05/31/2021
Harvard-trained trauma surgeon, Dr. Cuthbert Simpkins, MD, Vivacelle Bio's Co-Founder, Chief Innovation Officer and President speaks to Northeast Indiana Innovation Center.
Dr. Cuthbert Simpkins, MD, FACS, is an experienced trauma surgeon who has been in practice for 40 years. He has successfully operated on patients with gunshot wounds to the heart and other vital organs. However, too many died later of septic shock due to infection. He grew increasingly frustrated with treatment options for these types of patients. In 2013, he brought a team together to work on this problem.
Now, as President and Chief Innovation Officer, Vivacelle Bio, Inc., he developed a new class of fluids to sustain life after massive blood loss or bloodstream infection.
During a recent fireside chat hosted by The NIIC Connected Health Lab, Dr. Simpkins spoke with Michael Fritsch, NIIC Senior Entrepreneur in Residence, about the process of biomedical discovery, development, and commercialization. Dr. Simpkins has been a part of the entrepreneurial community at The NIIC since 2016.
Read more: https://theniic.org/insights/trauma-surgeons-quest-for-patient-care-may-lead-to-innovation-in-septic-shock-treatment/
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