Brains & Guts: The GI Innovation Podcast American College of Gastroenterology

In this episode, Robert Takara, JD from City of Hope answers all of the questions that aspiring GI innovators are afraid to ask but need to know. The conversation covers the different types of patents and how they apply to gastroenterology, why provisional patents are important, when to engage a patent attorney or an institution's technology transfer program, and the top legal mistakes that innovators make. (26:57)

In this episode, Steven Edmundowicz, MD helps aspiring GI innovators gut check their potential financial questions. Dr. Edmundowicz walks through the risk-benefit calculation for a product development journey, evaluating market size, the 'code / no-code' question, starting a company versus prototyping & licensing, and more. (23:34)

In this episode, we are joined by Virender Sharma, MD, FACG, a entrepreneur and founder of several med-tech companies. Dr. Sharma walks us through the key steps that come at the beginning of the innovation journey: identifying a need, evaluating novelty, establishing legal protection, and most importantly, understanding your why as an innovator.(31:07)

In this first episode of Brains & Guts, our hosts – Drs. Vivek Kaul, Toufic Kachaamy, and Vladimir Kushnir – explain why the practicing gastroenterologist should care about innovation. The conversation also defines the innovator’s mindset, the role of industry companies, and what topics the show will cover in Season 1.(17:08)