We offer customized partnerships to support and collaborate with you at any stage of development, from early discovery and ideation through to piloting and market launch. Our Innovation Center team, with its broad range of clinical, operational, and business backgrounds, will help you network deeply into every part of the organization that may offer value to your endeavor.
Working closely with our research institute, the Innovation Center is also responsible for propelling ideas and discoveries from across our organization towards positive impact on the health of and delivery of care to children, creating a steady pipeline of opportunities for industry partners and investors. Our portfolio spans the domains of surgical instruments, medical devices, software tools, mobile apps, and aids for quality and process improvement.
Contact us at innovation@akronchildrens.org to get started!
The activities supported with your donation include the formation of think tanks and other vehicles for generating ideas, and early prototyping and validation work to further define, develop, and de-risk these ideas. This leads to a steadier flow of more promising opportunities to have a game-changing positive impact in the lives of children and families. Donors receive invitations to special donor-only events to connect more richly with our innovation ecosystem.
Stefan Agamanolis, PhD
Chief Innovation Officer
Krista Caldwell, PhD
Pediatric Psychologist
Tim DuFore
Senior Director, Development Operations
Michael Forbes, MD, FAAP, FCCM
Chief Academic Officer; William H. and Rebecca D. Considine Endowed Chair in Research; Chair, Department of Pediatrics; Past President, Medical Staff; Medical Lead, VPS Pediatric Critical Care Registry; Pediatric Critical Care Specialist
Jeff Hale, MBA
Vice President, Financial Management
Shawn Lyden, JD
Chief Strategy Officer
Jenny Michel, DNP, APRN-CNP
Director of the office of Advanced Practice; Chair, APP Credentials Committee; Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Anne Musitano, RPh, PharmD, LSSBB, MBOE
Operational Excellence Administrative Director
Robert Parry, MD, FACS
Pediatric General Surgeon; Innovation Partner, Innovation Center
Harun Rashid
Chief Information Officer
Todd Ritzman, MD, FAAOS, FAOA
Chair, Department of Orthopedics;
Director, Spine Center; Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon
Beth Smith
Vice President, Public Relations and Marketing
Michele Wilmoth, MSN, RN, LSN, NCSN
Director of Nursing, School Health Services
