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Turning Ideas into Impact: The Road to Technology Commercialization
November 13, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Portia Singh will discuss her journey of transitioning from academia to industry research to product management / tech commercialization. She will compare and contrast academic and industry research, discuss the process of taking research to the market and explore the Healthy Home Lab Smart Home Division tech commercialization opportunity.
Presenter: Portia Singh, Adjunct Professor, Healthy Home Lab
University of Pittsburgh
SHRS, Department of Rehabilitation Science & Technology
Portia Singh currently serves as Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology and Technology Commercialization Lead in the Healthy Home Lab. Portia has over a decade of experience creating and deploying technology to support older adults and their informal caregivers. Portia spent 8 years at Philips Research North America leading the Connected Aging team before transitioning into product management in the Philip Lifeline business, leading their digital consumer and AI product portfolios. Portia has authored several patents and trade secrets. Prior to joining SHRS, Portia was the Director of Research for Cariloop, a startup focused on delivering caregiver support services as an employee benefit. Portia has a B.S. in Computer Science from Grambling State University and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.
The SHRS Innovation Seminar Series is an opportunity for our community to gather together to learn about commercialization as an impactful rehabilitation research translation strategy. The open discussions included during each seminar are a networking opportunity and facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration on specific commercialization projects. The series is co-sponsored by the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s Innovation Institute.
This is a virtual event.