How Entrepreneurship Advances Innovation in Cancer Tech

The National Cancer Instituteโs Small Business Innovation Research Program is putting scientist entrepreneurs from underrepresented communities on a path to start create businesses that will help develop technologies to accelerate cancer research and enhance the quality of life for cancer patients.
Michael Weingarten, director for the Small Business Innovation Research Development Center at NCI, highlights some of the initiatives his team is working on to support these efforts. Dr. Rukiyah Van Dross, a professor at East Carolina University, discusses how this program helped turn a dream into reality. The leaders discuss some of the key tools that are enabling this community of entrepreneurship and how that is translating to cancer care.

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Michael Weingarten Director for the Small Business Innovation Research Development Center NCI
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Dr. Rukiyah Van Dross Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Programs Pharmacology and Toxicology Concentration East Carolina University
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Navy Lab's PROTEUS Provides AI-Powered Maritime Awareness
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NCI Uses Wearables Data to Link Exercise to Cancer Risk
NCI finds a connection between low-intensity exercise and decreased risk of cancer through data collected from wearable technology.
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Space Forceโs Former CITO Talks AI Dominance Amid Rising Global Competition
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How AI and Data Are Shaping the Future of the Coast Guard
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