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Jefferson Innovation

Jefferson Health / Thomas Jefferson University

Editorially verified · Last reviewed August 30, 2026

Intelligence summary

Program at a Glance

Program mandate: Jefferson Innovation is the entrepreneurial and commercialization organization spanning Jefferson Health and Thomas Jefferson University. It manages invention disclosures, patent protection, licensing and startup formation for the Jefferson community, and provides mentorship and education to clinician and faculty inventors.
Organizational model: Academic · Nonprofit
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Program types: Innovation center Technology transfer Accelerator Entrepreneurship Physician innovation
Commercialization pathways: License Strategic partnership
Focus areas: ClinicalWorkforce
Public scale or maturity signals: Documented successes: Operates the Jefferson Accelerator Zone, Health Design Lab, JeffSolves and Jefferson Health Hack programs; dedicated licensing and startup function led by a vice president; offices at 925 Chestnut Street, Suite 110, Philadelphia
Official engagement route: Program website ↗Health system website ↗
Last reviewed: August 30, 2026

Mandate and remit

What This Program Does

Jefferson Innovation is the entrepreneurial and commercialization organization spanning Jefferson Health and Thomas Jefferson University. It manages invention disclosures, patent protection, licensing and startup formation for the Jefferson community, and provides mentorship and education to clinician and faculty inventors. Its programs include the Jefferson Accelerator Zone for startup development, the Health Design Lab, the JeffSolves product-development competitions, and Jefferson Health Hack. Leadership includes a chief innovation officer at the executive vice president level and a dedicated vice president for licensing and startups. It is a builder and licensor of internal innovation rather than an external venture fund.

Areas of Focus

ClinicalWorkforce

Commercialization Pathways

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

License Strategic partnership

Publicly Reported Outcomes

Documented successes
Operates the Jefferson Accelerator Zone, Health Design Lab, JeffSolves and Jefferson Health Hack programs; dedicated licensing and startup function led by a vice president; offices at 925 Chestnut Street, Suite 110, Philadelphia

Leadership and Structure

Organizational home: Jefferson Innovation, Jefferson Health / Thomas Jefferson University

Rakesh Suri, PhD, MD — Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer

Contact the Program

Use the program's published contact route for partnership, licensing, innovation, or program inquiries.

Program email: innovation@jefferson.edu
Program phone: 215-955-6862
Official contact page: Open contact page ↗

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Sources and Updates

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

Jefferson Innovation official source ↗ — innovation.jefferson.edu. Accessed August 30, 2026.
Jefferson Innovation source 2 ↗ — innovation.jefferson.edu. Accessed August 30, 2026.

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