Updates from the Office of Innovation

Welcome, Prenaital!

Prenaital, a Denmark start-up company that develops AI models to improve diagnostics of pregnant women, and the Consulate General of Denmark-Houston visited UTMB on February 11, 2025.

UTMB's AI Team, OB/GYN physicians, and the Office of Innovation provided feedback and collaboration opportunities with UTMB faculty to better understand the US market for their companies’ diagnostic solutions.
 

Announcing the UTMB Innovation Advisory Board


The Office of Innovation has constituted this new group of industry leaders to advise us on commercialization opportunities for UTMB faculty and technologies. 
  • Murali Gopalakrishnan, PhD – Abbvie 
  • Julio Medina, PhD – R2M Pharma
  • Jakob Dupont, MD - Soffinova
  • William McKeon – Texas Medical Center
  • Pei Yong Shi, PhD – GSK
  • James Galbraith – MAPA Law Firm 
  • Sanja Sever, PhD – Vice President for Drug Discovery and Director of the Sealy Institute for Drug Discovery, UTMB