March 14, 2019
Business Innovation with an Eye on Improving Vision
If eyes are the window to the world, Timothy W. Olsen, M.D. is building high performance window frames. With a passion for restoring vision, the ophthalmologist set sights on developing and bringing to market a first-of-its-kind device for treating age-related macular degeneration. The synergies around the Destination Medical Center economic initiative and Mayo Clinic’sresearch and practice community prompted him to move […]
Tags: Destination Medical Center, life sciences discovery, macular degeneration, medical innovation, ophthalmology, Timothy W. Olsen
July 19, 2018
Building a Scientific Collaborative Space
Combining innovative Mayo Clinic labs with medical businesses and creative start-up companies will help Rochester — and benefit patients. Outside his office in the Destination Medical Center Economic Development Agency, Chris Schad leans over a model of downtown Rochester, Minn. He traces out Discovery Square — the 16-block area south of the main Mayo Clinic […]
Tags: biomedical research, Destination Medical Center, imaging, Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Mayo Medical Labs, medical testing, regenerative medicine