When only 1%-3% of dermatologists are Black and the five-year survival rate for a Black patient diagnosed with melanoma is only 65% versus 90% for white patients, we must ask ourselves “why?”. According to a JAMA Dermatology study in 2019, researchers who set up focus groups of African American dermatology patients found that many had [....]
U.S. Black consumers spend $1.2 trillion annually, with shoppers spending an estimated $127 million on grooming aids and $465 million on skin care. However, according to the Census Bureau only $2.5 million is contributed to Black-owned businesses and a Stanford University study found that only 1% receive loans in their first year. That’s seven times [....]
Approximately 300,000 children from infancy to age 14 are diagnosed with cancer worldwide every year . Although cure rates for some pediatric cancers have increased to about 80% in recent decades, cancer is still the leading cause of death by disease in the developed world among children over one year of age. While much less [....]
Expanding the mechanisms for administering therapeutics and vaccines may have the potential to disrupt the status quo and improve availability and accessibility of therapeutic and preventive treatments. This session will explore opportunities for alternative delivery mechanisms and novel innovations which aim to provide alternative methods of administration, including micro-array patches and nasal and oral/sublingual administration. [....]
For entrepreneurs and early stage companies, raising capital can be challenging. For female entrepreneurs it can be even more challenging as they can experience gender bias in their efforts to be heard and to raise as much capital as their male counterparts. If you’re a woman of color, the numbers look even worse. In 2020, [....]
Set on the historic Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus will be a one-of-kind innovation hub. The nearly 12-acre campus will house leading entrepreneurs, thinkers, innovators, and experts aiming to improve the health and well-being of patients around the world. Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS @ Washington, DC [....]
Are you an innovator working on a potential solution that may allow us to predict, detect, prevent, or treat emerging infectious diseases? Tune into Power Surge on October 25th to learn about opportunities available within BLUE KNIGHT™, as well as insight on areas of interest and the application process. The session will conclude with a fireside chat featuring leaders within Johnson & Johnson Innovation and BARDA.
Full-scale quantum computers could have the potential to revolutionize many industries, solving previously computationally impossible problems and uncovering unimaginable new possibilities. So why wouldn’t we apply this tool to try and solve the world's greatest healthcare problems? This promising, new technology could simulate larger, more complex molecules, and could simultaneously review multiple molecules, proteins, and [....]
Jonny’s back! Despite the continuation of COVID -19 through 2021, 2021 was a spectacular year for venture fundraising. Investment in every healthcare sector set records, and most experienced record IPO activity as well. With pullback in both investments and public market performance in late 2021, what will 2022 have in store? Jon will provide his [....]
