🔬 What does it actually take to get a health technology from the lab to the patient's hands?

Gerald (Jerry) Wilmink, PhD, knows the journey firsthand. As a former startup founder, one-time Chief Business Officer at CarePredict (a StartUp Health community company), and now Director of Business Development and Licensing at Cleveland Clinic Innovations, Jerry has navigated nearly every stage of the health tech commercialization path.

In this conversation with StartUp Health co-founder Unity Stoakes, Jerry shares how Cleveland Clinic Innovations evaluates new technologies, why the best partnerships happen early, and what today's AI tools are making possible for clinicians, researchers, and founders alike.

From augmented reality rehab for Parkinson's patients to ambient AI scribing tools reducing physician burnout, this episode is a window into one of the world's leading health systems and how it turns invention into impact.

🎙️ Jerry Wilmink, PhD | Director of Business Development and Licensing, Cleveland Clinic Innovations

🎙️ Host: Unity Stoakes | Co-Founder, StartUp Health

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Join Jerry Wilmink, PhD, for a Live AMA Next Week

Want to ask your questions directly? On Tuesday, April 28, Jerry joins the StartUp Health community for a live Expert AMA session focused on health tech commercialization, AI in clinical care, and how leading health systems discover and adopt emerging technologies.

He will share how Cleveland Clinic evaluates new technologies, what makes a startup partnership-ready, and where the biggest opportunities are right now in AI and digital health. Bring your questions.

This is an exclusive session for StartUp Health community members. Join the community at startuphealth.com to get access and submit your questions in advance.