JOSEPH GULFO was named executive director of the Rothman Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Fairleigh Dickinson University.
The university also launched the Initiative for Patient Centered Innovation, to be led by Gulfo, in collaboration with the School of Pharmacy’s Center for Healthcare Innovation and Technology. Among the programs to be undertaken include the Medical Innovation Impact Index, shadow advisory committee panels, and audits of regulations and guidance documents.
Gulfo is the author of Innovation Breakdown: How the FDA and Wall Street Cripple Medical Advances and a contributor to Inc.com. He has more than 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries and received the American Business Awards Maverick of the Year Award in 2012. He also teaches graduate courses on strategic innovation management in FDU’s MBA program.