The SoPE Chicago Chapter is the regional chapter for the non-profit global biomedical and healthcare innovation network SoPE. Membership is open to medical professionals and other stakeholders in healthcare. Members include doctors, nurses, dentists, healthcare entrepreneurs, investors, engineers, IT professionals, and industry representatives. SoPE is here to provide the network to encourage, educate, and connect biomedical and healthcare entrepreneurs so that new ideas get a chance---The Society operates in the very early stages of innovation commercialization; encouraging physicians and other medical professional entrepreneurs with ideas about how to improve healthcare to explore the possibilities and empowering them should they decide to take those initial steps in the “go to market” process. SoPE is unique in its make-up, leadership and mission – The Society is the only known organization founded and led by physicians with the specific purpose of providing support to those physicians and other medical professionals on the front lines of delivering healthcare that need help in bringing their ideas, inventions and innovations for improving healthcare to life.
Five Top Reasons You Should Attend Chicago SoPE Chapter events
- 1. Learn by Example & perfect your own!
- 2. Understand what seasoned investors expect in real life terms
- 3. Networking with like-minded professionals
- 4. Create your own Due Diligence process
- 5. Be Part of It!
Martin Dauber, MD
Chapter Leader
Martin Dauber, MD is an anesthesiologist with a sub specialty interest in the cutting edge field of neuroanesthesia. While working his way through medical school at Rutgers he was iemployed a large NJ based health care "conglomerate" where he first experienced the corporate side of research. Based in Chicago with 25 years of academic medical practice, teaching, and writing, Dr. Dauber has also established himself as an expert in patient safety and outcomes. He has a national reputation in operating room fires and their causes and prevention. Currently he is pursuing some time off from clinical work to pursue his forensic anesthesia consulting practice as well as Seminary studies.
As the SoPE Chicago Chapter moves forward, Dr. Dauber anticipates bringing a vibrant cadre of interested parties to further medical entrepreneurship in the Midwest.
