Innovation Bridge Breakfast Series @ The Rockville Innovation Center

The MITRE Corporation, BHI, and Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation are pleased to announce the Innovation Bridge Breakfast Series at the Rockville Innovation Center. We hope you will join us for the first in a quarterly series of technology talks, geared to foster innovation and create connections among the regional entrepreneurial community.Sign-up soon! Registration is limited.

Health Innovation: A Dialogue with MITRE’s Dr. Sybil Klaus

 

Health innovators and entrepreneurs, we cordially invite you to join Sybil Klaus, M.D., for a discussion of health innovation.  

Dr. Klaus will provide a brief overview of MITRE’s health research program, which focuses on helping people live longer, better, and safer lives. MITRE researchers are applying technologies such as data analytics (to inform health policy) surveillance and sensors (to translate analytics into action) and life sciences (to improve health). She will then open the floor for discussion, seeking “front line” points of view and experiences that can inform MITRE’s work. Attendees will be encouraged to share insights and best practices from their own work, particularly with respect to increasing efficiencies and improving interoperability.

Sybil Klaus

Dr. Sybil Klaus is the leader for the MITRE Health Innovation Portfolio.  She has broad experience as a researcher, physician, public health expert, and teacher. Dr. Klaus has led or contributed to numerous health-related research projects and served as a mentor in the Early Career Research Program and resident quality improvement projects. Before joining MITRE, she  worked at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine as a Unit Medical Director and Physician Champion. She served as a pediatric physician for more than 14 years and has taught at several medical schools, including Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Klaus has also published numerous papers and a book chapter on nutrition and growth. She earned a B.A. in political science and a B.S. in cell and molecular biology from Tulane University, an M.D. from Emory University School of Medicine, and an M.P.H. from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

The MITRE Corporation is a not-for-profit company that operates multiple federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs). We provide innovative, practical solutions for some of our nation's most critical challenges in defense and intelligence, aviation, civil systems, homeland security, the judiciary, healthcare, and cybersecurity. www.mitre.org

BioHealth Innovation, Inc., is a regional innovation intermediary which supports the transformation of research projects into new business opportunities in partnership with the region’s rich assets, institutions, and entrepreneurial community. BHI achieves this goal by being a catalytic partner in the economic development ecosystem. Learn more at www.biohealthinnovation.org.

The Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC) is the official public-private organization representing Montgomery County, Maryland. We help accelerate business growth for companies that are thinking of starting, expanding or relocating to Montgomery County. Our team of business experts help connect companies to top talent, prime locations and access to business and market intelligence. With proximity to the nation’s capital and federal agencies, Montgomery County is a global innovative center for industries ranging from BioHealth and IT to cybersecurity and hospitality. County offers a premiere address for the Mid-Atlantic’s robust business region. It’s also a fantastic place to work, live and play. www.thinkmoco.com