Even former Mayo patients are starting businesses
Mayo Clinic is an economic engine for its hometown of Rochester, MN. The health care research leader is the city’s largest employer and the largest driver of visitors to the region, with an estimated 1.2 million patients and their families traveling annually to the region to receive care.
But, there is more. Mayo Clinic has spun out a number of health-related businesses. More than 170 start-ups have used intellectual property developed at Mayo Clinic, and more than 2,000 technologies are available for licensing, according to Mayo Clinic Ventures, the organization that manages this commercialization.
And, in an interesting twist, it’s not just researchers starting businesses. Sometimes, the patients do as well. Read more here.
