John Tsung-Chun Lee, a Taiwanese physician, summarizes his one-year journey at Stanford University and in Silicon Valley learning about medical device innovation. The key experiences that shaped him were the Biodesign program at Stanford, which teaches an approach focused on identifying unmet clinical needs and rapidly prototyping solutions; observing the ecosystem of the medical device industry in Silicon Valley; and networking with professionals in the field. He discusses strategies Taiwan could adopt to build its own medical device innovation ecosystem, including workshops, clinical shadowing, prototyping services, and connecting Taiwanese innovators with resources in Silicon Valley.
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1. National Science Council, Taipei, Taiwan
A Fantastic Journey
of Learning Innovative Medical Devices in
Stanford University and Silicon Valley
John Tsung-Chun Lee, M.D.
Staff Physician
Clinical Instructor
Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine,
National Taiwan University Hospital
2012/04/11
E-mail: johnlee0212@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/johntclee
3. Outline
• One-year journey at Stanford and Silicon Valley
• Biodesign Program
• Ecosystem of medical device industry
• What we can do in Taiwan
• Alumnus’ view on STB program
– Recruit, in-program, afterwards
• National Architect to replicate Silicon Valley!
• D isclosure
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4. Stanford University
(established since 1891)
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5. Stanford-Taiwan Biomedical (STB)
program
• Since October 2008, 2 batches per year
• A group of physicians, engineers
• Duration: one-year
– 2010/10/01 – 2011/09/30
• Hosted by Prof. Peter Fitzgerald
– Cardiovascular Medicine, School of Medicine, Stanford
– Engineer, Interventional cardiologist, Inventor, Venture Capitalist
• Office at
– Center for Cardiovascular Technologies (CCVT)
– Stanford University Medical Center (SUMC)
• Status
– Visiting Scholar of Stanford University
– Audit classes of interest (medical, engineering, business schools)
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7. My journey- 3 essential credits
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http://www.siliconmaps.com/silicon_valley.html
9. The Silicon Valley Way (mindset)
• Dream Big !
• Change the world !
• Dare to dream
• Dare to try
• Rapid prototyping
• Fail fast then try another one
• Rapid iteration
• Lean startup
• Partnership between
entrepreneur and venture
capitalist
• “The StartUp Game”
(William H Draper III)
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http://www.amazon.com
10. Design thinking (d.school at Stanford Univ)
"Human–Centered Design"
How to conduct an high-impact brainstorming:
•Warming-up
•Empathy: prime sub-consciousness
•Focus – problem
– Status quo and Specifications
•Explore four quadrants for insights
– X-axis: Logics & Emotion
– Y-axis: Spoken & Unspoken
•Creative within constraints
• Time; Resources
•Forget all the rules, Let’s brainstorm!
•Think by prototyping; Try by prototyping
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11. Design thinking crash course at d.school,
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12. Snapshot at d.school
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Design thinking crash course at d.school,
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Stanford Univ., 2011/01/08
13. Creativity
comes with child-like excitement
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Stanford Univ., 2011/01/08
14. Dialogue between MD and
Engineer
雞同鴨講?
非也 , 異中求同 - 同中求創新 !
Apprenticeship; Different tracks
Vall
Silicon Valle
CBA: Biotech, Life Science Organization in Bay Area, California - A Biotech
ORGANIZATION MEMB
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CONTACT
Board Members Advisors
15. Biodesign thinking process
-new thinking, forget about SCI !
• Identification (Disease insight)
• Solid unmet clinical need
• Large market potential; Back-of-envelop analysis
• Innovation (Device insight)
• Design thinking
• Rapid iteration
• Implementation (Business insight)
• Three hurdles to overcome: Intellectual Property,
Regulatory, Reimbursement
• Clinical adoption, Sales and Marketing, Channels
• Business model
• Exit strategies
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16. P. G. Yock, T. J. Brinton, S. A. Zenios, Teaching Biomedical Technology
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Innovation as a
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3002222
17. Essence of Bio-design
• Design: purposeful invention for the good of patients
• Patient – first; Patient – centered; Patient - oriented
• Disruptive innovation, not incremental improvement or cost-down
approach (although affordable medicine is the trend)
• Market-driven (global market, emerging market, niche market)
• Reasonable anticipated return
• Therapeutic device better than diagnostic
• Multi-disciplinary approach/team from beginning to end
• Rapid iteration
• Industrial feedback (instant, timely, practical)
• Business project, not scientific project for SCI academic publications
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18. Secrets of successful innovation for
entrepreneurs
• Find solid, data-proven unmet clinical need
• Passion about it
• Follow you heart
• Dive deep, Know everything about it
• Find the best professionals to form a complimentary team
• Form hypothesis along the way, test and revise
• Rapid iteration
• Intellectual property (IP) portofolio protection as the most
early and important task
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19. Eco-System of medical device industry
• Entrepreneurial team
• Venture capitalist, Angel investor
• Design and prototyping companies
• Pre-clinical testing companies
• Attorneys (IP, Legal, Accounting, M & A, IPO)
• Consultants (regulatory, manufacturing, reimbursement)
• Doctors, Scientists, Hospitals
• Contrast Research Organizations (CRO, trialists)
• Businessmen (Salesforce, Marketing, Channels)
• Experienced entrepreneurs, mentors
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20. Importance of networking
• “Silicon Valley is built on “Merit”( 成人之美 ) (Trust)
• “Merit rules out” (John Roos, CEO of WSGR)
• Proximity within Silicon Valley area: work & life together
• We need to
– Learn from them about “Insider’s know-how”
– Get involved
– Tap into the US medical device value chain
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21. Building connections …
LinkedIn, Tweeter
Medical Device conferences
Starbucks coffee, Peet’s coffee, …
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22. Cross-Pacific Strategy
-- Rooted in Taiwan, Leveraging Silicon Valley
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23. Strategies to design and build EcoSystem of medical
device industry in Taiwan
• Bottom-up and Top-down approaches
• What resources do we have ?
• Incentives for stakeholders inside and outside Taiwan ?
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24. Taiwan’s advantages
Precision
manufacture
P. G. Yock, T. J. Brinton, S. A. Zenios, Teaching Biomedical Technology
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Innovation as a
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3002222
25. What are missing?
Entrepreneurs, Job-shifting Talents,
Experienced Executives
P. G. Yock, T. J. Brinton, S. A. Zenios, Teaching Biomedical Technology
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Innovation as a
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3002222
26. What can we do in Taiwan ?
• Biodesign innovation workshops
– Educate physicians, engineers, and investors
• Clinical shadow observation in the hospital
– Source of unmet needs and new ideas
• Prototyping services for medical devices
– Rapid iteration, proof-of-concept testing
• Early-stage investment in medical devices
– Government or Corporate seed funding
• First-in-man trials in Taiwan
• Close and continuous connection with Silicon Valley
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27. Important professionals in Silicon Valley
Dr. Paul Yock Dr. Peter Dr. Jay Pasricha Mark Deem Jim Swick
Fitzgerald,
CV, Biodesign GI, Innovator CTO, Foundry Ex-CTO, LyChron
CV, VC
Dr. Yue-Teh Jang Dr. Joseph Yang
Entrepreneur, VC TECO, San Francisco
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28. Taiwan
-- innovation starts from here!
Conceived in Taiwan
First-Trialed in Taiwan
“ 台灣發想 矽谷設計
台歐認證 行銷全球 ”
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