and less expensive crucial to innovation and commercialization, serve in practice generally -
treatments patients can be served at scale to their benefit and that of negotiating, conceptualizing, and much more.
their communities.

Summary

Innovation works collaboratively with the inventor to assess the idea,
outline the commercial opportunity, determine development paths, assess
risk factors, identify key requirements and also connect with value-adding
Clinicians have a unique ability to perceive external parties.

unmet needs and improve patient outcomes.
While satisfying to invent a new method
or technique to help one or a few patients,

through streamlined commercialization, it is For additional information,
possible to extend this benefit to hundreds please contact Innovation at

or even thousands or more of patients. Website: innovation.partners.org or
PHSINNOVATIONSUPPORT@partners.org