Medical Economics April 2, 2025
Omid Veiseh, PhD, faculty director of the Rice Biotech Launchpad, discusses his organization’s mission to create innovative biotechnology based on patient need.
The Rice Biotech Launch Pad has set an ambitious course to transform lab discoveries into real-world solutions for patients, and at the center of this effort is Omid Veiseh, PhD, its faculty director and a professor of bioengineering at Rice University.
Veiseh sat down with Medical Device & Technology, a brand of Medical Economics, too ffer his insights into how Rice University’s incubator fast-tracks promising biotech ventures — from cutting-edge immunotherapies to advanced diagnostic platforms — by pairing clinicians and researchers with entrepreneurs, investors and industry partners.
“Our projects all start with a clinician founder,” Veiseh said. “It’s...