About Us

IDEA Lab seeks to create an environment that enables innovation.

Our Approach

Education

Periodic presentations, lectures, and discussions.

Tools

Access to requisite expertise and equipment.

Space

Virtual and physical lab space.

Collaboration

Facilitated among clinical, engineering, and business expertise.

Refinement

The active process of improving the viability of an innovation concept.

Vetting

Selection of a subset of innovation concepts for external development and funding.

Fundraising

Assistance from private/equity based, grant based, or other sources.

Our Mission

Patient Care

Innovations must be targeted towards at least one aspect of the Quadruple Aim.

Education

We provide training in systems-based innovation for students, residents, and staff.

Research

We provide opportunities for translational and outcomes-based research.