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Emory School of Medicine Innovation Center

Emory Healthcare / Emory University School of Medicine

Editorially verified · Last reviewed August 30, 2026

Intelligence summary

Program at a Glance

Program mandate
The Emory School of Medicine Innovation Center is a physical and programmatic hub that gives Emory clinicians and researchers the tools to move ideas from bedside observation to prototype and company. It houses 3D printing and bioprinting for anatomical models and device prototypes, micromachining and microfabrication for microfluidics and organ-on-chip systems, and the AppHatchery digital health incubator for app development, UX research and extended-reality projects.
Organizational model
Academic · Nonprofit
Location
Atlanta, Georgia
Program types
Physician innovationInnovation centerEntrepreneurshipAccelerator
Commercialization pathways
Strategic partnership
Focus areas
ClinicalMedical deviceDigitalWorkforce
Public scale or maturity signals

Established 2023

Documented successes: Innovation Center established in the Health Sciences Research Building II (HSRB-II) in 2023 with Morgan Greenleaf as Director; documented projects include 3D-printed heart valve prototypes and bioprinted vascularized tissue constructs; Lab2Launch coworking lab provides 48 benches and three private labs for faculty startups (contact lab2launch@emory.edu), with resident company PreClinico founded by Emory's Louise Hecker; Emory Biomedical Catalyst directed by Mike Cassidy, former Georgia Research Alliance president

Official engagement route
Program website ↗Health system website ↗
Last reviewed
August 30, 2026

Mandate and remit

What This Program Does

The Emory School of Medicine Innovation Center is a physical and programmatic hub that gives Emory clinicians and researchers the tools to move ideas from bedside observation to prototype and company. It houses 3D printing and bioprinting for anatomical models and device prototypes, micromachining and microfabrication for microfluidics and organ-on-chip systems, and the AppHatchery digital health incubator for app development, UX research and extended-reality projects. The center also runs an Innovation Certificate Program and bioentrepreneurship events that teach faculty and trainees the commercialization pathway. It sits alongside Emory's broader innovation infrastructure, including the Emory Biomedical Catalyst and the Lab2Launch coworking and wet-lab space for faculty startups on the Schinazi Family Innovation Floor.

Areas of Focus

ClinicalMedical deviceDigitalWorkforce

Commercialization Pathways

These routes appear in the program's sourced public record.

Strategic partnership

Publicly Reported Outcomes

  • Documented successes

    Innovation Center established in the Health Sciences Research Building II (HSRB-II) in 2023 with Morgan Greenleaf as Director; documented projects include 3D-printed heart valve prototypes and bioprinted vascularized tissue constructs; Lab2Launch coworking lab provides 48 benches and three private labs for faculty startups (contact lab2launch@emory.edu), with resident company PreClinico founded by Emory's Louise Hecker; Emory Biomedical Catalyst directed by Mike Cassidy, former Georgia Research Alliance president

Leadership and Structure

Organizational home: Emory School of Medicine Innovation Center, Emory Healthcare / Emory University School of Medicine

  • Wilbur Lam, MD, PhD — Associate Dean for Innovation, Emory University School of Medicine

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Official contact page
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Sources and Updates

Reviewed August 30, 2026. External source links open in a new tab.

  1. Emory School of Medicine Innovation Center official source ↗ — med.emory.edu. Accessed August 30, 2026.
  2. Emory School of Medicine Innovation Center source 2 ↗ — med.emory.edu. Accessed August 30, 2026.
  3. Emory School of Medicine Innovation Center source 3 ↗ — news.emory.edu. Accessed August 30, 2026.
  4. Emory School of Medicine Innovation Center source 4 ↗ — med.emory.edu. Accessed August 30, 2026.

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