CIMIT Facilitation Leaders

The CIMIT community relies on the skills and expertise of many. Supporting CIMIT's novel approach to translational research is a team of commercialization and business experts who are the full-time CIMIT Facilitators.

Entrepreneurial by nature, CIMIT Facilitators are cross-trained in multiple disciplines.  All are experienced in crossing organizational boundaries. Each has achieved significant career success before joining CIMIT. Facilitation services help researchers overcome many of the barriers to successful innovation, including managing regulatory issues, developing prototypes, securing second and third round funding through grant writing (SBIR, STTR and foundations), seeking out potential collaborators, making connections with industry, addressing intellectual property issues, and more.

Academic Officer		Operating Officer; Technology Implementation
	Chief Academic Officer, CIMIT Program Leader, Neurotechnology Site Miner, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Steven Schachter, MD 617-643-3835,		Chief Operating Officer, CIMIT Director, Technology Implementation John Collins, PhD 617-643-3848,
CIMIT Science Programs & Strategic Initiatives		Technology Implementation Information
Accelerator Program
	Entrepreneur in Residence; Program Leader, Accelerator Michael K. Dempsey 617-643-3844,		Accelerator Program Executive M. Joshua Tolkoff
Accelerator Program Information
Finance & Research Administration
	Director, Finance Diane Spiliotis 617-643-6848,		Manager, Research Administration Lesley Watts, MSW 617-643-4275,
Grants & Awards Information
Liaison Office & Government Relations
	Chief of Staff, Regulatory Affairs Colleen Kigin, DPT, FAPTA 617-643-3831,
Regulatory Affairs Support Information
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